Glen: I found the velvet full length jacket in a thrift store and had my tailor shorten it and add belt loops. I then changed the buttons and am going to sew in the hook and eye/elastic connectors standard on a Montrose doublet.

It is similar to the GT doublet but with a few differences such as cuffs and some of the braiding/finish work.

It was quite fortuitous that I found it because from the time I saw that portrait of MacLeod, I wanted a doublet like this. It's not as warm as the montrose with the double front and is far more versatile while achieving a similar look.

Phil: I was actually going for subtle that's why i chose a natural colour and only one ply rather than three. After looking at the second pic, is it still OTT? If so, is it just the surface area/size of the jabot? The lace is quite fine and antique. much nicer to the touch than the standard, overpriced white polyester jabot and cuff sets on the market today. As you can tell from my first pic where I wore it incorrectly, I'm still getting the hang of what is not a popular look in the circles in which I typically travel, although it certainly was in the 1970s as some old funeral footage attests.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksOLjYUrzV4
(forward to 2:00 min)