Quote Originally Posted by arrogcow View Post
My personal thoughts on the jacket are to simply think of it in terms of their tux counterpoints. Tuxes come in three basic styles and all are based on lapel.
They are shawl, notch and peak. So the comparison is:

Shawl = Brian Baru
Peak = PC
Notch = Argyle
The only problem with the comparison is that the Argyle is made of a heavier wool and is missing the satin lapels and formal finnish that are standard on tuxes and PC style jackets. While it will pass for evening wear it is definitely not as dressy a jacket as the others. While you can ad a waistcoat it as well does not have the finish of evening wear.


Quote Originally Posted by arrogcow View Post
Which brings me to fly plaids and doublets. My personal opinion is that it is these things that keep kilts as a costume in most peoples eyes. This was the fashon of the 1700s for goodness sake. If you didn't have a kilt would you go to a formal event dressed like this http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...hamadeus11.jpg

Adam
Since the history of the tailored kilt starts in 1792 it is probably a stretch to say that kilt Doublets are a style of the 1700's. As with almost everything to do with a kilt they have changed over the years. Also like most kilt wear, civilian doublets mirror certain styles of military dress with doublets being a still quite popular style not only in UK but even in the US. If you check you will see that a General Officer's Mess Dress in the US Marines is very similar to the Sheriffmuir Doublet and I doubt that most people would say that Marine Commandant, General Hagee was wearing a costume to formal events.