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YouLookFab Forum » Topic: Would you wear a plaid suit? https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/would-you-wear-a-plaid-suit Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 19 Apr 2026 15:42:55 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php JAileen on "Would you wear a plaid suit?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/would-you-wear-a-plaid-suit/page/2#post-2401323 Wed, 24 Dec 2025 16:35:58 +0000 JAileen 2401323@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ BrieN, I’m surprised to learn several here already had a Blackwatch suit!  It would have been fun to have a thread of everyone wearing them.  Ket, oh my goodness, you absolutely must post a picture of your tartan! Ket on "Would you wear a plaid suit?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/would-you-wear-a-plaid-suit/page/2#post-2401247 Tue, 23 Dec 2025 18:20:56 +0000 Ket 2401247@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Team Tartan forever and ever! I am descended from Scottish royalty and I wear tartan with great pride.  :D I would absolutely wear a tartain/plaid suit. It has to be the right tartan and colors, but I would wear it. 1000%. I used to own a very 1980s frilly collared button-up shirt in red tartan. I adored it. (Think Diane of Cheers) The tartan item has to have a lot of frill, tailoring, etc for me to really wear it and love it. That said, even a lining in a tartan purse lining or coat lining would make me happy. BrieN on "Would you wear a plaid suit?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/would-you-wear-a-plaid-suit/page/2#post-2401228 Mon, 22 Dec 2025 23:30:29 +0000 BrieN 2401228@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I have and I would again! I loved my blackwatch suit back in the day - a long jacket that cinched at the waist and a pencil skirt. I wore the heck out of that. I would wear one again - for sure.  JAileen on "Would you wear a plaid suit?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/would-you-wear-a-plaid-suit/page/2#post-2401123 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 17:34:01 +0000 JAileen 2401123@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Avicennia, I’d still like to see your tartan.   I’m glad you’re getting the shawl.  For me, Blackwatch reminds me of when my son was in high school and played in the pipe band.  Plus it’s a classic. avicennia on "Would you wear a plaid suit?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/would-you-wear-a-plaid-suit/page/2#post-2401095 Thu, 18 Dec 2025 02:18:24 +0000 avicennia 2401095@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ JAileen, I’m with you. As a multi-generation US American it feels awfully removed. But my grandfather had a few tartan pieces from his grandfather and I’m tempted to wear a tie (women wearing ties is another story). Just so you know you’ve inspired me—I ordered a Blackwatch shawl! JAileen on "Would you wear a plaid suit?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/would-you-wear-a-plaid-suit/page/2#post-2400934 Mon, 15 Dec 2025 19:53:59 +0000 JAileen 2400934@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Kelly, thank you.  I hope to wear the pieces in a fun way, whether together or separately.   Helena, thank you.  Interestingly, I had saved a photo of Meghan Markle wearing a gorgeous Blackwatch coat.  I ended up getting one, too, but mine is more of a swing coat, whereas hers was belted, I think.  BTW, I don’t think your outfits are boring.  They are quiet, as opposed to loud, like the yellow suit.   Helena on "Would you wear a plaid suit?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/would-you-wear-a-plaid-suit/page/2#post-2400867 Sun, 14 Dec 2025 21:20:59 +0000 Helena 2400867@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Husbands lol! SO helpful *eye roll* ;) I would personally be one to break the pieces up but that is because I am boring. You definitely would NOT look like the yellow suit guy. If anything I think it has Kate Middleton vibes! The tartan plaid is so classic. kellygirl on "Would you wear a plaid suit?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/would-you-wear-a-plaid-suit/page/2#post-2400827 Sun, 14 Dec 2025 16:24:54 +0000 kellygirl 2400827@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I love it! It has all kinds of styling potential! It could skew conservative or whimsical. I hope to fit into mine again someday--although mine is metallic brown plaid (old BR.)  JAileen on "Would you wear a plaid suit?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/would-you-wear-a-plaid-suit/page/2#post-2400826 Sun, 14 Dec 2025 16:17:43 +0000 JAileen 2400826@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Avicennia, thank you for your input.  I wish you had shown your tartan. Supposedly we have one, but it’s from so long ago that I would be a poser if I were to claim it.  When our son played in a pipe band at festivals, we’d walk around looking at the booths, I saw the tartan, but I’ve already forgotten it. Carla, yes, that’s how I plan to wear it - together, apart, with a dog sweater, just for fun.  I’ve been so busy that I haven’t had a chance to take any pictures or hem the pants or anything. Carla on "Would you wear a plaid suit?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/would-you-wear-a-plaid-suit/page/2#post-2400757 Sat, 13 Dec 2025 07:35:17 +0000 Carla 2400757@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Yes!  I’d buy a plaid suit to wear as a suit and to act as the catalyst for a great mix and match capsule.  I love Suz’s styling of hers with a striped shirt!  Agree 100% you should style yours with a dog sweater!   avicennia on "Would you wear a plaid suit?