Prince Philip, Waistcoat

[MacCathmhaoil]

If you look at the third photo in the article in the link posted below you will notice Prince Philip dressed in a splendid tweed jacket and waistcoat! Now if you look very closely at the bottom of the waistcoat, on the Prince's left side, you'll notice a what appears to be a very dramatic reveal tailored to accommodate the sporran. I cannot say I've ever seen one cut quite like that!

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/704843...ueen-balmoral/

[Steve Ashton]

Do you mean the vest with the straight cut bottom? Those have been around for many years. Perhaps longer than the V cut style most commonly seen with kilt jackets today.

[MacCathmhaoil]

Steve, look very closely under the front panel of the jacket, it appears that the vest was originally cut as a notched bottom and they've adapted it with a flat notched out reveal.

[MacCathmhaoil]

The straight cut bottom doesn't appear to continue all the way across!

[Bruce Scott]

The unusual shape is clearer here:

[MacCathmhaoil]

That demonstrates the bottom well, you can see the almost tash-like flap that's left.

[kingandrew]

I dudn't see it in the first pic, ubt that second blow-up makes it clear. What an interesting choice. I wonder why they left the flap instead of just going straight around? An interesting look.

[Nomad]

If I think about it logically it makes a lot of sense. The waistcoat is more likely to ride up and show shirt at sides and rear, therefore by just cutting the front short it doesn't interfere with the sporran and reduces the chance of the back riding up and showing shirt when seated. Kind of makes a lot of sense to me and although unusual I quite like the look.

[Tobus]

Great post, and good eye for detail! I've always admired that particular waistcoat cut of his. I wonder if it was originally made like that, or if it was a later alteration to eliminate sporran interference. That bottom button is really close to the edge, and I suppose that could be original or could signify that it was altered. Either way, it looks great. And one might be tempted to modify a waiscoat in a similar manner, especially ones that weren't made for kilt wearing.

[Good Egg]

Great post, and good eye for detail! I've always admired that particular waistcoat cut of his. I wonder if it was originally made like that, or if it was a later alteration to eliminate sporran interference. That bottom button is really close to the edge, and I suppose that could be original or could signify that it was altered. Either way, it looks great. And one might be tempted to modify a waiscoat in a similar manner, especially ones that weren't made for kilt wearing.

Given that we're discussing HRH DoE I'd hazard a guess that it was tailored like that. Whether it's a designed exclusivly for HRH is a good question especialy if it was his idea.