Box pleated MacFarlane, modified sport coat

[chasem]

Finally got some pictures of these two items, the kilt I made, and the sport coat modified by a local seamstress.

The coat's not perfect (a tad long still, and the cutaway isn't as smooth as I like), but it's not bad at all for a grand total of $35, I think, so I can't complain much.

anyway... this is how I was dressed to go to a musical recently, in Louisville.

Front:


Rear:


Side view:


And a shot of the pleats, laid out on the floor:

[Kilted Taper]

Looks sharp. Good job.

[JimB]

Reallyl nice job! Sharp looking outfit!
I see you used some of that material for flashes too.

It's just my humble opinion though, that if you can make a kilt, you can modify a sports coat. I did the coat conversion before I started on my kilt making journey and I thought the coat conversion was a lot easier.

My pics to follow when the kilt gets done

[Panache]

Chasem,

Like the kilt. The jacket is ok (can't beat the price though). I think that JimB is onto something. If you have the talent to create a pleated kilt you more than likely have the chops to modify the coat. I imagine that you could look at what your seamstress/tailor did and duplicate the effort to shorten the length by an inch (give or take) and round out the sporran cutaway. Failing that, I recommend wearing the jacket open. The cutaway will look a bit better (and frankly most kilt jackets are not worn buttoned up anyway from what I've seen).

Cheers

[andyfg]

Looks like you did a great job. To be honest I'm not sure the jacket is too long. Take a look at Argyle's. A few chaps have made the adjustments and then realized that they made the coat too short. My black Argyle is only about 3 inches less than my usual sports jackets. What does make the difference is that the Argyle is shaped better.

[morrison]

Good pics, good kilt, good lookin', goodness, my, oh, oh, my!

[Blu (Ontario)]

I agree with your take on the jacket... however, Argyle jackets are often left undone. I think the jacket would be much closer to a pass that way.

As for the kilt... Great!

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[starbkjrus]

Very very nice. Good job. Lordy I wish i had the patience to do that. Would save a bunch of money. :rolleyes:

[O'Neille]

The kilt is nice. The jacket is being pulled by the buttons, you can see the signs of it in the photo. It is also causing it to pull a little on the right side in the back. At first I thought it needed a good pressing but then I noticed that it is pulling at the buttons. As others have suggested leave it unbuttoned. If you don't like a flapping jacket try a button chain. My old Crail has one that I really like. O'Neille

[Rev. Christopher]

Nothing wrong with a sharp looking MacFarlane Kilt....LOCH SLOY!