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/would-you-wear-a-plaid-suit/page/2#post-2400756 Sat, 13 Dec 2025 07:05:15 +0000 avicennia 2400756@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I’m very late to this thread, but coming in to say that I’m fascinated by tartan and Blackwatch is my favorite. My family tartan is Hay, which is quite busy—think Christmas wrapping. Blackwatch is elegant and chic, I’d wear the suit in a heartbeat. I almost bought myself a Blackwatch shawl this year, but I’m done Christmas shopping for myself! JAileen on "Would you wear a plaid suit?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/would-you-wear-a-plaid-suit/page/2#post-2400654 Thu, 11 Dec 2025 17:22:00 +0000 JAileen 2400654@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Murph and Suz, the yellow suit is LOUD!  Thanks, both of you for your vote of confidence.  Suz, I should have remembered your suit.  It looks great with the striped top and sneakers. Suz on "Would you wear a plaid suit?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/would-you-wear-a-plaid-suit/page/2#post-2400650 Thu, 11 Dec 2025 16:07:18 +0000 Suz 2400650@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ If the quesiton is, would *I* wear a plaid suit, the answer is an obvious YES because I did wear a black watch plaid suit for years until it bit the dust and I mourn it daily! I loved that suit!!!!! And I wore both pieces separately to death. It was an absolute workhorse for me and if I ever find something similar I am snapping it up.  I like the suit a lot! I even like the yellow one! I personally need a shorter jacket to make it work. But that is a cut question, not a pattern question. :)  Murph11 on "Would you wear a plaid suit?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/would-you-wear-a-plaid-suit/page/2#post-2400602 Wed, 10 Dec 2025 18:50:15 +0000 Murph11 2400602@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I'd wear your suit-- and maybe the yellow one (w/o the vest) JAileen on "Would you wear a plaid suit?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/would-you-wear-a-plaid-suit/page/2#post-2400589 Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:42:41 +0000 JAileen 2400589@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Janet, thank you.  My husband just saw a plaid suit and immediately thought of Nicholas Lowry.  We talk about him when we see him on the show.  This yellow suit is about the loudest, but even plaids that I might wear as a coat seem even louder as a three piece suit.  I looked for a picture of him in Blackwatch but couldn’t find anything. Karie, thank you.  I like your preppy idea - maybe with sneakers? Judy, I’m glad you and your sisters are fine now.  My husband does have a good sense of humor.   VioletMyra, thank you.  I’m going to keep the pants, and whether I wear them with the jacket or not,  the lovely Fabbers here have given me a few ideas for wearing them. Carol, well, I was an accountant.  Hmmm… Brooklyn,  thank you.  I think my husband was kind of joking, but the reference to Nicholas Lowry did give me pause - his style is pretty extreme. Brooklyn on "Would you wear a plaid suit?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/would-you-wear-a-plaid-suit/page/2#post-2400554 Wed, 10 Dec 2025 09:40:55 +0000 Brooklyn 2400554@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I think you should keep both - you can wear them as separates or together. I don’t think your combination is nearly as maximal as the second photo. Try it! It’s a shame your husband said that - sometime a remark like that can poison your mind against a particular look. But family members have no filter. Just tell him you are being fashion forward and his eye hasn’t adjusted yet. Carol on "Would you wear a plaid suit?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/would-you-wear-a-plaid-suit/page/2#post-2400542 Wed, 10 Dec 2025 02:50:42 +0000 Carol 2400542@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ This seems like a trendy look… Both pieces together. The kind of outfit that makes you stand out in college, art, school, design school… Etc. For the creative, for sure. I love that look, and would wear it. Having somewhere to go would help – – a holiday party, for instance. Also a poetry reading – – anything like that. VioletMyra on "Would you wear a plaid suit?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/would-you-wear-a-plaid-suit#post-2400540 Wed, 10 Dec 2025 02:41:38 +0000 VioletMyra 2400540@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Love the Black-watch plaid suit. Wear the pieces together, wear them as separates; you will get a lot of joy from your ensembles. Best wishes to all. judy on "Would you wear a plaid suit?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/would-you-wear-a-plaid-suit#post-2400537 Wed, 10 Dec 2025 01:26:34 +0000 judy 2400537@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Oh thx, J'Aileen.  My sisters outgrew their critical habits.  As adults, we all get along great!  It sounds like your husband has a great sense of humor. Karie on "Would you wear a plaid suit?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/would-you-wear-a-plaid-suit#post-2400518 Tue, 09 Dec 2025 18:39:10 +0000 Karie 2400518@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I love Blackwatch plaid, and I would absolutely wear it. Like LJP said, it’s all in how you style it. Go all classy with a silk top and heels, or go all preppy, and you’ll nail it. Janet on "Would you wear a plaid suit?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/would-you-wear-a-plaid-suit#post-2400514 Tue, 09 Dec 2025 18:01:20 +0000 Janet 2400514@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I relate to LJP’s comments. I personally would be unlikely to wear a plaid suit, but I literally cannot remember when I last wore a suit anyway! Suits have always been hard for me since it’s very unusual for me to find a jacket and pants that match AND both fit me properly. This is a classic, restrained plaid and a classic cut, so I don’t see your husband’s comparison at all! JAileen on "Would you wear a plaid suit?