Eton Jacket modification Status

[billmcc]

Cavscout,

Forget the epaulettes and other buttons. Your jacket and vest look great just the way they are now. All you really need is a dress sporran to complete the look.

For an inexpensive dress sporran, I suggest item SPB04 located on this page:
http://www.kilts-n-stuff.com/Highlan...s_economy.html

[Colin]

It looks like you have done a great job on the jacket. I am sur eit will go over very well at your event.

As for fly plaids, I thought it had been commented on here, that you would rarely, if ever, find anyone in Scotland actually wearing one as often as us in North America do. I think they look really neat for extremely formal (wedding), but I also think they are very over the top and bordering costume status. Just my 2 bits.

You can also check out these guys for cheap sporrans http://pennys.ca/purses.php

[macwilkin]

I have a friend who modified an Eton jacket; he didn't add any silver buttons, but black covered ones, and wears it when he doesn't want to wear his PC jacket for black tie functions. It is very similar, as others have already mentioned, to a "mess dress" jacket.

Fly plaids: I wore one with my old Modern Gunn kilt at my wedding in 2002, and to a couple of Burns Suppers, but really, they're more trouble than their worth. You can get them caught in a myraid of things -- chairs being the number one -- and when I ordered my Cumming kilt, I didn't bother to order a matching plaid, just because I like to keep the PC simple.

T.

[beerbecue]

I have a plaid on order, with the idea that I could use it as a 'blanket' for my wife if need be.

Are you all of the opinion that just a sash for her would be enough, and that a plaid is overkill??

[auld argonian]

I note that these guys:

http://www.uniformalwearhouse.com/ap...ojackets4.html

have added a "mandarin" style eton jacket to their line...interesting.

I do think that the Hunter Green one is rather cool but I do lust after that "Captain Stuebing from the Love Boat" look at the bottom of the page.

"Iceberg dead ahead!"

Best

AA

[macwilkin]

I have a plaid on order, with the idea that I could use it as a 'blanket' for my wife if need be.

Are you all of the opinion that just a sash for her would be enough, and that a plaid is overkill??

Stick wi' the sash. It goes with just about anything! :mrgreen:

T.

[Bob C]

I have a plaid on order, with the idea that I could use it as a 'blanket' for my wife if need be.

Are you all of the opinion that just a sash for her would be enough, and that a plaid is overkill??

I like the plaid. I wear it for formal occasions. You bring up a good practical use, too - the wife can use it to keep warm.

[davedove]

I too think the plaid makes a good emergency shawl for your companion.

[Jerry]

Silly me! Thanks, Robin.

I thought the same thing at first, then I noticed the camera and realized it was a mirror image.

[Captain]

The pic is gone! So, other than the closure on the front and the buttons on the sleeves/epaulettes... the jacket is fine as is... lengthwise and all that? That's great news!