My fantastic Vmac jacket!!!

[Arlen]

Well, as I mentioned in my St. Andrew's ball post, Victoria (Vmac3205) gifted me with a fantastic new jacket: One of her converted tweed sportcoats.

Let me say first, this thing is so good that I plan to order a few in other styles in the coming year. It fits me perfectly and she didn't even know my measurements!!!
It's a dark green Harris Tweed and it is fantastic.

So here are some pictures.

First, a picture of me about to leave for Thanksgiving dinner. Forgive the face. I had an accident three weeks ago and set my face on fire... it's still healing up bit by bit.



I decided to be daring and wear a blue shirt, tie and flashes with my heritage of Wales Kilt and my green hose with the jacket. I think it looked pretty good, myself.

Here are a few of the details.
The famous braided epaulettes:





The very nicely converted cuffs:





And the very well done pockets:




Now, let me just say that the one thing I ADORE about this jacket is that it has proper pockets. Most of my Kilt jackets have very small pockets which are almost useless.
This thing has loads of proper pockets so I can carry all I need!!!


And, to finish, Diane decided she looked a lot better in the jacket than I did. I agreed. (The black face is my niece. She's still very young so I'm being overly protective.)




And, just for interest... on the day I wear my Heritage of Wales Kilt Diane takes this picture without my knowing... now, what Welsh people do we know who pose like this?






Victoria, I'll be ordering from you in February!

[Streetcar]

...forgive the face. I had an accident three weeks ago and set my face on fire... It's still healing up bit by bit...

What?!?!?!

[Panache]

Arlen,

A very handsome jacket, but it does look better on Diane!

... I had an accident three weeks ago and set my face on fire... it's still healing up bit by bit.

What?!?!?!

Arlen hadn't completely grasped the idea that the doors marked "DANGER" in the Great Golden Hall of X Marks the Scot are designated so for very good reasons...

Cheers

Jamie

[Arlen]

Arlen,
Arlen hadn't completely grasped the idea that the doors marked "DANGER" in the Great Golden Hall of X Marks the Scot are designated so for very good reasons...

Cheers

Jamie

Yeah, I really need to learn that lesson FAST!!!


In all seriousness, one of my hobbies is fire-breathing. I'm very careful and trained for a long time before I ever actually tried it with fire. I went ten years without a single accident.
I usually move with the wind even in mid 'breathe' so that the flames don't get anywhere near me.
However, on Bonfire night a very big and very sudden gust of wind caught the flames faster than I could move and they caught my face.
I got them put out in a matter of seconds and was pretty much O.K. Just singed hair and some second and SMALL third degree burns on my face which are healing very fast.

Hey... I can even eat larger bites of food, now!

[runewolf]

Well I guess fire breathing is a better excuse than me using half a gallon of kerosene to light the bbq!

Very nice jacket, may have to hunt through grandparent's closets lol!

[Earl D]

[QUOTE=Arlen;633414]Yeah, I really need to learn that lesson FAST!!!

In all seriousness, one of my hobbies is fire-breathing. QUOTE]

Arlen, great looking jacket. I have a tweed jacket that I picked up from the Thrift Store to convert to a kilt jacket. The Mrs. can handle worsted wool (like my kilt) but for whatever reason when she gets around any other type of wool (including sheep) her allergies kicks into overtime mode.

Looks like I'll have to do this conversion meownself.

BTW Arlen, shouldn't fire-breathing be left to dragons??

[JamieKerr]

I love the work I saw in this thread, so I just had to place an order for my very own vmac jacket. Yay!

[scotchmaster]

Exquisite!!!!

[pdcorlis]

Oh Arlen - that is a truly wonderful jacket conversion and both you and Diane look like a million bucks in it!

Wear it with Joy!

[Sheep In Wolf's Clothing]

Wow what a fine looking coat!! The details (the cuffs, braided epaulettes and pockets) are very well done.
Wear in good health Arlen!
Sara
Who might have to breakdown and enquire about a cape from Victoria!