As a side note, jackets that ended at the waist became very popular during WWII, the style influence being the British M37 Battle Dress jacket which was widely copied by foreign militaries (the US "Ike jacket" and the German M44 blouse).
In the post-WWII period jackets that ended at the waist became extremely popular with police forces, civilian pipe bands, civilian uniforms of all sorts (truck drivers, delivery men, etc) and in civilian fashion in general.
Here's an article about the M37 jacket's fashion impact in the USA, from October 1944
http://www.oldmagazinearticles.com/a...y#.Xd0fWW5FzIU
The development of a Prince Charlie type jacket that ended at the waist for civilian Highland Dress, given this context, is hardly surprising.
Last edited by OC Richard; 26th November 19 at 05:57 AM.
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