Well, for what it's worth, I have been refining the pinning placement, and the dart and pleat shape in the back of this jacket. The folded parts of the back will be sewn down at a point on the jacket about where a kilt belt would be: the waistline area. This sewn down area on each side is almost like making a new seam in the back-sides of the jacket, so I am thinking of the folded areas above the waist as darts, and the folded areas below the waist, which form the side vents and back flap, as pleats. Have no idea what the proper names would be...

I also removed the pocket flaps on the slit pockets. With the less radical cutaway, the pockets are a bit more roomy, and I will use the pocket flaps as a sort of cuff to extend the top of the pocket above where the slits are now.

The jacket will need a third button and buttonhole, I am not sure if I can reproduce the keyhole buttonhole that is used on the jacket, however, I will probably hand stitch the buttonholes that are already there. That means I will have to practice on scrap material. I've never done this radical of alterations on a jacket before, although the button hole might be the most difficult of all the things to do here.

On the waistcoat for this jacket, I will need to re work the bottom because it is a bit too long. It will end up as a four button rather than five button waistcoat. I might sew in curves on the front, rather than the points it has.

So, it's just an experiment with a contemporary jacket design, but I like the way it is shaping up.

The main thing that worried me is, understanding kilt jackets should not be worn closed, this jacket is not possible to close.