Traditional Kilt Jacket Backs?

[KFCarter]

I'm still working on it.

I guess you could do some interesting things, like but a downward curve at the bottom of that bird tail shape. It seems like I've seen jackets that have that. I just made this jacket with a streight him on the bottom of the flap, and it's about an half inch longer than the rest of the jacket. All kinds of possibilities.

I had an interesting conversation with a men's clothier I patronize in town. He has a couple of young employees who are fashion design graduates of the local art college and they all were quite intrigued at the idea of creating summer weight kilt jackets that would be a contemporary take with solid historical roots. Of course everyone's busy and the conversation will develop slowly, but I'm very interested to keep pulling on this thread (pun intended).

I wish I had the ability to attempt the "making" but I don't share your talent for that aspect... I'd sew a thumb or two into a hem for sure.

I've been really intrigued by some of the photos that Puffer has posted, as well, of some of his excellent jackets and waistcoats. I've got a sense of direction developing, but still not enough info... or maybe better to say too much info and not enough sense of direction, actually. But I'm not in a rush. I do like that bird tail reference for the flap...