Double-breasted jackets?

[JSFMACLJR]

If I may be so bold as to point out that taste is a matter of opinion. There is no final arbiter and gentlemen may reasonably disagree.

I might also point out that it is nigh unto impossible to ascertain from a low resolution digital photo the weight, texture, color, cut or quality of a piece of clothing.

While I can appreciate fine tailoring and bespoke garments, I (and I suspect the majority of XMarkers) are financially ill-equipped to have each and every garment we own cut and stitched by a single tailor to our exact measurements. Most of us are trying to present as creditable appearance as may be managed on the funds we have available; hence the frequent posts on DIY and modifying existing garments.

While I have often solicited the opinions of others on purchases or projects I was contemplating, I did so in anticipation of useful advice.

The topic is "Double-breasted Jackets." If you care to share constructive opinion on the sutability of such jackets with a kilt, by all means do so. However I would ask that you refrain from insulting remarks such as "cheap" and "ugly."
KD
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Well, I see little reason from refraining to call a spade a spade. The remarks weren't intended to be insulting; I was voicing a strident opinion. The jackets look cheap, and I think they look ugly.

I have nothing against DIY projects. I have seen some amazing examples of jackets made by members of this Forum, and I am jealous that I do not have the skills to do such things myself. I do not like, though, the use of shoddy looking pseudo formal jackets that really are not considered "correct" by most standards being passed off as suitable for Highland dress. Why demean a beautiful and elegant form of dress by wearing costumes? The double breasted jackets shown in this thread by Arlen and CMcG have no place in the wardrobes of the well-dressed Highland gentleman, and instead of being either historical or traditional are neither.