We're Launching a New Kilt Jacket!

**sailortats** · 5th February 16, 06:31 AM

I like it very much. I also like the way you have presented it. I assume that the tie is a silver color that matches perfectly with the sporran cantle and the white shirt matches the white fur of the sporran. I like that look.

**Leprechaun 91** · 5th February 16, 12:59 PM

I like this as an altrernative to a business suit. Black is always just too dressy (for my tastes) for day-wear.

I like a charcoal or navy as an alternative. Would work with a variety of tartans as well.. A classic jacket in an updated colour. Far better than the bright green or bright blue we see in the Pakistani import jackets right now.

**LongShanks** · 5th February 16, 09:31 PM

Very nice love the blue.

**Jock Scot** · 5th February 16, 10:09 PM

Smart daywear? Really? Yes its tweed, so one might think so, but the tie and sporran do not necessarily imply that that might be the intention, which is why I asked where and what the intended use was going to be. For daywear, smart daywear even, one would not normally wear a ruche tie and a dress sporran with a tweed jacket. So, are we talking formal daywear(morning coat equivalent) here? Tweed and horn buttons do not lead one to think so.

**ThistleDown** · 5th February 16, 10:34 PM

I like the blue tweed but the ruche tie and the dress sporran don't play well with it. To me it's a mixed-up look but, as I said, I like the tweed and the cut of the jacket. Price range and some information about the large buttons would be welcome.

**Peter Crowe** · 6th February 16, 05:14 AM

Originally Posted by ThistleDown

I like the blue tweed but the ruche tie and the dress sporran don't play well with it. To me it's a mixed-up look but, as I said, I like the tweed and the cut of the jacket. Price range and some information about the large buttons would be welcome.

I agree about the accessories Rex, and personally although I like the colour I would prefer it with gauntlet cuffs.

**California Highlander** · 6th February 16, 07:53 AM

Originally Posted by Peter Crowe

I agree about the accessories Rex, and personally although I like the colour I would prefer it with gauntlet cuffs.

I'd second that. I prefer the gauntlet cuffs or no epaulets and simple cuffs, not the 3 button PC look for a tweed.

I also like the color as something different that all the charcoal tweed jackets out there.

**Dominic MacGregor** · 8th February 16, 03:27 AM

Originally Posted by ThistleDown

I like the blue tweed but the ruche tie and the dress sporran don't play well with it. To me it's a mixed-up look but, as I said, I like the tweed and the cut of the jacket. Price range and some information about the large buttons would be welcome.

The buttons on the jacket are no different from our Glen Orchy Tweed or Oban Tweed jackets. They are imitation staghorn and are an average size.

Jacket will retail at 421.70 USD excluding VAT.

**Jock Scot** · 8th February 16, 04:27 AM

Thank you Dominic for your replies, which are entirely predicable, even though I had hoped they might not be!

You run a kilt hire business which does have to cater for all sorts of customers, most, I suspect, go to you for kilt attire advice because in your part of the world there is little family experience on kilt attire knowledge. I have to be honest here and say with the greatest of respect, that the advice you give is quite wrong as far as an experienced kilt wearing Highland Scot is concerned. Now I fully understand that it is economically unviable to cater for each and every individual, so I can see a "one style fits all" mentality is sensible.

Should I want to hire from your establishment my attire requirements for a day wedding would be entirely different. As your attire would not fit the thought processes that I, my family and our peers were brought up with. We read from a different book!

Interestingly, I recently hired a kilt and attire for a smart day wedding for a friend who was flying in from abroad, the kilt fitted perfectly, but the sporran, hose, shoes, jacket and tie although they fitted perfectly were quite unsuitable for the event. We successfully rustled around family and friends for the, what we considered, appropriate attire and everyone was happy. When I returned the hire attire, I had a chat with the owner of the concern and he was not in the least bit surprised and with his words ringing in my ears as I left his premises ---on good terms, I hasten to add, "the trouble with people like you, is that you actually know what you ought to wear!". I laughed all the way home at that!

**Leprechaun 91** · 6th February 16, 04:08 AM

Originally Posted by Jock Scot

Smart daywear? Really? Yes its tweed, so one might think so, but the tie and sporran do not necessarily imply that that might be the intention, which is why I asked where and what the intended use was going to be. For daywear, smart daywear even, one would not normally wear a ruche tie and a dress sporran with a tweed jacket. So, are we talking formal daywear(morning coat equivalent) here? Tweed and horn buttons do not lead one to think so.

Since the OP was specifically referencing the jacket, that is what I was referencing. It is presented with an odd mix of accessories but the garment could (and should) be paired with more traditional day wear.

Perhaps it is my decades dressing mannequins for display, but I really just looked at the jacket and vest as the focal points. That being said, I could see this jacket paired with a red tie and a Campbell tartan. (My family. ).

You are absolutely right, Jock. The combination of elements taken as a whole, appears odd.