Suits Jackets With Kilts

[Keith A]

Ok Thank You For All The Input. I Think I Will Print A Bunch Of Photos Of Kilt Jackets, Pick Up An Old Suit At Goodwill And Take Them All To A Tailor And See What They Can Do. One More Time Thanks For The Input.

[prattw]

I say no to suit jackets to wear with the kilt, they do not look right. Its not dificult to modify a jacket for the kilt.
This is one I did some time ago.

David,

I like the looks of your jacket, How did you handle the pockets?


Will Pratt

[RK-REX]

I went to a uniform store here called Martin's uniforms and purchased two waiters jackets one black and one white brand new for $5.00 each that was Five Dollars each. They look great. I also own a Prince Charlie too.

John

Kind of like a tails jacket without the tails? I picked up one from a tux shop and after dry cleaning my total cost was under $25. Looks good, but I rarely have occasion to wear it.

[Dirk Skene]

absolutly do not do it PLEASE

[David Dalglish]

David,

I like the looks of your jacket, How did you handle the pockets?


Will Pratt

Took the pocket flaps off, sewed the slit up, then moved the flaps up so they just covered the slit(bottom of the flap)& sewed the flaps on again, they have now moved up the jacket about 2". The pockets are now false, but look right

[Rick]

I wanted a simple blue kilt jacket for occasions where one would wear a blue blazer. I ordered a Navy Blue Barathea jacket from the Scottish Tartans Museum gift shop and requested plain sleeves. This was a modification to the Lochcarron Argyll jackets which are available from their gift shop. The jacket has horn buttons. This jacket serves well for day wear when I want a simple and more casual look. It is also lighter weight so that it can be used throughout the year.

[prattw]

Took the pocket flaps off, sewed the slit up, then moved the flaps up so they just covered the slit(bottom of the flap)& sewed the flaps on again, they have now moved up the jacket about 2". The pockets are now false, but look right

Thanks. I've done similar with patch pockets (ditch the pocket and attach the flaps higher) but it hadn't occured to me that one could treat a slit pocket that way. That greatly expands the possibilities since slit pockets are far more common than patch in thrift stores.

Will Pratt

[Harold]

that second jacket in the comparison is pretty awesome, where can you get such jackets? Any shop you guys would recommend? I imagine getting a fitting one is probably the hard part, though.

[12stones]

Thank goodness for the search function, because I most likely would have ended up in the Dos and Don't thread as a don't if it weren't for this thread.

[ccga3359]

Thank goodness for the search function, because I most likely would have ended up in the Dos and Don't thread as a don't if it weren't for this thread.

Trust me, don't wear a rubber chicken as a sporran.