My Waistcoat Jacket and Balmorals!

[andyfg]

I love the Balmorals. Very creative. Comment on the jacket/waistcoat. I know you say it is meant to a waistcoat. I wonder was that the intention, or the look after you made it? There have been a lot of DIY jackets on the forum. Most of them are too short (it seems to me). If you look at an Argyle, they are only a couple of inches shorter than a regular sports jacket. It is the tailoring and sporran opening that seems to make the difference. (Not meant to be critical.)

[sporranlegionaire]

very smart. And thanks for posting the pic of your waistcoat jacket on my other thread. It helped inspire me to get a needle and thread out...(DIY 'Blood, sweat and tears').

[MacWage]

This one was intended as a VERY simple, clean jacket that ended just at the bottom of the kilt "waist band" (on a traditional kilt).
It was a "different" look that I just wanted to try.

I am planning to buy a "nice" REAL Argyle soon. I also have a half-dozen jackets to mod. At least one more will be a "waistjacket" and most will be "normal" rounded cuts.

Part of my idea was a jacket that looks good with a kilt and also works witha belted plaid.