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The Rogue Waistcoat in a brown and black houndstooth, on a dress form
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The Rogue
Waistcoat

A waistcoat cut on early-century lines — higher through the body and closer at the waist, built to sit correctly over a kilt instead of riding up over one. Full back, shawl lapel, dedicated watch-chain buttonhole, made to one man's measurements.

Commissions from

$285

Lead time

12 to 14 weeks

Final price moves with the cloth you choose, up to $350. We settle on the fabric and the figure together on the fitting call.

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Specification

Cut to the body,
not the average

A ready-to-wear waistcoat splits the difference between a few thousand chests and fits none of them correctly. This one starts with your measurements and is cut to sit right under a jacket or over a kilt.

Cloth
Wool tweed, houndstooth or solid weaves — weight to be confirmed
Back
Full back, cut from the shell cloth, not just the lining
Lapel
Shawl lapel
Buttonhole
A dedicated watch-chain buttonhole, standard on every waistcoat
Hem
Straight or peaked, your choice
Pockets
Welted or patched, your choice
Hardware
Buckle in black, gold, or silver
Lead time
12 to 14 weeks from the fitting call
Before You Commit

Worth reading first

The Revival Is Happening Now
No. I

The Revival Is Happening Now

The strongest kilt-wearing culture in the world is no longer in Scotland alone. It is thriving among the diaspora too, in the games fields and family gatherings of a country Scotland's people helped build — and that is worth understanding before you commission anything.

How Your Clan Got Its Tartan
No. II

How Your Clan Got Its Tartan

The pairing of a sett to a surname is younger than most men assume, and it came together at a moment when Scotland was pouring real care into making Highland dress mean something again. That history is worth knowing before you choose one.

The Kilt Was Workwear
No. III

The Kilt Was Workwear

Long before it was ceremonial dress, the small kilt — the garment nearly everyone now means by the word — was cut for hard, physical Highland labor. It was practical clothing first, and that history is worth knowing.