Pleats all round

[figheadair]

Ithis is the only time I've seen a paned doublet worn with a kilt.

Which Doublet do you mean? I can't see one that looks like what I think of a a pained Doublet, that's a term I more readily associate with Tudor style garments.

[Karl R]

Which Doublet do you mean?

The one worn by Lord Mungo Murray.

I can't see one that looks like what I think of a a pained Doublet, that's a term I more readily associate with Tudor style garments.

If you take a close look at the sleeves, they meet the definition of paned (or slashed) sleeves: "A sleeve made in panes or panels, allowing a lining or shirt-sleeve to show through."

The general shape of the doublet is different from the Tudor doublets, but the paned/slashed elements seem to be a throwback to the 17th century.

[Liam]

I think I have come up with an explanation:
The painters were English or new to kilting and thought the pleats belonged in the front!
(Just kidding)😉😉😉

[kingandrew]

Karl-

If you look at the dates provided in the original post for Lord Mungo Murray's life, you will see that the doublet is not a "throwback" to the 17th Century, because the gentleman in the portrait actually lived in the 17th Century. Ergo, the doublet was a relatively current style during his lifetime.

I have always liked the panache of this particular portrait.

Andrew

[OC Richard]

Here are slashed sleeves at the beginning of the 18th century



and a bit later on in the 18th century

[figheadair]

The one worn by Lord Mungo Murray.


If you take a close look at the sleeves, they meet the definition of paned (or slashed) sleeves: "A sleeve made in panes or panels, allowing a lining or shirt-sleeve to show through."

The general shape of the doublet is different from the Tudor doublets, but the paned/slashed elements seem to be a throwback to the 17th century.

Got it. I thought you meant the Victorian one, hence my confusion.