All dressed up

**bubba** · 17th January 06, 01:12 AM

Just got home from my Dads birthday party. I wore my modified jacket for the first time and it went over very well.

Had a good time all around. The tartan is Hamilton Red, a semitraditional from Rocky at USA Kilts.

**Bob C** · 17th January 06, 05:36 AM

Looking good, Bubba!

**Robin** · 17th January 06, 05:58 AM

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**Hamish** · 17th January 06, 06:15 AM

Very nicely co-ordinated ensemble there Bubba, and the jacket looks very neat indeed. However, is it a little tight on you? You look as though you'd be more comfortable with it left undone. Just a thought!

I am a little confused by the tartan, which is beautiful by the way. The Scottish Tartans Authority shows Hamilton Red as being mainly red and gold, not red and blue. Your Hamilton is indicated simply as "Hamilton (VS)" the VS standing for Vestiarium Scoticum.

**davedove** · 17th January 06, 06:28 AM

Anytime I have seen a single button kilt jacket (or jacket modified for the kilt) it always looks tight when it's buttoned. My new jacket looks the same way when it's buttoned, even though it is not tight at all. Probably because the cloth of the jacket forms a point at the button, it always looks like it's pulling. I'm with Hamish, wear it unbuttoned and it will look better.

**Moosehead** · 17th January 06, 06:35 AM

Add a few extra buttons, including 2 with chains for closure (much looser), satin or silk facings on the lapels and you'd have an excellent formal jacket.

**Eujeankilt** · 17th January 06, 06:50 AM

Nice look. Did you modify the jacket yourself?

Dale

**Graham** · 17th January 06, 07:33 AM

Nice piccie, who is it? not Bubba - surely, he doesn't dress like that, so tell us - who is it?

wot a smart lad, to be sure!

**bubba** · 17th January 06, 08:38 AM

Mowgli, yup, I modified it myself. I found the jacket at St Vincent de Paul. It had patch type pockets which were easily removed and it was just a matter of removing the pockets, shortenng the thing and making the cutaway.

Hamish, once I get a waistcoat I probably will wear it unbuttoned, but to my eye it didn't look right unbuttoned with just the shirt and tie. It really isn't tight at all though. As for the tartan, I've seen this one listed by several makers as Hamilton Red, Rocky just lists it as Hamilton.