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[haukehaien]

There is an alterations tailor around here somewhere. Not a bad idea. How short at the back should it be though? About half way up from the 'hem' to the bottom of the pocket flap? I wonder if the cost involved will be much of the cost of buying a not too expensive proper one, and have done with it.

Obviously it varies from place to place, but in most of the cases where someone has posted the cost of having a jacket altered, the cost has been between 1/10 and 1/5 the cost of a proper kilt jacket - which to my mind makes it worthwhile. As far as length goes, it should be short enough not to hang past the bottom of the fell. When I was converting mine, (http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=23257), I spent a lot of time looking at websites of various suppliers of Highland dress, in order to see what the "real thing" looked like and where it should hang.

[fluter]

I spent a lot of time looking at websites of various suppliers of Highland dress, in order to see what the "real thing" looked like and where it should hang.

USAK has a page of jackets with photos of front and rear --- very helpful!

http://www.usakilts.com/jackets.php

[MacWage]

You could do one of 3 things:

1. Leave alone. (simpliest and cheapest)

2. Mod into an "Argyle-esque" jacket (my term of the whole range of jackets that are similar in cut, but vary in sleeve and pocket trim).

3. Cut it off as a "waistcoat" (NOT a VEST!)
Here is one I did:

(In that pict, I don't have a belt on.)