Which tweed for my jacket?

[Nathan]

I much prefer the bottom sample to the top.

[Mikilt]

I too am partial to the bottom sample.

[creagdhubh]

Definitely the brown based tweed with the subtle windowpane pattern (top). I think it looks very smart with the tartan and colour scheme of your kilt; a lovely contrast. The other tweed is smart as well, but its overal hue is more on the green side, like your kilt. Brown based tweeds, of any pattern, are highly underused this day in age, yet that wasn't always the case not too long ago. I absolutely adore them!

By the way, the medium-weight tweeds used for my kilt jackets and waistcoats are from Lovat Mill (Kirkton Range).

Cheers,

[creagdhubh]

The top sample appears a bit too "milk chocolate", to have the same degree of flexibility (though it is a lovely shade.)

I respectfully disagree, Ken. In my opinion, kilt jackets in brown based tweeds (whether it's herringbone, a lovely gun check, thornproof, windowpane, etc) pair well with virtually any tartan, in virtually any colour scheme. Thus, making it incredibly versatile, as well as unique. One sees way too many tweed kilt jackets that are a shade of green, blue, and charcoal. Boring!

[Kilted Cole]

Bottom all the way! ;)

[McMurdo]

Going with tartans or matching really is an idea that needs to be forgotten about in regards to Highland wear, having said that I really like both tweeds but I agree with Kyle that Brown tweeds are not seen enough these days and for that reason I would go for the Brown. I really like my Brown Argyll and find it works with every tartan

[knotty]

I think the top one looks better. Red & brown are a natural fit.

[TheOfficialBren]

The bottom one appears more chocolate brown on jy screen. Were it me I would go with whichever sample matches a chocolate brown tone better. Perhaps it's actually the top one?

[Tobus]

I like the top one better, for the reasons already stated by others. But then, I like brown hues with tartan kilts. The bottom one, to me, is a ho-hum generic grey. It may have interesting colours when seen up close, but from a distance it will look like plain old grey. Or at least that's how it looks on my monitor.

[MNlad]

I've long since given up on trying to judge colors by what is seen on the monitor. I ordered a Lochcarron Poacher tweed kilt several years ago thinking the predominant hue was green by what I saw online only to find it was more of a blue-teal under most lighting conditions. I love the kilt, but it was a bit of a shock at the time.

To my eye, both of those tweeds look great, but my preference is for the bottom one.