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Sounds like a plan.

As a big STI fan, I know that thing isn't light. You might sew something on the back of the arpon to stiffen the bottom and the tops of the pockets to reduce/remove any sagging caused by the weapon.

When you do your dry run, make sure whatever you're putting in your "pocket" weighs the same as your 1911; that way, if it does sag, people will already be used to it by the time you start carrying.

Somtimes special circumstances require special gear.

It seems to me that if you're going to carry something that substantial with an outfit that doesn't really permit it, and you don't want to have to wait a year and pay out the nose for some seriously custom leatherwork, you should think about making your own rig.

I'm thinking something like a "behind the apron fanny-pack" type of thing would work well. It would definately be in a location only your hands would have any good reason to be.

If not part of the apron, then something that clipped to the front of your jeans, hung low enough, and was anchored @ the holster to your jeans by a button-fly hole or an extra snap, stitched-in velcro, etc... would work well. I'd probably orient it "grip up", as well, to facilitate an easier draw since it'll be so low (comparitavely).

You could probably put the whole thing together with a comp-tac kydex holster body, a bit of leather, some clips, and a few other items you could easily obtain.

Granted, the whole "hidden" aspect relies on your apron staying in place, so you may consider (at a minimum) of running both ends around a side belt loop before knotting in the back, in case it the knot comes undone. I'm sure you could think of plenty of ways to keep the apron in place should the tie fail, it's just something to think about.

Let us know what you end up doing and how well it works out!