Tartan Gauntlets

[Tiny]

I learnt, many years ago, that trying to re-invent the wheel was a trying and frustrating pastime------the wretched thing was still round and any modification that might have come about was already there! Still it passes the time.

Not trying to reinvent the wheel just trying to put a nicer set of wheels on my car so to speak.

[Chas]

There is a company (the name fails me) which is marketing 'Welsh Prince Charlie' jackets.



The cuff is, of course, not a gauntlet cuff, but bit does give an impression of what a final outcome might look like.

Regards

Chas

[Chas]

This might be what you were thinking of:



Their address is:

http://www.alexismalcolmkilts.com/1523.html

Regards

Chas

[MacLowlife]

I was ready to argue with you on this one, Jock. I thought maybe a tartan cuff would be a nice twist, but I think Chas has cured me. The tartan at the cuff itself is not so bad, but add in the pocket flaps AND the tartan tie and it's a scary prospect.

I think that jacket would look good worn with (solid) trousers and I expect I have seen mess jackets with tartan facings, but wonder why Alexis Malcolm is blaming the Welsh?

[Chas]

I think I read somewhere that this was an attempt to establish a Welsh Cilting Identity. Like the Irish have the invented 'Kilkenny' and the 'Brian Baru' jackets, this was supposed to be a separate identity.

Either there would have to be some method of changing flaps or one could only wear one kilt. Not an advantage, I think.

Oh, well.

Regards

Chas

[adsmguy]

I ordered (not from that particular company) one of those crail jackets so I could have the Draig Goch epaulets, but I asked for the standard black cuffs, no tartan. When the jacket arrived, it had the tartan cuffs, and... just wow. I'm pretty relaxed on what "should" be worn, but I couldn't bring myself to wear that any longer than it took to try it for size. It just looked SO wrong to me.

I bought some black barathea in the same weight and corrected that little issue immediately.