converting a jacket

[Alan H]

Gee, all I did was take a Harris Tweed sportscoat in to an alteration shop in town. I was wearing my kilt, so I put on the jacket, pointed to about where I thought it should fall to look right with the kilt, and told the lady, "shorten it to about here."

She pinned it up while I was wearing it and said, no problem, it should only be about $20 or $25.

I like taking the easy way when possible. :-)
Matt

Yeah, but I'm *CHEAP*

Besides, the Mrs. is out of town this weekend and the sewing machine was ALL MINE!! MUAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! Anyway, it was kind of fun.

[dano9672]

Pictures. We need pictures.

[Sir Robert]

I bought a set of Dress Blues for very formal occasions but they look like poo-poo. (Taylored wool suit price, polyester quality and potato sack cut)

So then I thought about the uniform that the Army Band wears with the bagpipes only to find that there are no regulations that even allow for that, in effect the pipers are in civillian clothing.

Now I am considering a dark blue sportcoat modified with a "crail cutaway" front, knotted epaulettes and 3 button pocket looking thingies to give me something that I can wear with my kilt that has the look of a Mess Dress Blues with out the hassles of having to be in uniform or the price.