Tux coat for kilt

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Do a lot of photo comparison before buying a tux jacket that is so different from a PC. Envision the jacket you are looking at in place of the PC and see what you think. It would be a shame to buy the coat and put a bunch of effort into converting it and then find it just doesn't look like you hoped.

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The key to using an Eton jacket or any other sort of PC alternative is not to try and make it look like a PC jacket. These jackets can be made suitable for formal events where others may be in PC jackets but if you were to stand beside them it will be very obvious that "one of these things is not like the other". I'm not saying that's a bad thing, I have a modified Eton jacket that works very well at formal functions. I would avoid putting epaulets and gauntlet cuffs on it.

The double breasted nature of this coat AND the V-neck collar will be tough to work with in my opinion.

It would be safe to replace the cloth covered buttons with pewter or nickle buttons. Use the search function for pewter buttons and you will find several vendors. I used the Eagle buttons from Three Feathers.

Again, I'm not trying to discourage you from converting a jacket just avoid the impulse purchase and take the time to find the right jacket that will present the image you want.