Sport jacket conversion?

[Dukeof Kircaldy]

This is currently up for auction on eBay

It's made by Kinloch-Anderson but it looks more like a sport coat conversion to me. What is it?

[Arlen]

Looks like a modern take on a Craill jacket to me.
It's nice, though.

[Dukeof Kircaldy]

Like this?

[Tartan Hiker]

Someone's been reading my mind again! After doing three jacket conversions and following the "conventions" (epaulettes, pointy things on the pocket flaps, "celtic" buttons) I vowed to make my next one a plain sport jacket in a color other than black. This is exactly what I had envisioned!

Thanks for the photo.

[slohairt]

It's probably not a conversion. I seen pictures of Prince Charles wearing jackets very similar to that. A Crail jacket is like an Argyll (which is the jacket in the old advert you posted) without the gauntlet cuffs. It usually still has epaulettes and scalloped pocket flaps.

[Dukeof Kircaldy]

The seller said it wasn't a conversion when I asked her, but it's so plain compared to what you usually see being sold. As Slohairt pointed out, it doesn't have the epaulets and scalloped pocket flaps. I received the seller's answer answer after Arlen's. So, it is highly likely it isn't a conversion. Although, the seller couldn't say for certain.

I'm glad it makes you feel good, tartan hiker. It's an interesting jacket.

[Bugbear]

Someone's been reading my mind again! After doing three jacket conversions and following the "conventions" (epaulettes, pointy things on the pocket flaps, "celtic" buttons) I vowed to make my next one a plain sport jacket in a color other than black. This is exactly what I had envisioned!

Thanks for the photo.

You mean... You can have a kilt jacket without all those things on it? You can have a plain sport jacket that is converted to fit a kilt... without epaulettes and pointy things?

Please don't give faulse hope to those of us that don't like epaulettes and the pointy pocket things... and those big cuffs...

Actually, I was trying to get a brown corduroy sport jacket with a vest converted to some kind of day wear jacket because I don't go up into theformal range and so on. So this thread does give me a tiny, tiny spark of hope for my kilt future... Maybe.

[cacunn]

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[Bugbear]

I don't want to speak for The Wizard, but I saw a thing saying that the kilt accessorie section of the web sight was being constructed and took that to mean that right now it couldn't be viewed or accessed. I've read that the web site was being reconstructed. Take a look at those links I posted back there; I'm sure there's pictures there.

I think I have the brown corduroy day wear jacket and vest that will work for a conversion. I just need to find a different person to convert it. The vest needs to be made a little bit larger around, but I was told that would be possible. It would probably be best to give that a try before looking for something else.

Oddly, I have five suits in my closet that are all very nice... Not sure how that happened...

[Dukeof Kircaldy]

UK eBay has them, the one which started this thread went for £51 (US$102). Usual price is more around £20-30. The ones on UK eBay are usually small and in revolting patterns, which is probably the reason for the high price. This would may have been too small for me.

I do agree with Ted that the jackets with all the bells and whistles seem a bit formal. I just bought a very nice black tweed braemar from Rocky at USAKilts which feels dressier to me than I thought it would. I had seen a charcoal at the store, which I liked. This feels like my barathea Argyll jacket without the silvery buttons. Plenty of places to wear it, but I would like something which feels less formal to me for just plain day wear. An anorak seems a bit out of place with highland wear.