I found these couple of bits interesting as they are contrary to what some of us have experienced.

Excerpt from web site:
Another Suggestion:
Any single-breasted suit jacket or sport jacket can be cut-away to make it a kilt jacket, provided the front lower pockets are ‘Slash’ pockets, as opposed to ‘patch’ pockets.

‘Patch’ pockets are made by sewing a piece of suiting onto the jacket, and cannot be cut-away. ‘Slash’ pockets are what they sound like – when you put your hand in one, it goes through a slit in the jacket and into a little cloth bag-pocket.


Can you elaborate on why a slash pocket would be easier to modify than a patch?