altering a sport coat to a kilt jacket

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Don't let that stop you from trying this. I'm no where near proficient enough to handle this project but there came a time where I needed a kilt jacket for semi-formal occasions but couldn't shell out the money for an actual Crail jacket. I also did not want the gauntlet cuffs and epaulets so it would have a more contemporary look.

With a jacket from your closet or a good thrift store find and a good alteration shop you can get into a nice kilt cut jacket for a fraction of the cost of a Crail, Argyle, Braemar or even a PC.

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...With a jacket from your closet or a good thrift store find and a good alteration shop you can get into a nice kilt cut jacket for a fraction of the cost of a Crail, Argyle, Braemar or even a PC.

My favorite tweed kilt jacket was purchased new at Ross for somewhere between $20-30. I had it altered by a tailor for $90 including tip. Now compare $120 to the price of a new tweed crail jacket Almost 1/3 the price.

If I had just needed the jacket shortened and the sporran cut away added (no pocket flaps or epaulets for a simpler jacket) it would have been about $45 for the alteration.

$65 for a brand new kilt jacket is hard to beat!

Now if you are lucky and get a good thrift store find you can get that price to under $50!

The big key to a jacket conversion is to find the right jacket.

It is crucial!

The right jacket will lend itself to becoming a kilt jacket with little effort and the results will be great.

The wrong jacket will take far more time, effort, and money to alter and the results still won't be exactly what you want.

Cheers

Jamie