Question about bias cut tartan waistcoats.

[Todd Bradshaw]

It might also be possible to think outside the box a bit. This is one my wife made me using Harris Tweed on the front and a medium weight cotton/poly suede cloth for the back and lapels. It has more fabric heft and less of that "underwear" look on the back than my satin-backed vests and was carefully fitted and tapered so that there is no need for the little belt on the back. Traditional? Maybe not, but to my eye it looks finished enough on the back to stand alone. This style also takes a minimal amount of wool or tartan.