Civilian Mess Jackets

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

There is no reason for not wearing a black mess jacket in the summer except, as Cygnus has pointed out, if you are standing around in the sun, the black jacket will be appreciably warmer than the white.

White or black (as seen above) SSR looks every bit as sharp as an ordinary formal kilt jacket. Generally, if wearing miniature medals with mess dress it is a good idea to place the innermost medals (those closest to the center of the body) on the lapel. Otherwise, as can be seen in this photo, the medals become a bit "scrunched" and are lost on the jacket.

Other than the placement of the medals, the look scores a solid A; shortening the sleeves about 3/4 of an inch, and adding tartan, diced, or argyle hose would bring it up to an A+.