Modified Tweed Kilt Jacket

**Iolaus** · 7th May 06, 08:57 PM

Wow, the one tailor I talked to said something like $140 to alter a $35 coat; I'm gonna have to look around a little more!

Nice job, BTW; looks good.

**Panache** · 8th May 06, 07:31 AM

Originally Posted by Iolaus

Wow, the one tailor I talked to said something like $140 to alter a $35 coat; I'm gonna have to look around a little more!

Nice job, BTW; looks good.

Actually it would have been much less if I hadn't wanted the epaulets or pocket flaps. When you are checking out tailors I recommend wearing your kilt and bringing in several photos of what you are looking for.

**Alan H** · 8th May 06, 07:58 AM

The guy did a great job and the jacket looks excellent...gets first hand stamp of approval, here. For anyone in the Bay Area thinking of doing this, I would definitely take Panache's jacket as a high recommendation.

**Scottish Chi** · 8th May 06, 09:37 AM

It appears that your tailor is a "keeper". Very nice job. After reading that some folks have tried this I have been very curious if it can really be done effectively. Showing the before and after pictures gives a very nice idea of how well the conversion was done. Thanks.

Cheers! Bill

**Bob C** · 8th May 06, 11:18 AM

Looks great! Congrats.

**angerli** · 8th May 06, 02:46 PM

Hi!

Hey, that 's one nice job! Good going!! Next time you're in the mood to do another one, makes me wonder if there'd be enough material in the cut-off portion to make Argyll cuffs?? Now THAT would look REALLY smart!!

Sandy

**Panache** · 8th May 06, 03:37 PM

Originally Posted by angerli

Hi!

Hey, that 's one nice job! Good going!! Next time you're in the mood to do another one, makes me wonder if there'd be enough material in the cut-off portion to make Argyll cuffs?? Now THAT would look REALLY smart!!

Sandy

I thought about that and decided that I didn't want to try too hard to turn this jacket into something it wasn't. If I had the cuffs altered (assuming there was enough material) then I would have to change the buttons. After I changed the buttons then I would have to have the waist altered to have it be more fitted. After all that I wondered, would it then be a perfect tweed argyle jacket? Or would it be almost, but not quite right. I thought that the epaulets and flaps gave it a good kilt jacket look without going too far from the simple lines of the jacket itself. Maybe if I had ever seen a tweed argyle
in person I might have tried. But I'm happy the way it is.

Cheers