Nice jacket, but um...

[Grizzly]

I remember a while back we had a discussion about Araca jackets. I think if memory serves it is a derivation of "Arrochar". I believe that it was the subcontinent twist on the proper name of the jacket.

[Jock Scot]

Now that you mention it, I think that you are right Simon, I think there was a thread about this. I cannot remember the content and outcome though.

So just what is an "Arrochar" jacket? Again, I seem to dimly recall that "Highland Clans" the now no more(?) tailors from Lismore, had a splendidly elaborate and entirely formal jacket of that name(Arrochar) and was nothing like the jacket in question.

[creagdhubh]

There are some not so subtle differences between kilt attire and "saxon"style dress and one of them is with kilt attire where there is really no sports jacket equivelent, although the battered thirty year old, much repaired, tweed day jacket often does fill in with this situation. These days a pullover with or without a tie(depending on circumstance) seems to work pretty well in the sports jacket role, with the kilt.

Precisely. Well said, Jock.

[Grizzly]

Now that you mention it, I think that you are right Simon, I think there was a thread about this. I cannot remember the content and outcome though.

So just what is an "Arrochar" jacket? Again, I seem to dimly recall that "Highland Clans" the now no more(?) tailors from Lismore, had a splendidly elaborate and entirely formal jacket of that name(Arrochar) and was nothing like the jacket in question.

Again wasnt it something to do with Arrochar tweed and it being a sturdier fabric to make thornproof/weatherproof jackets, hence more suitable for an outdoors jacket. Nothing to do with the style, sleeves or length but purely the wool fabric.

[Jock Scot]

You are probably right Simon, but in all honesty I don't remember.

[Malcolmcog]

That jacket is just maybe a bad picture ? The combination of the backward kilt, curious photshopped sporran and badly posed jacket don't help. At least if its from Pakistan means its almost Empire Made.
(When I was a wee boy all the cheap tat in Britain was Empire Made, usually meant Hong Kong or India).
(I can't really criticise cheap stuff from foreign land as I just bought a cheap Chinese kilt at 15 Quid)

[Nathan]

The real problem with cheap imported jackets isn't the look when you buy them, it's the internal construction. They mostly have glued breast plates rather than the floating kind. When the heat of dry cleaning is applied to a glued chest plate, the cloth both clings and puckers as the glue shrinks.

Sadly, this damage cannot be repaired so the garment needs to be replaced. If budget requires you to purchase low priced men's wear kilted or not, be very wary of dry cleaning and do your best to keep it as clean as you can. A quick spot clean to remove food spillage is far less likely to cause permanent damage.

Cheers,

N