Ok, so I'm invited to a wedding next month, and am thinking of wearing my kilt. It's a USAK Casual, but I think it would be fine dressed up a bit. I don't currently have any kilt jackets, and I don't have the money to go out and purchase a nice kilt jacket.

What I was thinking was that I might be able to pick up a jacket and vest at a local GoodWill store or Thrift Shop, and then try to convert them for wear with the kilt.

Now, I have absolutely no experience with any kind of sewing endeavors, unless you want to count sewing pseudo-leather with imitation sinew way back when at summer camp. I think I can get access to a sewing machine, and probably figure out how to use it without too much difficulty.

Overall, how difficult is it to convert a regular jacket or sports coat into a kilt jacket, and what all is involved? My kilt is in the Clark/Clergy tartan, so I was thinking if I could find a grey tweed, or just plain grey jacket and vest, they would be perfect to dress up the blue in the tartan. I would also think the grey would be versatile enough that I could dress it up and down from casual day wear, to nice evening wear.

Thoughts on difficulty for a neophyte to make the conversion in time for a wedding?

Thanks for your input,


Casey