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[fluter]

I spent a lot of time looking at websites of various suppliers of Highland dress, in order to see what the "real thing" looked like and where it should hang.

USAK has a page of jackets with photos of front and rear --- very helpful!

http://www.usakilts.com/jackets.php

[MacWage]

You could do one of 3 things:

1. Leave alone. (simpliest and cheapest)

2. Mod into an "Argyle-esque" jacket (my term of the whole range of jackets that are similar in cut, but vary in sleeve and pocket trim).

3. Cut it off as a "waistcoat" (NOT a VEST!)
Here is one I did:

(In that pict, I don't have a belt on.)