Stupid Jacket Thread

[Kalok Sundancer]

I apologize in advance if this question has been asked and answered. I couldn't find anything easily when I searched.

What is the "great consensus" with regards to wearing a standard suit jacket with a kilt? I have a couple of nice suits and a tuxedo that I think the jackets might look nice with a kilt, but wanted to get some input.

Thank you.

[Chas]

They are too long from the waist downwards and will cover too much of the kilt.

Sorry.

[JohntheBiker]

They are too long from the waist downwards and will cover too much of the kilt.

Sorry.

And they are not cut away to accommodate a sporran.

[Kalok Sundancer]

Part of my problem is, thanks to a disproportionate arm-to-torso ratio, none of the "off the shelf" Prince Charlie jackets would even come close to fitting me. What I mean by this is that I typically need about a size 48 jacket (17" neck), but my arms are 36"-37" long. Which puts my elbow pretty close to my "natural waist". There's nothing even remotely close to this without going the custom route.

[Nathan]

My elbows are close to my natural waist. But my arms are nowhere near as long as that. How tall are you?

[Kalok Sundancer]

My elbows are close to my natural waist. But my arms are nowhere near as long as that. How tall are you?

I'm 6'2 and disproportionally constructed. It sucks trying to buy long sleeve shirts let me tell you....hehehe