Opinions on a military jacket

[davidlpope]

I was trying to go for the style mentioned in the "So you're going to wear the kilt" appendix where he describes how to modify the jacket. I looked online to see any pictures of people that had done the modification, but could only find the Ike style jacket as a guide.

I think the reason you may have a hard time finding an example of a military jacket modification a la Thompson is because they're rare(on purpose?) Although Thompson makes it sound like it's easy and commonly done, in my experience they are rare and just never seem to look quite right. Are you sure you're going to be satisfied with a modified military uniform jacket at your next Highland/ Scottish event?

Have you considered using your obvious sewing skill and ingenuity to transform a good quality tweed sportcoat into a kilt-length jacket? There are several good threads here at Xmarks that guide one through doing this and most of the results have looked very smart. I suspect for less than what you've already invested you could make a top-notch tweed kilt-length jacket that would pass muster at Braemar.

At the risk of being labelled a cold water thrower, I'm a bit concerned that you will turn up and your next Highland event and feel 1) annoyed because everyone keeps asking if you're in the military or 2) self-conscious because you think you stick out like a sore thumb.

Best of luck whatever path you decide to take!

Cordially,

David