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/would-you-wear-a-plaid-suit#post-2400513 Tue, 09 Dec 2025 17:16:04 +0000 JAileen 2400513@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Bijou, your suit sounds divine!  My husband was kind of kidding. Jenni, thank you.  I love that your husband can’t stop talking about LOTR.  Here in the US we have a late night talk show host who is completely obsessed with the books, movies, etc.  He talks about it all the time.  My husband reread the trilogy before seeing the movies.  I have never read the trilogy.  My brother gave it to me  and the Hobbit for Christmas one year.  He advised reading the Hobbit first.  I read about 50 pages about a round green door and gave up.  <div> </div><div>Cat2, yes, I think I will be able to find enough occasions to wear the pants that even if I never wore them together, the pants wouldn’t go to waste. </div><div>Robin, yes the Fabbers have helped a lot.  I looked for a picture of Nicholas Lowry wearing a Blackwatch suit to no avail.  That alone probably tells us it’s a subtle plaid. Angie, yes, I’m keeping them.  You and the others have given me a lot of great ideas.  I still can’t do a try on.  We’re having some workmen in this morning. Judy, I’m so sorry you had such mean sisters.  I had two older brothers who never noticed anything, and my husband is actually a very kind person.   </div> judy on "Would you wear a plaid suit?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/would-you-wear-a-plaid-suit#post-2400512 Tue, 09 Dec 2025 16:32:24 +0000 judy 2400512@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/  I would wear a plaid suit, depends on the occasion and fabric, but I would get use out of wearing the jacket and pants separately too.  If you love it, go for it...or get a wool one.  About your husbands comment, I have found that going my own way with regard to style, I must disregard others opinions to a great degree.  He's giving you an opportunity to trust yourself , even if it stings a bit.  I have often shared here that I grew up in the middle of a big family with two older sisters who were ruthless with their criticisms no matter what I showed up wearing to the breakfast table during all our school years.  So consequently I grew a thick skin, stopped seeking their approval and continued to allow myself fun expression with clothes.  Of course it's different in a marriage where you can ask for him to be supportive!   Angie on "Would you wear a plaid suit?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/would-you-wear-a-plaid-suit#post-2400511 Tue, 09 Dec 2025 15:10:28 +0000 Angie 2400511@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ JAilleen, LOVE that both doggies are represented in the outfit! Sounds like you're keeping the pants ;)  RobinF on "Would you wear a plaid suit?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/would-you-wear-a-plaid-suit#post-2400510 Tue, 09 Dec 2025 14:00:21 +0000 RobinF 2400510@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I personally don't wear suits these days but love these two pieces. This is much more subtle than a lot of plaids and would be fun for some mix and match. Lots of great ideas from the fabbers.  cat2 on "Would you wear a plaid suit?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/would-you-wear-a-plaid-suit#post-2400509 Tue, 09 Dec 2025 13:08:21 +0000 cat2 2400509@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Yes, the doggie sweater would be perfect. And the black watch plaid works with a number of dark neutrals, so figuring out shoes shouldn’t be a problem. Jenni NZ on "Would you wear a plaid suit?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/would-you-wear-a-plaid-suit#post-2400507 Tue, 09 Dec 2025 09:35:52 +0000 Jenni NZ 2400507@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I think it’s lovely and I am not keen on your husband’s comment. If my husband said something like that when I liked something a lot I would be upset. Having said that, mine is constantly making jokes or comments (I asked him the other day if he could possibly go 24 hours without quoting from The Lord of The Rings movies but he didn’t think he could) and most are not unkind, it just might depend if the comment touched a nerve I guess. It sounds good to wear either together or separately. Bijou on "Would you wear a plaid suit?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/would-you-wear-a-plaid-suit#post-2400505 Tue, 09 Dec 2025 07:19:55 +0000 Bijou 2400505@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Yes - one of my favourite all-time suits was a black watch skirt suit in pure wool. I don't have much need for suits any more, but I think a plaid suit is less conservative and if the perfect one found it's way to me, I would be very happy. Your husband is hilarious - but there is NO WAY that your suit comes close to that level of flamboyance. JAileen on "Would you wear a plaid suit?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/would-you-wear-a-plaid-suit#post-2400500 Tue, 09 Dec 2025 02:55:33 +0000 JAileen 2400500@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ Donna, great idea!  Our son was in a Scottish pipe band and their tartan was Blackwatch.  So my Radley Scottie bag would be perfect with the outfit.  It’s funny, the pants are machine washable and the jacket is dry cleanable.  I assume that’s due to the shoulder pads, etc.  Good idea to dry clean them together.   <div> </div><div>Angie, if I wear the Jack Russell sweater together with the Radley Scottie bag, then both boys are represented.  :) Bonnie, thanks.  It is a lot of look as Tim Gunn would say. </div> Bonnie on "Would you wear a plaid suit?" https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/would-you-wear-a-plaid-suit#post-2400499 Tue, 09 Dec 2025 02:07:20 +0000 Bonnie 2400499@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ I would wear them as separates, not together. Love the color and the plaid.