Trews!

[M. A. C. Newsome]

Love the matching jacket your father has, Sandy!

It appears in the photo like it is standard sportcoat length, perhaps a little shorter (I notice the bottom of the jacket comes down lower than the sleeves). But at the same time it looks like it has the shaping in the front of an Argyle jacket.

Can you confirm the details, being familiar with it in person?

[JSFMACLJR]

Love the matching jacket your father has, Sandy!

It appears in the photo like it is standard sportcoat length, perhaps a little shorter (I notice the bottom of the jacket comes down lower than the sleeves). But at the same time it looks like it has the shaping in the front of an Argyle jacket.

Can you confirm the details, being familiar with it in person?

The jacket is cut away some in the front, much like a kilt jacket, and is a bit longer in length than a standard jacket cut for the kilt. If you look closely, the jacket and trews are actually two different setts...my father occasionally wore them both together as a suit, as illustrated. It has been worn with the kilt, too!

The jacket was made by Bernard Weatherill in 1951.

[McClef]

If the trewth be known I am not keen on them and have not worn them since I was a wee bairn.

[creagdhubh]

The jacket is cut away some in the front, much like a kilt jacket, and is a bit longer in length than a standard jacket cut for the kilt. If you look closely, the jacket and trews are actually two different setts...my father occasionally wore them both together as a suit, as illustrated. It has been worn with the kilt, too!

The jacket was made by Bernard Weatherill in 1951.

Personally, I like the look of two different setts being worn together, even if the setts are only slightly different. This topic has been discussed on the forum from time to time.

[longhuntr74]

I'm admittedly a new-comer to Scottish traditions and attire, but I'll offer my opinion anyways. The pictures posted above don't really fit into my mental image of "Trews" based on my understanding from former threads on the subject.

Both Matt's and Glen's look to be more what I would describe as tartan trousers given the lower waist, belt, and rather wide legs. Sandy...your father's are a bit trimmer through the leg and look a bit better to my eye. I'll admit that I might be misinformed, but my understanding is that trews are higher waisted, have narrow legs, and a higher fishtail back. Perhaps my definition is overly narrow.

That being said, if I were ever to wear a pair of trews, I'd want them to fit more like the fine looking military officers seen in this photo which I harvested from the Royal Caledonian Ball website:



I mean no offense to any of you gentlemen that have posted here...so please don't take any. As I said, just offering my thoughts...and another picture for the masses.