Hmm. I think I need to be a little more clear

I don't wear a kilt everyday but maybe 1-2x week (sometimes more) when I'm heading out to meet friends, do shopping, off to the gym, usually on weekends, etc. Sometimes I do wear sportscoats or a pinstripe jacket with jeans and a t-shirt/hoodie/etc but that's more when I'm "dressing up" and going out to a bar/clubbing or a meeting for work. (i.e. not my usual.) Also, I live in a place where layering is essential as San Francisco has lots of micro-climates and with the fog - the temperatures can vary pretty greatly throughout the day.

With a kilt, and when I'm layering (shirt, sweater, jacket), I get way too hot with a tweed jacket - I generally run pretty hot and always find I get really sweaty regardless. Also, going by the idea of treating a kilt like a pair of p@nts/jeans: I wouldn't normally wear a sportscoat/tweed when I'm running around doing errands, thus I *feel* over-dressed, when I find myself wearing a tweed kilt jacket and the occassion/desire to wear one isn't there but none of my other jackets seem to work with the kilt. But I do wear my other jackets with my kilts sometimes but I don't always feel like it so really my question is perhaps better put:

What other (short) jackets beyond the traditional kilt jacket, do you wear that's casual, comfortable and allows for decent pleat swing?

McMurdo - thanks for your pics - I forgot all about jean jackets, which reminds me of my Carhartt jacket which is short and would be perfect for casual layering.

Thanks!