FYI: Gordon nicholson ex-hire sale

[OC Richard]

Was probably folded nicely when packaged (just placed in a box), but considering distance, not bad.

I've often had jackets and kilts arrive from the UK just put in a plastic bag.

Though it seems a bit dodgy I've never experienced damages.

I began getting the feeling that they'd ship a 52L jacket with a 52R vest, which is what happened.

This could be a very good thing!

Why? Because the waistline of men's clothing has been dropping for many years.

Highland Dress, at least UK-made Highland Dress, has been less impacted than "Saxon" clothing, still men (especially American men) have been ordering kilts shorter and shorter and therefore requiring waistcoats to be lower and lower.

All waistcoats, "Saxon" suit waistcoats, used to be the length that most UK-made Highland waistcoats still are. But due to waistline-dropping "Saxon" waistcoats in "Regular" length are generally two to four inches longer than most UK-made Highland waistcoats.

Still, I've recently seen bespoke kilt jackets of the highest quality come with waistcoats an inch or two longer than traditional waistcoats are. It's the fashion now.

So a shorter waistcoat could be a blessing IF you wear your kilts at the traditional height (not blue-jeans and modern trousers height) and IF the maker of your kilt waistcoat has uniformly lengthened all their sizes.