I now have pictures. Note I am 5' 10" and chest is 39", This is an American made WWTuxedo Spencer jacket 36XL ( XL - due to how low I wear my kilts - Body lengh is exactly 2 inches longer than a 36R ). As expected, I rehemed the sleeves 1 7/8 inch shorter, (1 inch below the wrist bones) - if you look close, the permanent felt tip marks are still on the backs of my hands about an inch above my knuckles from measureing. After experimenting with button placement using yellow sticky pad squares, I settled on the PC layout and number and marked the spots and sewed the purple filled pewter diamond buttons on in the current positions. As of now the sleeves are bare. The jury is still out on placing a single button on each sleeve in the standard suit jacket positions. Since this isn't a regulation PC, no back buttons or tails, the sleeve buttons showing from the back would balance the "bling" on the front.
The vest is the next project, with more on order that have more "cut away"in front. This 3 button stops at the 2.5 inch belt top in back and is as you see it in front.
Ordered are: 2- 3 button chain points in Dark gray and black and 1 from another brand, a 4 button point and a knit 5 button point. What dosen't get used here will still be used casually - that's my excuse and I am sticking with it......
Windy Day - jacket A-OK. kilt so so. - went back inside. Rocky, FYI that's a 40mph side gust on your Casual:
Front view:
Back - I'm sloching here, when I stand straight the jacket hem aligns with bottom of belt:
Side view:
Then quarter view:
Last edited by tundramanq; 4th March 13 at 02:18 PM.
slàinte mhath, Chuck
Originally Posted by MeghanWalker,In answer to Goodgirlgoneplaids challenge:
"My sporran is bigger and hairier than your sporran"
Pants is only a present tense verb here. I once panted, but it's all cool now.
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