Quote Originally Posted by CMcG View Post
Chas, you are correct that neither of the Marine jackets mentioned here look like a Sherriffmuir. There still appears to be some confusion and I hope someone more knowledgeable will correct me if I'm wrong...

I believe the OP is talking about the Dress Blue jacket, which looks somewhat similar to a Kenmore doublet:


The image you quoted from Mickey is a Mess Dress jacket, which he clearly stated in his post.

This is why a picture is worth a thousand words and people should use more of them to help clear up confusion!

Thanks CMcG, all is clear now.

I think this jacket has potential, but there are some IFs.

Firstly, If all the patch pockets can be removed,
Secondly, If the collar can be opened at the front to allow for a jabot,
Thirdly, If the below the waist area can be modified into the Inverness tashes,
And finally, If something can be done with the piping.

I don't think that any of those are insurmountable. All it will take is planning and forethought. The first two, I know that I could do, so should not be that hard. For the third, some time spent with a sheet of graph paper would be useful to make a template for the tashes.

The big IF is the piping. It gives a nice finished edge to the garment and would be a shame to loose. If it were me I would look at having the jacket dyed all one colour. Then you would have the best of both worlds.

Regards

Chas