Hi all,

As winter approaches and we turn into cantonments, I am planning my next purchases.

I have afew questions for those who already ahve been through this process.

1.) Is the Great coat worn over shirt or over the habite? If it is worn over the habit how much bigger should it be than your normal measurements?

2.) Is a waistcoat worn and again if so how much bigger does the habite have to be to accomodate the habite?

3.) Did the 21st have special buttons at all and if so who supplies these?

I look forward to hearing from you. about these.

All the best,
Robert

Hi Robert,

good to hear from you again, i hope the family are well.

i)I understand that that in theory the Habit Veste is removed in foul weather and the greatcoat worn over the shirt.However, having said that i regularly wear my greatcoat over my habit or gilet if its cold enough!

I dont have the extra measurements to accomodate the greatcoat, when i had mine made i just got the maker to measure me with my habit veste on.

With the Bardin regulations a waist coat isn't worn with the habit-veste. Members have of course the gilet jacket which we believed wasnt worn under the habit but if you read the section on the web site for the 1812 regulations that Keith has recently added, it imples that a habit should be able to accomdate a gilet underneath, though there is no way i could wear one under my habit without bursting the seams of the habit-veste.Confusing isn't it!

Keith will be able to supply regimental buttons for the habit and gilet and wooden buttons for the greatcoat.

Regards
David

Hi David,

Brilliant stuff, I better stay off the mince opies this Christmas.

Family are well, hope yuors is as well. I still remeber how cold Sewerby was....freezing.

All the best, Rob