All this talk about Summer

[HeathBar]

As I type its 98F here in middle Tennessee with a heat index of 105F. I know others have it worse off but frankly, anything above 90F is just too dang hot. It seems that every year someone mentions getting a kilt jacket done up in linen or seersucker. Has anyone followed through with this? Since this is in the trad forum, I'm looking for jackets that were specifically crafted for a kilt, not a converted jacket. I was looking at B Black and Sons fabric store and they have different colors of seersucker and linen. They had a seersucker that is a khaki and green plaid that would look nice depending on a look at a swatch. I know these materials are not strictly traditional, but given that heavyweight wool is not suitable for wearing on the upper body in these temps, I thought a kilt jacket in the same style would be more suitable.

So if this is in your future what material would your go for? Colors,patterns? I like the idea of the plaid mentione dabove, but also the solid colors that would resemble existing jackets. But then in the southern USA, the light blue and white striped seersucker is popular.