The Argyll or 'Argyle' kilt jacket is primarily characterised by the distinctive gauntlet cuff. It usually has epaulettes on the shoulders, a one-button close, scalloped-button pockets, with a curved front to better accommodate the sporran.
This is our fully customisable tweed option, where you can choose from our range of in-house stock tweeds, the final specifications to best suit your tastes, and sized to your supplied measurements. Colour notes:
- Charcoal & Charcoal Arrochar: These are the best all-rounders, which match well with almost all tartans, and can suit a variety of occasions. The fine-weave arrochar is especially adaptable as either formal or day wear.
- Lovat Green & Lovat Blue: These very traditional options are well suited to match 'Ancient' colourway tartans, although can provide a light contrast to 'Modern' ones too.
- Lomond Blue, Nary Arrochar: These darker shades match well with many 'Modern' Colourway tartans, especially those with a blue base colour.
- Highland Green and Forest Green: the Highland is the darker shade, and is again good for 'Modern' Colourway tartans. Forest Green is slightly lighter and has a beautiful herringbone pattern - this one is mottled blue, so matches very well with any tartans with a green-blue base, of either Colourway.
- Light Grey Arrochar: a striking modern tweed, with a fine weave, so popular as a formal tweed.
The Traditional Argyll Jacket can be worn with or without a 5 button vest and is usually accompanied with a belt and buckle set when a waist coat is not worn.
Measuring advice:
- Chest: measure around the chest at under-arm height, while wearing a shirt or t-shirt, with your arms by your side. Note that this may not correspond to your usual suit size.
- Waist: measure around the waist at roughly naval height - in line with the top of the hips. *This is higher than where your trousers sit*. Let us know if you're wearing your kilt when you do this, as it can sometimes add to your waist or act as a girdle.
- Sleeve length: find a suit jacket you already own that fits well, and measure from the shoulder seam down to the cuff.
- Back length: measure from the nape of the neck (where the top of your shirt sits) to the base of the spine - where your tailbone sticks out. We use this, the sleeve length and your height to work out a proportional back length for the jacket. If you have an exact measurement for the back (ie if you've taken it from a well fitting jacket, from the collar seam to bottom) please let us know in the additional instructions box
The Argyll or 'Argyle' kilt jacket is primarily characterised by the distinctive gauntlet cuff. It usually has epaulettes on the shoulders, a one-button close, scalloped-button pockets, with a curved front to better accommodate the sporran.
This is our fully customisable tweed option, where you can choose from our range of in-house stock tweeds, the final specifications to best suit your tastes, and sized to your supplied measurements. Colour notes:
- Charcoal & Charcoal Arrochar: These are the best all-rounders, which match well with almost all tartans, and can suit a variety of occasions. The fine-weave arrochar is especially adaptable as either formal or day wear.
- Lovat Green & Lovat Blue: These very traditional options are well suited to match 'Ancient' colourway tartans, although can provide a light contrast to 'Modern' ones too.
- Lomond Blue, Nary Arrochar: These darker shades match well with many 'Modern' Colourway tartans, especially those with a blue base colour.
- Highland Green and Forest Green: the Highland is the darker shade, and is again good for 'Modern' Colourway tartans. Forest Green is slightly lighter and has a beautiful herringbone pattern - this one is mottled blue, so matches very well with any tartans with a green-blue base, of either Colourway.
- Light Grey Arrochar: a striking modern tweed, with a fine weave, so popular as a formal tweed.
The Traditional Argyll Jacket can be worn with or without a 5 button vest and is usually accompanied with a belt and buckle set when a waist coat is not worn.
Measuring advice:
- Chest: measure around the chest at under-arm height, while wearing a shirt or t-shirt, with your arms by your side. Note that this may not correspond to your usual suit size.
- Waist: measure around the waist at roughly naval height - in line with the top of the hips. *This is higher than where your trousers sit*. Let us know if you're wearing your kilt when you do this, as it can sometimes add to your waist or act as a girdle.
- Sleeve length: find a suit jacket you already own that fits well, and measure from the shoulder seam down to the cuff.
- Back length: measure from the nape of the neck (where the top of your shirt sits) to the base of the spine - where your tailbone sticks out. We use this, the sleeve length and your height to work out a proportional back length for the jacket. If you have an exact measurement for the back (ie if you've taken it from a well fitting jacket, from the collar seam to bottom) please let us know in the additional instructions box