Could a kilt be worn with a Nehru jacket?

[Macman]

Definitely contemporary! It might work, even with the length, because of the opening that's shown in the picture. I've tried it with a Chinese silk jacket, which is shorter, just for fun. That style fastens all the way down the jacket. No sporran, though.

[Steve Ashton]

Short answer.....yes.

Have your jacket cut shorter in length. (approx. the same length as the sleeves)
Then do a small cut-away in the front to accommodate the sporran.

And Bob's your Uncle.

I'm thinking keep the overall white but do it in a fabric with Gold and Black dragon embroidery.

[kiltbook]

Busboy jackets and waiter's jackets are available that are short enough to wear with a kilt without any alterations.

http://www.uniformalwearhouse.com/ap...ojackets4.html

However, the Nehru jacket may be of better quality and last longer.

[ThistleDown]

I like it, too, JD, but perhaps with something like a Freedom Kilt or R-Kilt where you could add pattern to the jacket without it interfering with the tartan of the kilt. You could get away without a sporran if you had integral pockets. I don't think I would shorten it much; too like a chef's standing-collar jacket with no fitting to the waist.

If you haven't already done so, check out Lord Jamie Semple's jacket as he wore it during the 2009 Gathering.

[madmacs]

You might want to nip the waist in slightly to get a better shape to it...

[Duke of Delrio]

The standing collar for men's jackets has always been distinctive. Our brethren who have served in the United States Marine Corps have been pulling it off brilliantly for generations. I would think a "Nehru type Jacket" could work very well with a kilt. I say "Nehru type" because, to my eye, the Nehru jacket is too long to be worn with a kilt.

Might it not also help to frame the clerical collar for those who wear both the collar and the kilt?