Quote Originally Posted by Friday View Post
... The though of wearing a wool jacket and vest for most of the year brings images of a sauna to mind. I like the look and style of jacket and vest with a kilt, but I would imagine that some would look at a light weight cotton/linen jacket and vest disrespectful to highland customs and traditions. For me it is a fact of reality adapting to the local conditions.

Friday,

Take a look at these two jacket / waist coat combinations







These are cotton twill jackets from Target. They are by the "One Star" brand marketed to young hip people (which is interesting as I am neither young nor hip ).

They are lightweight jackets and good for warm weather. I liked the way they looked and my wife shortened them and added the sporran cutaway and added epaulets.

The vest is corduroy, also from Target and also shorten by my wife.

I make no claim that they are in any way traditional Highland attire.

Now we certainly took a page from the traditional Highland attire to get them the right length and adding the epaulets to the jackets that for some reason just look so right with kilts.

But I think they work and are practical for the weather we have here in California.

Most importantly, they reflect my own kilted style.

Cheers

Jamie