navy mess jacket

[Alan H]

Sure, it will look great. Just make sure any military insignia is removed.

[celtophile]

I prefer not to wear the mess jacket with a kilt because:
1. The waist is a bit high on the jacket, even for a kilt, and looks awkward with a kilt belt or PC waistcoat.
2. The mess dress is tailored for a relatively thin waisted look so a kilt adds a lot of bulk to your middle and throws off the cut of the coat.

I have seen a mess dress jacket and cummerbund worn with a kilt at mess nights and I think it looks awful! The gold cummerbund with a kilt is just wrong!

If you have a "military" tailored kilt with a high waist and you get a mess jacket that is at least one size larger in the chest than you normally wear then it might work. This would also be problematic because the larger chest size in the jacket might mean it would not fit well through the shoulders. I would certainly try on the whole outfit, including the belt or waistcoat, before I committed to the jacket.

I am active duty Navy and often wear a pair of Polaris Tartan Trews with my mess dress which has always been well received.