Jabot Styles?

[beloitpiper]

Have you considered Lady Chrystal? I've always thought jabots were too long, so she made one a bit shorter for me. I couldn't be more pleased.

[Bugbear]

Well, I have read that a traditional jabot should not... poof out from the front of the jacket. I don't have any issues with the flat ones, so perhaps I will plan on the regulation style.

There has been neck wear in the past, though probably not worn with a kilt, that is shorter , wider, and poofier, yet still made of lace; perhaps the stock... That's probably what gets stuck in my mind. After all, I would probably wear clothing a little bit like the eighteenth/nineteenth century styles if I could get away with it.

And I do plann on, one way or another, having an Argyle style jacket as a formal jacket; no Prince Charlies for me.

[sydnie7]

Ooooooo, that silk lace is lovely stuff. Mary, the jabot maker, was in Spain a few years ago, I seem to recall her bringing back some lace items but probably not yardage. Making the jabot (to whatever length and fullness you desire) is not the issue, finding the material could be. . . but we'll see what comes up, and what the damages might be.

Thanks for the link!

[Bugbear]

How far up on the outside of the sleeves do the lace cuffs extend?

[sydnie7]

How far up on the outside of the sleeves do the lace cuffs extend?

Ted, the lace cuffs are separate pieces that ride beneath your jacket cuff. Some types have an elastic band that fits around your wrist. FlamingoKilt style is a fabric band with Velcro closure -- you use a safety pin to attach the fabric band to the inside of your jacket cuff, so you can place it anywhere you want.

I hope this description helps, let me know if you need clarification.

[Bugbear]

Ted, the lace cuffs are separate pieces that ride beneath your jacket cuff. Some types have an elastic band that fits around your wrist. FlamingoKilt style is a fabric band with Velcro closure -- you use a safety pin to attach the fabric band to the inside of your jacket cuff, so you can place it anywhere you want.

I hope this description helps, let me know if you need clarification.

Thanks, sydnie7. What I was wondering is if the lace cuff would completely cover an argyle cuff, or if they are usually not worn that far back over the sleeve.

Or do I have the whole concept wrong, and the lace just sticks out from under the jacket sleeve like a shirt sleeve? If that's it, that makes more sense. Then how far out of the end of the jacket sleeve would the lace typically extend?

I'm not sure how they work.

[beloitpiper]

My cuffs are basically elastic scrunchies (like for ponytails) with lace on them. They go on my wrists, under the jacket cuffs, and stick out.

[Bugbear]

My cuffs are basically elastic scrunchies (like for ponytails) with lace on them. They go on my wrists, under the jacket cuffs, and stick out.

Oh, Ok, thanks. That makes much more sense than what I was thinking, and I'm not sure where I got that idea in the first place.

While I'm asking things, how far down the front of the waistcoat should a jabot typically extend?

[gilmore]

I would think the better style of jabot would depend on one's body type.

E.g., if you have a large girth, a smaller jabot would make it look larger. Or is your chest is thin, a large jabot would make it look thinner.

[beloitpiper]

McMurdo's and Phil's jabots reach to the top of the stomach. Mine, which I requested to be made shorter, only reaches halfway down my chest. Theirs may be more traditional, but I personally wanted a shorter one.