Should have been a kilt jacket...

**CMcG** · 8th March 11, 07:12 AM

Here's something similar but in velvet with hook/eye closure:

Thoughts?

**BobsYourUncle** · 8th March 11, 07:17 AM

Dude--go for it. All of the jackets you propose would be smashing--on YOU. English Bloke has it just right. Gwaaaan!

**MacLowlife** · 8th March 11, 08:03 AM

CmCG, I agree with your instincts. And I agree with everybody else about the zipper. I believe they make that jacket in a wide variety of cool color combinations, some of which are pretty tempting.

But I think the velvet one might be a keeper. You may have to hem it, or you may have to deal with a collar that doesn't allow much room for neckwear, but if you can get it for less than $150 US, you ought to sell some blood and jump on it.

By the way, if you are small enough, you may want to check out the Korean made ( and marketed) velvet blazers on eBay that are cut like an Argyll. Their XL is about the size of a North American medium. Here is a good example, but in a tiny size:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Onstyle-Luxury-o...item7913e26411

NB, they come in a nice red, too. I have seen this jacket in person and I think it could work with a kilt if it would fit, but of course it would be nice to trick it out with square buttons, etc... The length is much closer to a kilt jacket than to a standard US- European blazer.