uber formal on the cheap: dollar by dollar

**Alan H** · 13th May 09, 10:51 AM

Originally Posted by Colonel MacNeal

I bought one of the Uniformalwearhouse single button shawl collar etons, and I can tell you that you get what you pay for. It's cheap in every way. Thin material that snags easily, shaped like a formless sack, and probably flamable.

I'm sorry it didn't work out for you, since I thought Tomsec looked fantastic at our last Burns night, wearing his. Ditto for Cavscout..

Certainly the jacket is nowhere near the quality of a nice wool Barathea jacket, but then it doesn't cost what one of those jackets cost, either.

How about showing us a picture or two of you in your kilt, with the jacket? I'd be curious to see how it looks.

**fluter** · 13th May 09, 01:46 PM

Originally Posted by Alan H

Certainly the jacket is nowhere near the quality of a nice wool Barathea jacket, but then it doesn't cost what one of those jackets cost, either.

Another approach might be to find a gently used tux jacket (dinner jacket) that could be bob-tailed. I think the key would be pocket location, as with most jacket conversions.