Having a jacket made from a standard tailor...

[Joshua]

After speaking with my local suit-tailor (who altered my black argyle) I asked him if he could do a custom suit with a similar cut.

He would be giving me a *very* favorable price, and has the entire Harris Tweed catalog to choose from.

I know it won't be an argyle, but I'd think a classic kilt-cut tweed with matching waistcoat would be smashing - my concern is investing the money for someone who doesn't normally work on kilt jackets to make a kilt jacket.

What say you, rabble? Would you take a chance on getting bespoke, Harris Tweed, for a price that is really, really good?

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

I used to have a full Argyll cut jacket and waistcoat that I wore with trews-- it looked really sharp and both were eventually recycled to a clan member in Edinburgh. I'd say go for it.

[Downunder Kilt]

Joshua, I had two kilt jackets and waistcoats made by a tailor in Bali and the only knowledge that he had of how they should be cut, was photos that I provided him of HRH Prince Charles. As long as you provide your tailor with photos of the jackets/waistcoats you want (fom every angle you can) and emphase the need for the cutaway, I would say go ahead. The jackets I had made were not argylls. They were classic cut as I think you are intending to get and I think they look great as a kilt Jacket.

Kyle (creagdhubh) has numerous photos of his on the forum

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

It seems I miss read your post. I thought you were having a regular three-piece suit made, but with Highland cuffs, pocket flaps, etc. Giving it a second reading it seems as though you want a tweed kilt jacket and waistcoat with matching tweed trousers. That being the case, the easiest way to overcome the problem of getting the jacket right would be to do what I did: search ebay for the Simplicity Pattern for a Scottish day wear jacket, buy it, and give it to your tailor.

[Lyle1]

Since the tailor altered your Argyll, he probably has an idea of what you want. If you are satisfied with the quality of his work on your Argyll and if you are happy with the fit, take the Argyll with you when you go to be measured for the coat you want him to make. When my wife altered a tuxedo jacket so I could wear it with a kilt, she used my Argyll as a guide.

[Joshua]

It seems I miss read your post. I thought you were having a regular three-piece suit made, but with Highland cuffs, pocket flaps, etc. Giving it a second reading it seems as though you want a tweed kilt jacket and waistcoat with matching tweed trousers. That being the case, the easiest way to overcome the problem of getting the jacket right would be to do what I did: search ebay for the Simplicity Pattern for a Scottish day wear jacket, buy it, and give it to your tailor.

Not quite.

This tailor specializes in custom suits, and wedding attire.

He sized the 12" drop in my size-58 Argyle.

He told me he could do a cut-down tweed kilt jacket and waistcoat for a good price.

So yeah, not looking for a tweed suit, looking for a kilt jacket in tweed that is more "Civilian" cut. I'm going to follow Downunder's suggestion to take pictures of HRH to the tailor.

[piperdbh]

Yes. Go for it. Here's a link to a Harris tweed weaver that your tailor might want to consider.

[creagdhubh]

There's also good pictures of such jackets on Kinloch-Anderson's website - this is where my tweed jackets come from.

Good luck!

[auld argonian]

I agree with the idea of a more "civilian" cut and/or style...makes wearing the kilt around in the modern world more feasible. Always felt like all of the trim and the conspicuous buttons on the traditional styles of jacket tend to make it look a bit too "costume-y" when you're just going about your business.

Best

AA

[M. A. C. Newsome]

I never fail to get compliments on my Harris tweed kilt jacket.

Standard kilt jacket (Argyle) pattern, but with plain cuffs, no epaulettes, and plain pocket flaps.