Tartan jacket

**jhockin** · 16th March 18, 08:26 AM

Came across an article in the local paper, about an upcoming musical performance featuring a Canadian (born in Scotland) musician. Interesting jacket ( appears to be canadian provincial tartans, but can't tell if it has all ten... plus two for the territory's?). Maybe the Wizard should have a similar one, kilt style?

( not my cup of tea, but maybe I could do something similar, in a kilt...)

https://www.abbynews.com/entertainme...to-abbotsford/

Click image for larger version.

Name: image.jpeg
Views: 42
Size: 54.0 KB
ID: 33471

**LKM** · 16th March 18, 08:31 AM

Interesting jacket. I'm not sure I would have gone with that many tartans if it was me picking out the material, yet it really does draw attention.

**ShaunMaxwell** · 16th March 18, 10:28 AM

I'd say that one tartan per jacket is plenty.

SM

**Taskr** · 16th March 18, 12:42 PM

Not provincial tartan themed because his right side is Cape Breton - a nod to Ashley and Natalie? Nova Scotia is his left sleeve. I suppose all the stuff in between could be the Strait of Canso

**Father Bill** · 16th March 18, 01:47 PM

He's a performer. It's a costume. A good one, but a costume.

**RichardtheLarge** · 16th March 18, 07:16 PM

Gruesome.

John McDermott has a lovely voice, though! I very much recommend his Scottish and Irish folk music albums.

**jhockin** · 17th March 18, 09:53 AM

I think the right-side, front of the jacket is Newfoundland tartan, and the left sleeve looks like Nova Scotia tartan.

**kingandrew** · 17th March 18, 04:48 PM

I rather like it. Full disclosure: I own a patchwork plaid madras jacket that I wore earlier this week, on an unseasonably warm day. So you have some context for my opinion.

I would draw the line at a matching kilt, however

The Scottish designer Siobhan MacKenzie does something similar in some of her work, but usually alternating a single tartan with a single tweed, rather than the tartan rainbow seen here.

Andrew