kilt jackets
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 5:57 pm
Do any members ever wear kilts for day wear?
I currently only wear mine as evening wear (ie instead of a dinner jacket) with a Bonnie Prince Charlie jacket and waistcoat but I'm interested in wearing it during the day. This would mean it would serve instead of a morning suit, but also that it could be worn more casually.
There are some fantastic shots of the DoW (him again!) wearing his kilt fairly casually, including one with a polo neck under a tweed jacket, which I am, to be perfectly honest, thinking of emulating.
RTW versions of 'day' jackets tend to be in a very boring lovat green, which I feel could be easily improved upon. So first I have to pick a cloth (which obviously must work with my tartan) and then I must find a tailor who can cut such a jacket. I'm conscious that Dege & Skinner have experience in the matter, but I'm keen to have a comfortable jacket, not a heavily structured one.
Any thoughts?
I currently only wear mine as evening wear (ie instead of a dinner jacket) with a Bonnie Prince Charlie jacket and waistcoat but I'm interested in wearing it during the day. This would mean it would serve instead of a morning suit, but also that it could be worn more casually.
There are some fantastic shots of the DoW (him again!) wearing his kilt fairly casually, including one with a polo neck under a tweed jacket, which I am, to be perfectly honest, thinking of emulating.
RTW versions of 'day' jackets tend to be in a very boring lovat green, which I feel could be easily improved upon. So first I have to pick a cloth (which obviously must work with my tartan) and then I must find a tailor who can cut such a jacket. I'm conscious that Dege & Skinner have experience in the matter, but I'm keen to have a comfortable jacket, not a heavily structured one.
Any thoughts?