Newbie ??? about a sports coat

[sbroomheadsr]

Well, as the title says, I am asking about a sports coat. I did a search and didn't find an answer to my question, which is:
If you don't have the classic or proper jacket to go with your kilt, can you get by wearing a sports coat? This would be for an upscale casual time out like putting the jacket on over a polo shirt with jeans. Or, perhaps, it is with casual slacks and a button down shirt.

I've read that you can treat a kilt like jeans for attire but I just was curious.

BTW, the jacket is not lime green striped or yellow paisley. Wife tossed those out years ago.

Steven

[GrainReaper]

My opinion is that a Saxon coat or jacket is a bit long to be worn with the kilt, so most have a purpose made jacket to wear with their kilt, However.....

There are many of us on here who have done a jacket conversion on a non kilt jacket, I bought a fine tweed jacket over at my local thrift store and shortened it and rounded the front for the sporran cutout. Search the forum for "jacket conversion" for examples and how-to threads

[The Wizard of BC]

There are some distinct differences between a sport coat and a jacket cut for a kilt.

As has been mentioned a jacket designed to be worn with trousers will be longer. On average a suit jacket or sport coat will have the bottom just at the bottom of the buttocks. This is the hide the pucker caused by the trouser legs.

here is a normal sport coat designed to be worn with trousers.




A jacket designed to be worn with a kilt will have the bottom to the crest of the hips. (or about where the bottom of the Fell of your kilt is.)
This results in the bottom of the jacket being close to the same length as the sleeves.
There is also a cut-away in the front to go around the sporran.
Most kilt jackets are also double back vented.

[Liam]

The simple answer is no. Wear a sweater or a sweater vest instead, or just a dress shirt with or without a tie.
Cheers....

[GrainReaper]

Or a wool vest (waistcoat) Saxon vests are typically the same length as a kilt specific one, you could add a vest to your wardrobe, just remember that a vest with adjuster straps should only be worn under a jacket and not as a stand alone

[OC Richard]

My answer is that nowadays it would look out of place to wear an ordinary or "Saxon" jacket with traditional Highland Dress. This has been true since at least around 1900.

But it wasn't always so, and in the mid-19th century it was not at all uncommon.

And a "Saxon" cut jacket can look great with "contemporary" kiltwearing.

Some of the nicest photos I've seen of kiltwearing have included long jackets. Here's a wonderfully put-together outfit which was part of a lengthy discussion here a while back



And this terrific image from c1860 with wonderful fleur-de-lis hose