Scottish-made kilt jackets under $100

[jsrnephdoc]

Personally I would first look at tweeds that contrast and coordinate with the kilt rather than match it.

Here's a quick collage of Glen Affric with four different jacket colours, this confirms that blue works well, really coordinating with the yellow. From this lineup I'd go with the Lomond Blue, though in truth all of them work fine.

Just to be sure: I think "Lomond" blue is the darker of the two. Here in "Amurica," I'm concerned that were I to show up at an event attired in those colors, the more frequently asked question than "isn't that a REALLY old tartan" would be "when did you graduate from Clemson, and are you going to their next football game?"

I still like the windowpane tans, because in a way they merge the red and yellow in the tartan, and while blue wasn't even on my radar, I can certainly see how it would work. I already have a highland green tweed jacket, so that gives me an option as well if I decide not to splurge on a new jacket. But, assuming that eventually I acquire a Robertson Red (white line) kilt, the darker blue would probably work with IT, too.

Now, REALLY going into the weeds, I'm told (haven't checked myself, yet) that House of Edgar weaves Glen Affric on BOTH single and double width looms. The former would obviously be more expensive; I'm also told that in single width, it's woven with traditional "herringbone" selvedge. While that might have some historical significance, I can't imagine that anyone on the planet, even the most adventuresome and naughty person peeking UNDER the kilt, would have a clue about that.

But I had to ask…

[jsrnephdoc]

It takes a while! The first Pipe Band I played in, in the 1970s, wore that full kit for performances and we got pretty efficient at getting dressed.

Here's an ex-Scots Guards piper demonstrating the Scots Guards method of putting on the plaid.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E1XGDB8EtNI&t=10s

I just watched that video. Almost impossible to imagine that this evolved from just trying to survive the night among one's sheep in the highlands wrapped up in a blanket derived what the sheep wore genetically!