Original British Pre-WWI Scottish Royal Scots Fusiliers Scarlet Red Dress Doublet Original Items

Original Item: Only One Available. This is a very nice Pre-WWI era Royal Scots Doublet. This full dress uniform tunic has 8 gilt brass buttons with the Royal Scots coat of arms down the front. Other notable features are epaulets with lovely insignia, stand up collar with white piping and Officer’s “Thistle Flaming Bomb” badges. The interior is fully lined in a rather heavy cotton/wool material with remnants of a paper label.

A doublet is a man’s snug-fitting jacket that is shaped and fitted to the man’s body. The garment was worn in Spain, and spread to the rest of Western Europe, from the late Middle Ages up to the mid-17th century. The doublet was hip length or waist length and worn over the shirt or drawers. Until the end of the 15th century, the doublet was usually worn under another layer of clothing such as a gown, mantle, overtunic or jerkin when in public.

Throughout the 300 years of its use, the doublet served the same purpose: to give fashionable shape and padding to the body, to support the hose by providing ties, and to provide warmth to the body. The only things that changed about the doublet over its history was its style and cut, as you can see from this example here.

The uniform doublet is in overall wonderful condition but there are the expected scattered moth nips, slight thread separation and staining.

A great example that comes more than ready for further research and display.

Approximate Measurements:
Collar to shoulder: 9″
Shoulder to sleeve: 25”
Shoulder to shoulder: 14”
Chest width: 17″
Waist width: 15″
Front length: 19.5″