Selecting a Day Kilt Jacket, advice.

**Michael Flemming** · 8th March 18, 10:04 PM

It seems to me that Scottish events such as Highland Games are the perfect places for high-end day wear. If you are just out on city streets the "sport jacket" look probably works better.

**RichardtheLarge** · 8th March 18, 10:09 PM

Originally Posted by Michael Flemming

It seems to me that Scottish events such as Highland Games are the perfect places for high-end day wear. If you are just out on city streets the "sport jacket" look probably works better.

I agree with this; the Balmoral doublet in tweed would work for snazzy daywear at an afternoon wedding or the Highland Games. With that said, I think you would get better mileage from a green barathea.

**Michael Flemming** · 8th March 18, 10:19 PM

I'm leaning toward the 885 tweed myself...

**McMurdo** · 8th March 18, 10:53 PM

Thank you for the further explanation, as I said a friend of mine was the first person with this style jacket and he did much in the way of design of it and I think it is wonderful though he also has several more standard Argyll jackets to choose from. I do hope you enjoy it when it comes and I am sure you will be delighted with it. Please do post photos when you get it.

**CollinMacD** · 9th March 18, 06:25 AM

Originally Posted by McMurdo

Thank you for thte further explanation, as I said a friend of mine was the first person with this style jacket and he did much in the way of design of it and I think it is wonderful though he also has several more standard Argyll jackets to choose from. I do hope you enjoy it when it comes and I am sure you will be delighted with it. Please do post photos when you get it.

I certainly will,,, FYI, I am going to get the braided epaulets vice the solid flat ones, I think it will give a little more character to the jacket. Also adding on the waistcoat a matching watch pocket on the front for my pocket watch.

I certainly will post when I get the jacket, going to be a very hard 10 week wait. But as they say all great things take time and effort, I think the person who I am working with certainly has the skill and effort to do the Jacket and waistcoat correctly.

Cheers....

**GMan** · 9th March 18, 06:29 AM

I do believe that you will be happy with that.

**McMurdo** · 9th March 18, 06:37 AM

Originally Posted by CollinMacD

I certainly will,,, FYI, I am going to get the braided epaulets vice the solid flat ones, I think it will give a little more character to the jacket. Also adding on the waistcoat a matching watch pocket on the front for my pocket watch.

I certainly will post when I get the jacket, going to be a very hard 10 week wait. But as they say all great things take time and effort, I think the person who I am working with certainly has the skill and effort to do the Jacket and waistcoat correctly.

Cheers....

I am sure you will be happy with the result having seen one of these before. You might consider a pocket watch button hole, I did this for my bespoke tartan kilt suit and I am glad I did. Here is a photo of it.

**Terry Searl** · 9th March 18, 11:47 AM

Originally Posted by McMurdo

I am sure you will be happy with the result having seen one of these before. You might consider a pocket watch button hole, I did this for my bespoke tartan kilt suit and I am glad I did. Here is a photo of it.

I just had two of my waist coats fitted with this vertical button hole feature. It really does simplify putting the chain t-bar in place, less strain on the button, less strain on the button hole the button uses, and the waist coat can be taken off without removing the watch and chain
When the seamstress put the button hole in place she matched the thread to the fabric rather than the thread used in the other button holes ......the reason was to make the vertical button hole virtually disappear when not in use....... Of course this only works for solid colour waist coats

**Jock Scot** · 10th March 18, 02:55 AM

I am really sorry to say this, but that style of tweed jacket is rather over-egging the kilt daywear cake . Of course you want to cut a dash with your attire, but there is a difference between doing that and heading towards the unnecessarily theatrical. In my humble opinion that line has been crossed.

**CollinMacD** · 10th March 18, 09:46 AM

Originally Posted by Jock Scot

I am really sorry to say this, but that style of tweed jacket is rather over-egging the kilt daywear cake . Of course you want to cut a dash with your attire, but there is a difference between doing that and heading towards the unnecessarily theatrical. In my humble opinion that line has been crossed.

Jock,

I very much appreciate your valuable advice, and totally concur with you. I have changed my mind, and will go with the more conservative one button tweed as shown below.

Waistcoat"

Tweed that I have selected:

Here is the material that I have chosen and the jacket/waistcoat details, buttons I have chosen are the leather covered buttons, not the ones depicted in the photo below.

During the past several days I have been thinking about this over and over, and even though I love the jacket, as you have taught me since I have come on this board, keep it simple and conservative, and that is the best way to go. Well you have convinced me and I thank you so much, and I have chosen not to cross that line. So I am going in a better direction, I believe you will like the choice above better. I do. FYI the match waistcoat is of the same material and very standard. Again thanks