Cygnus Wears Black Tie!

[Matty Ross]

Your looking good my friend.

[Cygnus]

It depends on how they're attached, Kyle. If they're sewn on and the tailor didn't over-do it and damage the cloth under the button, you could probably just cut them off and move them. If your doublet is like mine, however, the buttons are probably attached by passing the round shank on the back through a hole (with a finished edge, much like a button-hole, but round) on the jacket. The jacket lining opens at the back to allow you to pass pins through the holes on the shanks to hold the buttons in place. This facilitates removal of the buttons for cleaning, but also means that you cannot move them as it would leave visible holes in the jacket sides.

Also, great choice on the sporran, Kyle - what finish did you select for the bells and cantle?

My "someday" sporran would actually be this one in black mink:


But that would also require a grant and matriculation of arms first, which, when combined with the sporran, is a bit more of an expense than I can tackle just now!

[creagdhubh]

It depends on how they're attached, Kyle. If they're sewn on and the tailor didn't over-do it and damage the cloth under the button, you could probably just cut them off and move them. If your doublet is like mine, however, the buttons are probably attached by passing the round shank on the back through a hole (with a finished edge, much like a button-hole, but round) on the jacket. The jacket lining opens at the back to allow you to pass pins through the holes on the shanks to hold the buttons in place. This facilitates removal of the buttons for cleaning, but also means that you cannot move them as it would leave visible holes in the jacket sides.

Also, great choice on the sporran, Kyle - what finish did you select for the bells and cantle?

My "someday" sporran would actually be this one in black mink:


But that would also require a grant and matriculation of arms first, which, when combined with the sporran, is a bit more of an expense than I can tackle just now!

The buttons on my Regulation doublet are attached in the detailed manner you described, so moving them is probably not the best idea. I can live with that. If I ever get another Regulation doublet, which I really want one from Kinloch Anderson in black velvet, then I will for sure request that the buttons be affixed in the manner I prefer and not diagonal across the doublet front. Their coatees come like this, so it is a bit unusal that their Regulation doublets do not, but I suppose all I had to do was request this back when I originally ordered my doublet from them. An easy detail to tackle in the future, I'm sure.

I had Ian do the cantle and bells up in hallmarked sterling silver. It's not listed as a drop down option on his website (nickel, antiqued silver and gold I think are the available options), but when I inquired about the acanthus leaf cantle and bells in this particular style, he said he could cast them in silver with no problem, the cost would just be more, which is a given. Ian is a pleasure to work with!

The silver cantles that are ready to accept heraldic engraving are VERY smart and the details are exquisite. Defintely an heirloom piece and something to really save your pennies for, as they are definitely not cheap!

Cheers,

[Cygnus]

Your looking good my friend.

Thanks, Matty! I should say the same to you - your new jacket looks great!