Quote Originally Posted by sydnie7 View Post
Yes, the length and fullness is very much a matter of personal taste. Mary made a custom version for a lady who is confined to a wheelchair, and that jabot was about 18 inches in length -- more like a ruffle along the entire front of a blouse -- again, by specific request. Gentlemen of substance often seem to prefer a longer, fuller jabot as well.


The regulation lace style sounds good then.

The next thing is tracking down the buttons for the jacket, I'll probably go with pewter, and I found a bear paw button that would work well for the closure button. It's the little quartar inch buttons for the cuffs, epauletts, and pockets that are difficult to find...