New kilt suits & jackets

[davidlpope]

Hallelujah! Finally someone offering what I've been looking for for years.

Matt, will we be able to specify a three-button jacket with lapels that are a bit shorter (a bit more of a modern cut)? Also, are any of the available solid color (specifically charcoal) tweeds available in 13 oz. cloth? If so, I'll start my JSF (Jacket Savings Fund) tomorrow morning when the bank opens.

Perhaps something like this?

http://www.tartanweb.com/images/u/wa...cket-front.gif

I think this would make for a really sharp kilt jacket in a nice tweed. Understated but classy...

[M. A. C. Newsome]

To answer a few questions....

To all of you who mentioned the buttons, when you order an Argyle style jacket, these are the kinds of buttons that come standard. When you order a modern kilt jacket, the buttons are plain buttons, either imitation horn or cloth covered (still working out the details with the company but right now it seems like whatever they think looks better with the cloth being used).

If you want to see what those look like, you can kind of see them on my Harris tweed jacket here:
http://picasaweb.google.com/macnewso...08577735946434

If someone wants these buttons on an Argyle style jacket (with guantlet cuffs, etc), I see no reason why that could not be done.

Scott: The modern kilt jacket is a single button jacket just like the Argyle. Essentially the only differences are the lack of guantlet cuffs, lack of epaulets, plain pocket flaps instead of the fancy ribbed ones on the Argyle, and plainer buttons.

And yes, I can get a charcoal tweed in 13 oz cloth. See here:
http://giftshop.scottishtartans.org/tweed.html

This cloth is woven by Lochcarron, hence the pricing is a bit different.

MacWage, the solid tones that I'll be putting up on Monday take the colors from the colors used in the "tweed" patterns. So you can do things like I did here and use the indigo blue cloth for a vest, matching with the blue stripe in the jacket. You could also have a solid color jacket and a patterend vest, which would look nice. Or both could be made from the same cloth. Any combination would look nice.

And lastly, David: If you notice, the Glen Garry pattern is the same pattern (I believe) that you were recently admiring in a certain jacket pic posted on my blog.... (I talked to Pat on the phone today and he said he had gotten an email from you).

[cavscout]

Matt! You've hit this one out of the Park! I love the look of that Solid vest with a patterned jacket, ala



This is just a classic look in my eye.

[Arlen]

You are a cruel, stylish, cruel man.

[Scott Gilmore]

Hallelujah! Finally someone offering what I've been looking for for years.

Matt, will we be able to specify a three-button jacket with lapels that are a bit shorter (a bit more of a modern cut)? Also, are any of the available solid color (specifically charcoal) tweeds available in 13 oz. cloth? If so, I'll start my JSF (Jacket Savings Fund) tomorrow morning when the bank opens.

Perhaps something like this?



I think this would make for a really sharp kilt jacket in a nice tweed. Understated but classy...

Yes, like that. I might change the buttons - or not. That's what I want (from a known and trusted American vendor).

[gangreenfootball]

As ZZ Top so eloquently said "Every girls crazy bout a sharp dressed man!"
Nice sharp look

[GMan]

I originally wasn't sure whether I liked it or not, however after thinking about it and looking again, the subtleness of it is a great big draw. A true country gentleman look.

[starbkjrus]

Now I have something else to save for. :crap:

Maybe I need a second job.

Really nice looking Matt.

[M. A. C. Newsome]

Just FYI, I now have the available corresponding solid colors pictured and on-line.
http://giftshop.scottishtartans.org/glen_tilt.htm

[beowulf67]

That is a very sharp looking outfit.