Quote Originally Posted by OC Richard View Post
That jacket with the gold lace/braid on it doesn't do anything for me. It looks costumelike, because though it has a vaguely historical look to it, it doesn't really correspond to how Highland jackets actually looked at any period..
Nowhere is it written that one's clothes MUST fit into a specific historical "window." One has jackets made that one likes. Who cares if the doublet made by Highland Clans "doesn't really correspond to how Highland jackets looked at any period"? Buy it because you like the style, or don't buy it...simple as that.

I respect your right to a personal opinion ("That jacket...doesn't do anything for me"). I can assure you that there are many, many doublets of great antiquity that are not of the cookie-cutter genre. You can voice your opinion, but that doesn't change fact.

I can tell you, though, that the original doublet owned by Stewart of Achara is far nicer than the imitation. See for yourself: