Traditional Highland Civilian Dress: A Definition and Guide with Visual Examples

[Nathan]

I agree with everything Colin mentioned above. I would add that when companies like Kinloch Anderson moved from bespoke to off the peg options, the variation in jacket styles narrowed. We see in their catalogues from the interwar period and after, a move to a more sleek and streamlined approach and away from more ostentatious Victorian styles.

Keep in mind, also, that they were selling civilian attire while also outfitting military regiments so there has always been overlap and cross pollination.

That said, the civilian aesthetic was also influenced by the boom in country attire and the tweed industry in general by the well to do set in the UK.

I hasten to add that the influence of people of means on fashion trends is not peculiar to Highland attire. This is the case the world over.