PC Waistcoat

[OC Richard]

Yes, J Higgins (I'm sure among others) will make you one.

But beware that the black cloth Higgins uses probably won't match a Scottish-made jacket.

Our band, and many pipe bands around here, wear Higgins black waistcoats, because they're inexpensive and are available in a variety of sizes and lengths.

But when I've worn either of my two Higgins waistcoats with any of my three black Scottish-made jackets (two Argylls and one Prince Charlie) I can see that the fabric is clearly different. The Scottish jackets are an extremely deep pure black, while the Higgins waistcoats are noticeably lighter, like a very dark charcoal grey.

Traditionally it was fairly common to see red, buff/yellow, or tartan waistcoats worn both with black Evening Dress jackets and with tweed Day Dress jackets.

Here is a red waistcoat worn with a Prince Charlie in a c1960 catalogue



Here is a buff/yellow waistcoat worn with a windowpane tweed jacket