Herringbone Vests

[OC Richard]

I do love a nice brown herringbone tweed with my kilts.

I just picked up this Harris Tweed waistcoat for $40 on Ebay, new with tags.

I want my waistcoats to have all four pockets; I end up having stuff in all of them when running around at a Highland Games or a piping gig.



Here out at a Games a few years ago with a different waistcoat

[gsmacleod]

Of my tweed jackets, two have a herringbone pattern as does an odd waistcoat I have and my inverness cape. In my experience, herringbone pairs with a kilt and certainly does not detract from the kilt.

Inverness cape


Chestnut brown tweed jacket


Blue tweed jacket


Chocolate brown waistcoat


Shane

[Lorie Croft]

In my opinion, herringbone jackets and vest go very nicely with kilts. If you have a general color in mind, I have a swatch book from Marton Mills. I can send you photos.

Best,
Lorie

[McMurdo]

I think Harringbone works well with the kilt. My favourite kilt jacket and waistcoat combo is harringbone from 1931, so I would say it has precedent.

[COScotsman]

Thank you all for your thoughts.

[OC Richard]

If you have a general color in mind, I have a swatch book from Marton Mills. I can send you photos.

And they have their tweeds online

https://martonmills.com/product-category/tweeds/

I got a half-dozen swatches of their tweeds and I will say that (at least on my laptop) the colours seen on their website run fairly true.

In comparing several of their tweeds with the four kilts I have (in Modern, Weathered, and Muted colours) I found that the tweed that looked best with all was Marton Mills' CGE147 Plover. It's wonderfully neutral and "tones with" everything.

I'm a Marton Mills fan. Here's my jacket in CGE254 Multicheck and kilt in their tartan tweed Hunting Stewart Weathered.

[Standard]

I wear a herringbone vest a lot in cooler weather with my kilts. I've always liked the look personally.

[LoE]

I do love a nice brown herringbone tweed with my kilts.

I just picked up this Harris Tweed waistcoat for $40 on Ebay, new with tags.

I want my waistcoats to have all four pockets; I end up having stuff in all of them when running around at a Highland Games or a piping gig.



Here out at a Games a few years ago with a different waistcoat

That vest was a score. I like it. Really like it.

[Jock Scot]

Nothing wrong with herringbone tweed worn with the kilt. But, like most things in life, some herringbone tweeds are more effective than others. Only a month or so ago I saw a really smashing and beautifully cut green herringbone tweed jacket and waistcoat worn with the kilt here in Fort William .