Quote Originally Posted by MacMillan of Rathdown View Post
... That's a bridge too far to cross. That accolade belongs to the Argyll jacket, which used to be called the Dress Kilt Jacket. MacKinnon of Dunakin (as quoted initially by Sandy) has this to say on the subject:

"The Dress Kilt Jacket corresponds to a Lowlander's dinner jacket. It can be worn with bow tie or jabot, and is sometimes worn without cuffs, pocket flaps, and epaulettes."

Try removing those bits from a coatee and you end up with what it really is-- a tail coat with the tails whacked off. ...
That is an extremely interesting quote from MacKinnon of Dunakin. I think it is worth discussing, or at least re-reading several times.