Selecting a Day Kilt Jacket, advice.

[CollinMacD]

Simply because I would like to make sure that I understand proper clothing to wear at appropriate events. Maybe I did not explain this correctly, I already own two formal jackets, and I do not just attend black tie events. I have been attending many more casual events and don't have any Day Jackets, I only have formal black dress jackets. However, I still want to maintain a high dress standard, I do not care for the polo shirts, sweaters, white hose, and boots look. I especially do not care much for the Jacobite shirt look, although I have one and did wear it recently but did not feel comfortable. I am looking for a much more dressier look. I prefer being sharp and distinguished, as an older gentleman with no issue wearing a tie and waistcoat. Why am I asking advice here, well I do not know a better place to come for such good advice and viewpoints from many perspectives. Not close minded, but from the post I have read above, many state that the tweed material does not really qualify as a formal or semi formal dress, but more as a Day Jacket regardless of the style of jacket. I just love the style of that Balmoral Tweed Kilt Doublet and to be honest, I want to be different but correct. I wear suits or sports coats with ties to work everyday, so having a style like I picked out, gets me out of the rut of the sports jacket look. You raise a good point, and I hope I was able to provide you an acceptable answer. Thank you.

Also, communicated with the vendor, sent my sizes in, selected my tweed, and will be ordering by end of month. I am going for it..... Here is the selection of my tweed and my kilt tartan.





I will let all know as I go along how things work out. Very excited, and think I made a good decision. I will buy another more standard jacket, two button Argyll tweed but will not spend as much as I am for this. Just to give me more choice depending upon the event. Most likely a charcol grey tweed, but that will be down the road, want to get through this first.