Hi, gang,

Well....I don't have a Prince Charlie...yet...

I got a bunch of kilt stuff on eBay this past year, and so far, I've either been damn lucky or just at the right place/time. So far, I have nailed two Harris Tweed day jackets and a nice black Argyle jacket. And, one antique tweed jacket and vest (ca. 1930s) which are being rebuilt by a great local seamstress - it needed resizing and a new lining. Very satisfied withal.

I did want to get a Prince Charlie. I thought of all the PC's which are on eBay. I guess they're the standard for evening dress. Then, I ran across several sites which offered the Regulation Doublet. Now, this is as formal as PC, but has a different cut, gauntlet cuffs which I prefer, and those little touches on the bottom hem which look like large "tabs" or whatever, like tails, I guess. These are, I suppose, worn by the military types for formal occasions? In any event, I figured, if I got one of these, it would look different than the standard PC and still be formal. I wanted to be just a bit different than the norm, so I'm anxiously awaiting the arrival in the post!

I've received my 8-yd. MacNicol Modern Hunting and my 8-yd. MacNicol Dress Red is in the works, probably to show up in a month. I got all this in process before I ran across X MARKS. This is like icing on the cake!!!!!!