Originally Posted by
JSFMACLJR
If you all like wearing cheap ugly clothes, go right ahead. I'll stick to my silk velvets and tartans and fine fabrics in the "over the top" and flamboyant" bespoke styles that have come to represent the best of Highland dress by those who know about such things, and--frankly--by those with style and good taste.
If I may be so bold as to point out that taste is a matter of opinion. There is no final arbiter and gentlemen may reasonably disagree.
I might also point out that it is nigh unto impossible to ascertain from a low resolution digital photo the weight, texture, color, cut or quality of a piece of clothing.
While I can appreciate fine tailoring and bespoke garments, I (and I suspect the majority of XMarkers) are financially ill-equipped to have each and every garment we own cut and stitched by a single tailor to our exact measurements. Most of us are trying to present as creditable appearance as may be managed on the funds we have available; hence the frequent posts on DIY and modifying existing garments.
While I have often solicited the opinions of others on purchases or projects I was contemplating, I did so in anticipation of useful advice.
The topic is "Double-breasted Jackets." If you care to share constructive opinion on the sutability of such jackets with a kilt, by all means do so. However I would ask that you refrain from insulting remarks such as "cheap" and "ugly."
KD
:ootd:
'A damned ill-conditioned sort of an ape. It had a can of ale at every pot-house on the road, and is reeling drunk. "
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