I notice Burgess looks a bit younger in the tartan doublet. Casting aside the idea that more tartan makes you look younger, I wonder if we might credit youthful exuberance for his flamboyant outfit. I'm not sure restraint is exactly the cause, but maybe we grow into a general tendency towards simplicity- just not wanting to bother with all of the extra steps when less is just fine.

I love seeing tartan doublets. I have noticed that one North American "designer" clothing line recently showed a large sett version of a Royal Stewart jacket- in a trendy shorter cut that is still too long for a kilt, but maybe adaptable. What say the rabble? For the dressier class of goat-ropings, dog fights, etc?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nwt-Ralph-La...4ZizlNZzmuqD-w