"Highland" embellishments on jackets

[Nathan]

People on the forum often think of the gauntlet (Argyll) cuff or the so called Braemar cuff as particularly Highland looking embellishments to a jacket. I stumbled upon some other clothing recently that made me rethink this notion.

Yesterday, I came across a Barrister's waistcoat in a thrift shop.



You'll note the scalloped pocket flaps and gauntlet cuffs.

Now consider the uniform of the guardsman. This man is in Canada's Governor General's foot guards.



His cuffs are quite like the Prince Charlie style Braemar cuffs.

Both of these garments are in the English (Saxon?) tradition. Epaulettes are widely seen around the world.

I do like these embellishments, but sometimes when a person wears a crail style jacket, there are comments that it looks less Highland. I'm not sure I agree since these so called Highland embellishments were just as common on English and other European garments. Like the Jabot, we just hang on to some things longer than most.