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[Chef]

Mess jackets work great with a kilt. I once had a white one that I used during the summer months. Strbkjurs is correct about the buttons and chain. Get two extra buttons and attach them to a small length of matching chain.

Unless you are wearing a full uniform properly I would suggest removing all military insignia including the buttons. Then it is just a jacket. For kilts silver is the colour for evening rather than brass so I would suggest getting silver buttons. you don't need to get thistles on them. There are sites that sell many different styles of buttons for kilt jackets.

You should look fine...... If a little waiter-ish

I think less so than with one of the converted waiter jackets. Mess jackets really work well with a kilt.

[billmcc]

I highly recommend removing the rank insignia and replacing the buttons. Otherwise, people mind think you are trying to impersonate a Naval officer.

Here is what the 2 buttons and chain thingy looks like:
\http://britishshop.com/product_info....oducts_id=1769

[Shane]

http://www.andreitailors.com is the best place I know for Canadian Mess Dress. They should be able to sell you the button-chain-thingy, although the buttons will have the word CANADA between the crown and the anchor.

As for impersonating a Naval Officer, the Canadian Coast Guard and the Canadian Navy wear similar uniforms. I know that in the Navy a kilt would not be allowed, I don't know about the Coast Guard Auxilliary though. They do have some pretty relaxed uniform standards.


Shane

[davedove]

Unless you are wearing a full uniform properly I would suggest removing all military insignia including the buttons. Then it is just a jacket.

As for impersonating a Naval Officer, the Canadian Coast Guard and the Canadian Navy wear similar uniforms. I know that in the Navy a kilt would not be allowed, I don't know about the Coast Guard Auxilliary though. They do have some pretty relaxed uniform standards.

In the US, you would do a Chef says and remove the military style trappings to civilianize the jacket.

I'm not familiar with the Canadian uniform rules, so you'll have to check them out yourself.

[Nervous Jock]

I highly recommend removing the rank insignia and replacing the buttons. Otherwise, people mind think you are trying to impersonate a Naval officer.

Here is what the 2 buttons and chain thingy looks like:
\http://britishshop.com/product_info....oducts_id=1769

Agreed, there is a big anti in the UK at the moment on non service personel wearing uniform, commonly referred to as "Walting"