warm weather kilt jackets?

[MacBean]

I've never had a silk or linen jacket, but silk stains in water while linen wrinkles so readily. They sound pretty high maintenance to me (though lovely).

I liked the photos of Alan MacLean. I've not seen him use that tartan; looks nice.

[JSFMACLJR]

I liked the photos of Alan MacLean. I've not seen him use that tartan; looks nice.

Well, since he's a MacLean he wears that tartan quite a bit.

I know what you mean, though: one usually sees him wearing the hunting tartan.

[MacLowlife]

MacBean, Your questions are valid, but I am not so sure "raw" silk stains that way. Maybe it just doesn't show as much. I am thinking of the kind that looks a little like burlap. You see it sometimes made up into herringbones and the like. From a distance, it looks a lot like wool tweed. As for linen wrinkling, I don't think jackets do it as much as shirts and trousers, because of the way they sit on your body. And, when blended with wool, you lose some of that wrinkle anyway. On the other hand, all silk or all linen, or silk and linen, would all be moth-proof. My thanks to all who have responded. The weather here on the wrong side of the tracks was well over 80 today and is likely to be that way every day until Columbus Day, or nearly.

[Lyle1]

I've never had a silk or linen jacket, but silk stains in water while linen wrinkles so readily. They sound pretty high maintenance to me (though lovely).

I've had several sport coats that were a silk blend, and they did not stain or wrinkle. Silk blends wear well, and come in a variety of weaves. I agree that pure linen is simply not practical for structured clothing, regardless of what ever cache it is supposed to give you, but again, linen blends are a different story, few wrinkles.

I would be interested in a kilt jacket in a silk or linen blend. I probably would prefer a sleek, modern look, without the traditional sleeve ornamentation, but traditional would work, too.