Kilt Jacket Sizing

**davedove** · 6th June 05, 05:24 AM

I am currently looking into purchasing a tweed kilt jacket. Since the ones I have seen are made in Scotland, what can anyone tell me about sizing. I normally wear a size 50, but I have heard that the sizes run small, so I could need up to a 54. Can anyone help me out? I would hate to order a jacket only to have it arrive too small to wear and have to go to all the hassle of exchanging it.

**Woodsheal** · 6th June 05, 06:09 AM

Dave,
I can only speak from my personal experience. I have a Scottish-made tweed Argyll in 42 Long, which normally would be too large for me, but it fits perfectly.
If you wear a 50, going to a 52 would probably be best....

**Colin** · 6th June 05, 08:26 AM

Originally Posted by Woodsheal

Dave,
I can only speak from my personal experience. I have a Scottish-made tweed Argyll in 42 Long, which normally would be too large for me, but it fits perfectly.
If you wear a 50, going to a 52 would probably be best....

I agree. I have found that Scottish made kilt jackets usually run a size smaller than regular suit jacket. I ordered a size larger than I normally wear when I oredered my tweed argyle, and it fits like a dream. If you are a 50 go for a 52

**davedove** · 8th June 05, 06:15 AM

I forgot to mention that I am going to get a waistcoat at the same time. Do you all think that would make a significant difference in the jacket size I need, or should the one size plus-up be sufficient?

**Colin** · 8th June 05, 09:10 AM

Originally Posted by davedove

I forgot to mention that I am going to get a waistcoat at the same time. Do you all think that would make a significant difference in the jacket size I need, or should the one size plus-up be sufficient?

It shouldn't make a difference. If you order the jacket and waistocat at the same time, any reputable business should be able to help with any sizing questions you have of their product.

I found the quality, prices, and service at www.scottishkilts.net outstanding

**davedove** · 8th June 05, 10:02 AM

That's kind of what I figured Colin. I'm planning to go through Kiltstore (got to get that discount). Thanks for the input.

**davedove** · 8th June 05, 11:14 AM

Actually, I just looked and since the jacket comes with a waistcoat at ScottishKilts.net and you have to order it separately at KiltStore, it's actually cheaper at ScottishKilts. Of course, I'll have to compare shipping costs, but they're probably similar. Thanks for the link, Colin.

**Colin** · 8th June 05, 11:16 AM

Originally Posted by davedove

Actually, I just looked and since the jacket comes with a waistcoat at ScottishKilts.net and you have to order it separately at KiltStore, it's actually cheaper at ScottishKilts. Of course, I'll have to compare shipping costs, but they're probably similar. Thanks for the link, Colin.

That's what I found too. I ordered the charcoal tweed jacket and waistcoat and got it in under a month from Scottish kilts (best prices I had found) and ended up paying $31 Canadian in duty. All other costs were included in the price of the jacket.

**JerryMacP** · 23rd June 05, 07:27 AM

Oops, I meant 'spell'. :-) They say "Ideal for any occassion, this stunning Argyle jacket..." Personally I'm not impressed by any so-called expert kiltmaker who cannot spell 'Argyll' jacket correctly, and for luck throws in another typo in the same sentence. Call me a pedant, but it's all about attention to detail in my book.

**macwilkin** · 23rd June 05, 07:52 AM

Actually, "Argyle" is a variant of "Argyll": for example, there is Argyle Street in Glasgow, and at one time, Argyll was known as Argyle: my great-great grandmother's tombstone has "born Argyleshire Scotland 1830" enscribed on it.

Cheers,

Todd