Open Fronted Doublets

[CMcG]

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I think about getting a waistcoat; what might you suggest?

Thanks for posting that pic MacBean. What a great score that jacket was!

I would agree with davidlpope that a tartan waistcoat to match your kilt would be smashing. But a black 3 button would also look good and be a bit more understated.

I'm sort of in the opposite boat; tartan and black waistcoats but no proper doublet. I've been wearing a Breamar jacket for formal events, which works but is a bit of a stretch...

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In the end, I figured out what I was after was not really offered, basically a streamlined version of the tailcoat based kilt jackets. I started with a modified Spencer tux jacket, basically a tailcoat with the tails cut-off, which can be seen in many of my photos here, and have recently started 'trial runs' with a modified tailcoat of my own design.

Sounds a bit like the "Laird Jacket" designed by our own NewGuise and now being offered by Sky Highland Outfiters:
http://www.skyehighlandoutfitters.co...rd_Jacket.html

I have a doublet from Clann Crois, bought from a commercial seller on eBay. I suppose it is an almost- Sheriffmuir,or maybe a Sheriffmuir variant. First, it has round buttons and it has bucket cuffs and there is no provision made to close it at all. But it is most assuredly non-bespoke, with a size label and off-the rack measurements.



Still can't get that danged image posting thing down, but, anyway, a picture of my non-bespoke Sheriffmuir and my lovely companion- and the slight gap between my waistband and the bottom of my waistcoat.

As for where to find one of these jackets, sorry, I can only suggest the popular Internet Auction site...

I posted the image for you MacLL... hopefully I will have some auction luck like you and MacBean!

[MacLowlife]

Thanks, C McG,

You may want to check out the offerings over at MINISTRY OF TARTAN. I have never dealt with them, but I like to look. The frustration is that so many of their jackets aren't yet pictured, but their prices seem reasonable. I think I would find a tailcoat and start chopping before I paid Skye to make me a Laird's jacket. I am a devoted fan of SHO, but that just looks too easy- and I think they left a little too much on the tails. A really clever tailor could even turn some of that tail length into a set of tashes for the front. Charles Thompson shows how top make a PC from a tailcoat. I expect a Regulation is within reach of a good copyist. These days, there are several styles of tailcoats floating around and you might find just the thing on the rental return racks.