referal for tartan vest tailor

**M. A. C. Newsome** · 6th February 11, 06:04 AM

Just waving my hand and saying yup, I'm still here! :-) I'm not typically at the museum in Fridays, but you can leave me a message, or just send me an email.

Custom waistcoats are one of those areas where it's best to talk with me about it first so I can give you a price quote. The final cost is based, of course, on just what you want.

Bias cut tartan waistcoats are more expensive than straight cut because it actually requires our tailors to use about twice as much tartan cloth (to be able to match up the tartan pattern on the bias). But the end result is really well worth it!

For a bias cut tartan waistcoat, Rathdown's estimate of $200 is pretty accurate, assuming everything else about the waistcoat is standard.

**Riverkilt** · 6th February 11, 08:59 AM

Probably a poor comparison but my cost to sew up the X Marks vest, which is NOT cut on the bias and for which I supplied the material, was $45 back in 2005. I also ordered it up at the same time as the X Marks kilt which no doubt cut the cost a bit too.

**Dall_Piobaire** · 6th February 11, 09:22 AM

A lot to think about, wasn't sure about the cost, but not surprised either, guess it's time for more peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.

I know the whole tartan association dealy is more a present day, so to speak, creation of smart marketing by Wilson, still it has become something of a tradition. It seems as though I have seen poortraits, with well to dos wearing every tartan made at the time, or at least it seemed so, like bekilted peacocks.

Don't much care for the ancient and weathered versions of the Boyd, and was looking for a counterpoint to the kilt that could be worn on it's own, or work quite well dressed up with black jacket. Strongly blue, with smaller amounts of green, with gold and or white stipe.

The modern Boyd, is so in your face red, I just can't see myself carrying that off up top. JMHO

**ForresterModern** · 8th February 11, 08:26 AM

One consideration to remember is that a waistcoat cut for wear with a kilt will be a bit shorter than one cut for wear with a standard dress jacket or sport coat, as the waist of the kilt rides higher than the waist of your trousers, and needs to leave room to not interfere with the hang of your sporran. It also needs to be short enough to not extend below your kilt jacket inordinately, when worn with a matching or contrasting jacket.