Montrose Jacket Options

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

Ha! Figured as much. Is it acceptable to not wear cuffs?

I think you could dispense with the ruffled cuffs if you choose to do so. In that instance you would have to show a bit of regular cuff and cuff links, and to do that you'd probably end up wearing a dress shirt. This would add an extra layer of body heat trapping fabric-- probably not something you'd like to do.

From a purely practical standpoint I'd suggest sticking with the jabot and ruffled cuffs (and just a t-shirt under the Montrose doublet).

[Dram]

I think you could dispense with the ruffled cuffs if you choose to do so. In that instance you would have to show a bit of regular cuff and cuff links, and to do that you'd probably end up wearing a dress shirt. This would add an extra layer of body heat trapping fabric-- probably not something you'd like to do.

From a purely practical standpoint I'd suggest sticking with the jabot and ruffled cuffs (and just a t-shirt under the Montrose doublet).

Perhaps a Balmoral Doublet is more of what I am looking for. I really do like the Montrose but haven't quite warmed up to the idea of a jabot and cuffs though.

The heat issue is a good point, luckily for me I am almost always cold and the climate I live in can be very cold for much of the year. Hot short summers on occassion. The idea of wearing a dress shirt is probably not something I'd do because I wouldn't want it to distort the jacket...so I may give in and wear the lace.

Still considering....

[Lyle1]

The heat issue is a good point, luckily for me I am almost always cold and the climate I live in can be very cold for much of the year. Hot short summers on occassion. The idea of wearing a dress shirt is probably not something I'd do because I wouldn't want it to distort the jacket...so I may give in and wear the lace.

Still considering....

You could cut the French cuffs off of a shirt and wear only the cuffs under your doublet. If the cuffs don't stay put, you could sew tiny snaps to the cuffs and to the inside of your sleeve. Aren't lace cuffs done in a similar manner?

[M. A. C. Newsome]

You could cut the French cuffs off of a shirt and wear only the cuffs under your doublet. If the cuffs don't stay put, you could sew tiny snaps to the cuffs and to the inside of your sleeve. Aren't lace cuffs done in a similar manner?

Most of the commercially available lace cuffs I've seen have been made from lace sewn onto an elastic cuff, so no need for snaps.

Here is an image of the standard ones we carry, which I would say are pretty typical of what's out there and available today.


When my wife knit some Victorian Lace cuffs to match the jabot she had made for me, I didn't want any elastic, so we sewed the lace to a silk band, about 2" wide, which closed around my wrist with two small buttons. It was snug enough to stay in place, but still comfortable to wear.

I think sewing small snaps to the cuffs and the inside sleeve of the jacket is also a great idea, but this might be a DIY project.

[JSFMACLJR]

The idea of wearing a dress shirt is probably not something I'd do because I wouldn't want it to distort the jacket...so I may give in and wear the lace.

Still considering....

I don't think a dress shirt will "distort" the jacket in any way at all. It's not like it is too bulky a garment, nor is the Montrose doublet cut so tight and made of such thin cloth that one can count the hairs on your chest!

[Dram]

I don't think a dress shirt will "distort" the jacket in any way at all. It's not like it is too bulky a garment, nor is the Montrose doublet cut so tight and made of such thin cloth that one can count the hairs on your chest!

It would still add bulk no? Glad they won't be able to count my chest hairs Sandy, they'd be there for an awfully long time!