I'm going to be in the minority, and probably wrong to boot, but as a working piper I need to look smart but at the same time I want to be as comfortable as possible and also put on as little kit as possible.
So I've taken to dispensing with the waistcoat and belt and buttoning the jacket. Buttoning the jacket also keeps the jacket in place while playing the pipes. When I wear an unbuttoned jacket with waistcoat the jacket always ends up in disarray.
About fit, since I have to shove a set of pipes up under one arm and have both arms extended playing the chanter I want the jacket to be somewhat big overall.
Last edited by OC Richard; 4th June 19 at 05:30 PM.
Proud Mountaineer from the Highlands of West Virginia; son of the Revolution and Civil War; first Europeans on the Guyandotte
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