Jacket ideas, traditional, modern, or something else?

**Bugbear** · 31st January 12, 07:39 PM

Hi rondo, hope your jacket idea works out. I thought I might bring up that it was suggested to me once a black corduroy argyle jacket with silk lapels and cuffs would make a very good evening or black tie jacket. You had mentioned the corduroy jacket back there. Perhaps other cuts of jackets in corduroy might work, as well.

Good luck.

**rondo** · 31st January 12, 07:52 PM

Bugbear,
I've always thought of corduroy as a casual fabric. That would be my go to for a day wear jacket.
Rondo

**CMcG** · 1st February 12, 04:32 AM

Originally Posted by Bugbear

Hi rondo, hope your jacket idea works out. I thought I might bring up that it was suggested to me once a black corduroy argyle jacket with silk lapels and cuffs would make a very good evening or black tie jacket. You had mentioned the corduroy jacket back there. Perhaps other cuts of jackets in corduroy might work, as well.

Good luck.

I could imagine this working if the corduroy was very fine wool with a high "wale" (# of ribs per inch). It would then be rather similar to velvet. Maybe trimmed with grosgain silk, which also has a ribbed texture? A cotton corduroy and/or one with a lower wale would just look too casual.

**JSFMACLJR** · 1st February 12, 05:29 AM

Originally Posted by CMcG

I could imagine this working if the corduroy was very fine wool with a high "wale" (# of ribs per inch). It would then be rather similar to velvet. Maybe trimmed with grosgain silk, which also has a ribbed texture? A cotton corduroy and/or one with a lower wale would just look too casual.

You might be interested to know that this doublet, which was made for the Duke of Windsor, was made of very thin wale corduroy, of silk.

**artificer** · 1st February 12, 05:46 AM

Originally Posted by JSFMACLJR

You might be interested to know that this doublet, which was made for the Duke of Windsor, was made of very thin wale corduroy, of silk.

Wow, that is a splendid outfit and a really unique use of material! You just blew my mind. What a great way to start the day. Thanks JSFMACLJR.

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**CMcG** · 1st February 12, 06:20 AM

Originally Posted by JSFMACLJR

You might be interested to know that this doublet, which was made for the Duke of Windsor, was made of very thin wale corduroy, of silk.

Thanks JSFMACLJR, that's the stuff right there!

**M. A. C. Newsome** · 31st January 12, 08:08 PM

Rondo,

If you are looking specifically for a corduroy kilt jacket, I do have a few corduroy cloth options listed here:
http://www.newhousehighland.com/jackets.php