Quote Originally Posted by Spartan Tartan View Post
I am actually having a difficult time imagining it with a kilt. I like the style, but I'm also a military junkie...
Remember that the so-called "Ike jacket" is merely a US copy of the British "Battledress" jacket, adopted in the 1930s. The Germans copied it too (the M44 jacket).

The Battledress jacket was widely worn with kilts by all the Highland regiments throughout WWII and through the Korean War. I have hundreds of photographs of Scottish troops wearing Battledress jackets with kilts... unfortunately none of them scanned onto my computer.

And, in the years following WWII, Battledress/Ike jackets became extremely popular amongst civilian pipe bands in the USA. I have seen dozens of photos of US civilian pipe bands from the 40s through the 60s wearing these jackets.

Reproduction Battledress jackets are available, in any size, and they look great with kilts. The introduction of the Battledress jackets was great for the kilted regiments, because it was already short and therefore didn't have to have a special short version made for the Scottish regiments.