Good find!
So St Kilda has it in production
https://stkildastore.com/Double-Brea...ade-to-Measure
I would quibble with calling it a Prince Charlie, however. What we call the Prince Charlie was originally called "the Coatee" and later "the Prince Charlie Coatee".
And the Prince Charlie is indeed a proper coatee, due to having the tails of a coatee.
This St Kilda jacket, like the ones the Alexander Brothers wore, is not a coatee as it lacks tails.
I would, rather, call it a Montrose with open lapels. (The Montrose ended at the waist all round.)
Here is the British military coatee worn c1800-1855, which the Prince Charlie Coatee was clearly copied from.
Last edited by OC Richard; 5th December 19 at 06:00 PM.
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