Red jackets?

[Jack Daw]

I have a forest green patrol tunic and argyll jackets in colors other than red. My next purchase that I am eyeballing is a dark blue velvet sherrifmuir. I leave the "red coats" to the Brits.

[CameronCat]

But grown men (in the west) don't wear red as an everyday color for business clothing- unless they are sports commentators or theatre ushers. Is it too sporty, too festive, or just too gaudy?

There is still a very conservative mindset that well-dressed men simply do not go for gaudy colours, lest they be thought of as flamboyant (with unpleasant connotations). So it's still rather "fashion-forward" to go for bright colour jackets.

Not a kilt-cut, but found this; $300 @ Paul Frederick. Not my style, but not bad looking.

[Jordan]

I don't think I have enough to pull of a red jacket, I quite like the look of the Red Doublet above (burns supper?) but couldn't do it myself. I do have a jacket and waistcoat with a red lining and backing on the waistcoat which I like, but I do feel self conscious when I take my jacket off.

I could go for a shade of blue if I had to pick a colour different than the norm or perhaps a really dark blood red colour... Now I think about it I can see the attraction.

[Matty Ross]

Santa Claus still wears RED

[Hawk]

Kyle, thanks for the info. Nice examples.....

Hawk

[rondo]

Red just won't work with my Ancient Dunbar kilt [orange/green] and we've all seen the orange PC that shows up on evil-bay from time to time. I think maroon or burgundy would work, but not red. I decided to go with silver-gray for my PC. Rondo

[GG]

I have red shorts (the Danish Crown Prince is known to also wear red shorts), red sweaters, red ties, red flashes, and red kilts (Royal Stewart and MacGregor red modern). But I never was attracted to wear a red jacket. To me too much uniform or just not ‘right’.
I might wear red jeans, but not red socks. And I never wear caps whatever the color.

[Panache]

MacLowlife,

I'm quite found of my red wool tweed argyll. It is a bold color but I think I avoid looking like either a ringmaster or period British soldier






I get a lot of compliments on this jacket by the by.

Cheers

Jamie

[Highlander31]

Nice look, Jamie. That's not something I could pull off, but on you,....it looks good.

By the way, I prefer the tie in the first photo over the one in the second. It could be my monitor, but the first stands out just enough to make the outfit pop, while the tie in the second photo (looks like a paisley tie) bleeds into the shirt, and seems to get lost. Imho.

[Sir Didymous]

I think toned down reds look nice when kilted. I was actually surprised by how many tartans it can pair well with. I sometimes wear a deep red sweater with my kilts on days where the weather would call for it. But the whole bright red in men's fashion in the west brought to mind something I found and was considering buying to irritate my wife. http://www.suitavenue.com/x-long-ves...ogo-free-sale/