Prince Charlie jacket
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The Prince Charlie jacket is a formal black-tie Highland dress that was initially listed in tailor catalogs of the early 1920s as a coatee. Over the next couple of decades it became called a Prince Charlie (PC). When introduced, it was marketed as an alternative to the regulation doublet and was to be worn with a black or white bow tie else white lace jabot as well as a tartan or red vest. It is a formal evening jacket and not suitable to be worn for day dress with a long tie.
It is a short-cut jacket with short tails in the back. Embellished with scallop cuffs and silver buttons as well as silver buttons in the double breast style from the front, the back tails also have scallop flaps and silver buttons [1].
The jacket is named for Charles Edward Stuart. There is a common belief the Prince Charlie was inspired by a tartan coat worn by its name sake, though there is little evidence to support this. Tailors in the early 20th century used the name Prince Charlie as a marketing tactic [2].
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View of black Prince Charlie jackets from the back showing silver buttons -
Clan Chief Sir William Macpherson (right) with clan relative Commander Xerxes Z. in white Prince Charlie jacket (left)
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- ^ Blane, David (2022-10-10). "Why Was Prince Charlie Named After A Jacket?". Scotland Kilt Collection. Retrieved 2023-09-12.
- ^ "Why did Prince Charlie get a jacket named after him?". MacGregor and MacDuff. 2021-12-13. Retrieved 2023-09-12.