"Traditional" regulation doublet?

[creagdhubh]

Wonderful find, mate!

I wear the Regulation Doublet for most evening functions, yet it is a 'modern,' bespoke version made by Kinloch-Anderson. No worries on your lovely doublet not coming with a matching waistcoat, you can easily have a bespoke tartan (on the bias, or not) or solid coloured waistcoat (I sometimes wear one in scarlet) made that will look quite smart for evening wear.

I agree with you and Sandy; I too prefer the look of the 'Inverness flaps' coming all the way to the edge of the front-opening of the doublet - a much smarter look in my opinion - versus how they are commonly seen today. This gives the doublet a nice 'vintage' feel to it. I also like how the three buttons on the front are not in the typical diagonal placement.

Me in my Regulation Doublet from Kinloch-Anderson.


Meyer & Mortimer...I'm impressed..well done!

Cheers,

[Downunder Kilt]

Downunder, even that style of regulation doublet seems to be rather scare on eBay; you did well to find yours too! To be honest, I was a bit suspicious of mine as it was listed as a "Bonne Prince Charlie jacket" but was thrown off by the differences in detail. I'm glad I ended up with this rather than "another"

JWLC. Yes they are very scarce on ebay and mine was also listed as a Prince Charlie. I have to thank MacLowlife for spotting it and passing the details on. Wear yours in good health mate. Others have mentioned obtaining a 3 button bias cut tartan waistcoat to go with it, but these can run into a few dollars, If your an Op shop kind of guy you may be able to pick up a Prince Charlie waiscoat (same waistcoat is used for both jackets) or an ex military mess dress waistcoat.

[OC Richard]

Yes yours is the older more traditional pattern. The modern ones have the same lapels as a Prince Charlie, somewhat eroding the distinction between the two styles in my opinion.

These were simply called "doublets" (no "regulation") in the old Highland Dress catalogues from the 1920s through 1940s.

They were by far the most common style of kilt jacket from the mid-19th century up into the 1930s when new styles such as the Prince Charlies, the Montrose Doublet, and the Kenmore Doublet came into vogue.

A very large proportion of the men in The Highlanders of Scotland are wearing these doublets and you can see a wide range of different styles.

Anyhow here are some old photos showing these back in the day... you can see the cut very clearly. Note that some are cut to be open at the waist, others are cut to button all the way in the front.















My dream is to get one of these jackets someday. Not the modern Regulation Doublet, I mean the 1860s-1880s styles as seen in several of the photos above.