Kilt Jacket Sizing

**davedove** · 23rd June 05, 08:08 AM

Whatever the spelling, I've ordered the jacket from them. Now I just have to wait for the delivery.

**Colin** · 23rd June 05, 08:19 AM

Originally Posted by davedove

Whatever the spelling, I've ordered the jacket from them. Now I just have to wait for the delivery.

Which one did you order?

**davedove** · 23rd June 05, 08:32 AM

I ordered the Tweed Argyle with 5 Button Waistcoat in charcoal. I wanted a more general purpose jacket that I could wear to the office or other non-formal occasions.

**Colin** · 23rd June 05, 08:34 AM

Originally Posted by davedove

I ordered the Tweed Argyle with 5 Button Waistcoat in charcoal. I wanted a more general purpose jacket that I could wear to the office or other non-formal occasions.

I assume you mean this one : http://scottishkilts.net/products/sc...waistcoat.html

That's actually the same on I got too. It's very nice, and is quite versatile.

Mine only took about 4 weeks to arrive, but they did not have my size in stock, so it needed to be made before it could be shipped.

**JerryMacP** · 23rd June 05, 08:40 AM

[QUOTE=cajunscot]Actually, "Argyle" is a variant of "Argyll": for example, there is Argyle Street in Glasgow, and at one time, Argyll was known as Argyle: my great-great grandmother's tombstone has "born Argyleshire Scotland 1830" enscribed on it.

There's also a Plymouth Argyle football club, a village of Argyle in Wisconsin, and dozens of other Argyles. But that doesn't change the fact that the Scottish region is Argyll, and that's how the jacket is properly spelled. The fact that they can't even get common words like "occasion" makes me feel sure that this is ignorance, and not clever reference to obscure historical variations. And with something as basic a spelling the name of the jacket, it undermines my own faith that this is a quality company. Maybe that's just me.

**Colin** · 23rd June 05, 08:47 AM

[QUOTE=JerryMacP]

Originally Posted by cajunscot

Actually, "Argyle" is a variant of "Argyll": for example, there is Argyle Street in Glasgow, and at one time, Argyll was known as Argyle: my great-great grandmother's tombstone has "born Argyleshire Scotland 1830" enscribed on it.

There's also a Plymouth Argyle football club, a village of Argyle in Wisconsin, and dozens of other Argyles. But that doesn't change the fact that the Scottish region is Argyll, and that's how the jacket is properly spelled. The fact that they can't even get common words like "occasion" makes me feel sure that this is ignorance, and not clever reference to obscure historical variations. And with something as basic a spelling the name of the jacket, it undermines my own faith that this is a quality company. Maybe that's just me.

Well, I have one of their jackets, and it may not be spelled right, but it is a quality made product. Pair that with the outstanding customer sevice they provided me, and I will be a return customer......... without question.

Speaking as someone that has had numerous occasions to use web designers, no matter how many times you provide the content for your site, sometimes web guys change it thinking that you have made the spelling error. This may be a web site problem rather than a company problem.

**JerryMacP** · 23rd June 05, 08:51 AM

Sorry if I seem picky. I'm just a stickler for sloppiness!

**macwilkin** · 23rd June 05, 09:14 AM

[QUOTE=JerryMacP]

Originally Posted by cajunscot

Actually, "Argyle" is a variant of "Argyll": for example, there is Argyle Street in Glasgow, and at one time, Argyll was known as Argyle: my great-great grandmother's tombstone has "born Argyleshire Scotland 1830" enscribed on it.

There's also a Plymouth Argyle football club, a village of Argyle in Wisconsin, and dozens of other Argyles. But that doesn't change the fact that the Scottish region is Argyll, and that's how the jacket is properly spelled. The fact that they can't even get common words like "occasion" makes me feel sure that this is ignorance, and not clever reference to obscure historical variations. And with something as basic a spelling the name of the jacket, it undermines my own faith that this is a quality company. Maybe that's just me.

You're missing my point: Argyle is the old spelling for Argyll, re: my example that my great-great grandmother was born in Argyleshire, which is now Argyllshire. In the 1970's, the Scottish Districts went through a consolidation, with boundaries being re-drawn and names changed -- Banff & Buchan, the Lothians, etc. It is my understanding that the change from Argyle to Argyll came in the late 19th century - early 20th.

And I can't say that the "Argyll jacket" is even connected with the Argyll District in the first place -- I would imagine the jacket was given a "Scottish"-sounding name. Anyone have any information on that? Matt?

I seem to offended you, so my apologies. I certainly did not mean to.

As for the quality of their items, I will refer to Colin on that one! :mrgreen:

T.

**JerryMacP** · 23rd June 05, 09:29 AM

No offence. :-) I've never actually bought from the company, so I'm not making any direct comment on their products. Re. the Argyle/Argyll thing, I accept the historical variation - after all, Wiliam Shaikspeer spelled his own name about 24 different ways, it's said. But in today's language, it seems to me that one is right and one is wrong. And the "occassion" thing was the icing on the cake. But you're welcome to disagree with me - people often do! ;-)

**macwilkin** · 23rd June 05, 09:33 AM

Jerry: point taken and understood. "Argyll" is the correct variant today, since that is the version used by the "powers-that-be".

Great discusssion, btw...

T.