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20th January 12, 12:58 PM
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Re: Ideas For A Doublet for Myself????
If you are going to do this for yourself , Harold, can I please make a plea?
Whichever cuffs you choose - have them working. As man puts his hand forward to shake yours, you can see immediately the quality of his jacket - or not.
My original Argyle jacket came from eBay and was a handmade joy with working cuffs. I'm a 44 and unfortunately it is a 42 and as nice as it was it looked too small when I was wearing it. My wife (bless her) gave it to my brother-in-law who is a 42. He looks fantastic. When I was up in Edinburgh last year I bought an Argyle for a fantastic price. It fits far better and is so comfortable. It is everything I would want...
But
It does not have working cuffs.
So one day, I am going to buy another Argyle
Regards
Chas
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20th January 12, 01:10 PM
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Re: Ideas For A Doublet for Myself????
Santa Kona
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20th January 12, 01:55 PM
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Re: Ideas For A Doublet for Myself????
I would like to have one of each. I have found a jacket that I can modify to make the one on the right. all I would have to do is ad the velvet cuffs and collar.

I am hoping that a local seamstress can make the one on the left for me. I'm ok at making clothes but that is a little far out of my league.
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20th January 12, 02:04 PM
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Re: Ideas For A Doublet for Myself????
 Originally Posted by Harold Cannon
I have found a jacket that I can modify...

I'll warn you that the material of the jacket in your picture is too light a material to make a formal doublet. I tried this several years ago with less than stellar results.
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20th January 12, 02:05 PM
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Re: Ideas For A Doublet for Myself????
I don't know whether it would be at all cost-effective, but you might contact the Quartermaster Shop (or similar "sutler"); most -- if not all -- of their jackets are custom order, so you might be able to get them to make a one-off doublet at not much greater cost.
Here are some Civil War US officers' shelljackets, for example:


They already make a version of the NY 79th jacket, so adding "Braemar" style cuffs shouldn't be a big deal:
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20th January 12, 07:37 PM
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Re: Ideas For A Doublet for Myself????
 Originally Posted by Harold Cannon
I would like to have one of each. I have found a jacket that I can modify to make the one on the right. all I would have to do is ad the velvet cuffs and collar.
I am hoping that a local seamstress can make the one on the left for me. I'm ok at making clothes but that is a little far out of my league.
I just bought a ladies Eaton jacket and am in the process of adding cuffs. I thought that velvet would be hard to work with but it's not bad.
Good luck with your Doublet quest,
Sara
"There is one success- to be able to spend your life your own way."
~Christopher Morley
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20th January 12, 08:05 PM
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Re: Ideas For A Doublet for Myself????
Harold, I too would go with the double breasted style. You are a big man, and I think the double breasted jacket would be more visually proportionate to your stature.
If you have a hand in making it, I'm sure which ever one you go with will be top notch! Keep us posted.
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20th January 12, 02:52 PM
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Re: Ideas For A Doublet for Myself????
I like both of them, but I think I would prefer them both with tashes as seen on regulation doublets.
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20th January 12, 04:38 PM
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Re: Ideas For A Doublet for Myself????
Last edited by SFCRick; 6th May 12 at 03:41 PM.
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21st January 12, 12:18 AM
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Re: Ideas For A Doublet for Myself????
Here are mine …


Best,
Robert
Robert Amyot-MacKinnon
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