Help me pick a shirt and tie (pics)

[AKScott]

Cleared to go kilted to church tomorrow. Very casual place, long haired hippie people in flip flops are welcome. But it is Easter of course.

I am going with a buttoned shirt and a tie, no jacket/ blazer/ Argylle/ PC.



Among the above the Lovat blue and Lovat green hose I have look awfully similar to the lighter steel blue shirt. I can't see the darker French blue shirt working at all.

I am not anxious to trot out my claret hose tomorrow, though it seems maybe a good choice considering my limited shirt selection.

Do I want the bottom end of the tie even with the top of my kilt, or the top of my kilt belt? Thanks.

[AKScott]

Shoes matter I suppose. And weather. I could ditch the tie and go with collar button undone nice shirt, work boots and scrunched down wool socks.

[chrisupyonder]

Black shoes for sure.

This is me.







I also have a pair of navy blue hose which also look good.

[BroosterB1]

Blue shirt, blue hose with red garter ties, yellow tie. Its easter don't look so somber

[Spiff]

As far as shoes I would go with brown to match the Sporran (and a brown belt if one is worn) Personally I like the light blue shirt with the yellow tie, and either blue hose with red garter or green hose with blue garter. Just my 2 cents.

[chrisupyonder]

No real need to match anything. Chuck em all int the air and see what lands with what.

Brown sporran with black shoes, no problem.

[CMcG]

Option #1: mix it up
striped tie, light blue shirt, green hose, blue garter ties, black shoes.

Option #2: match it up
blue tie, light blue shirt, blue hose, red garter ties, brown shoes

Option #1 (or some variation on the theme) might be a more traditional way to go, i.e. don't worry about being to matchy-matchy. The second picture you posted could work nicely as well.

Will anyone else be kilted?

[Lyle1]

Blue shirt, blue hose with red garter ties, yellow tie. Its easter don't look so somber

I agree with these picks for Easter for a cheerful look, but I'll specify the light blue shirt. I like both shirts and all of the ties (even the one with elephants), but a cheerful look will blend in better with the less formally dressed worshipers. My preference with the brown sporran would be the brown shoes. I prefer to match leathers, unless one of the pieces is made of mixed leathers, and, in this case, I think that a brown sporran and black shoes would make the entire outfit look a bit thrown together, rather than casually coordinated.

[SlackerDrummer]

Lighter blue shirt, striped tie, either pair of hose with either pair of garter ties (it's okay to either match or coordinate hose and garter ties).

[fluter]

A moot point now, but I like the light blue shirt and the green hose.

I think the French blue shirt could work, perhaps with a cunning choice of tie. I see it with an elderly one in my closet containing orange, and specks of a similar blue. In that case, I'd wear the green hose with the blue garters, just to echo the shirt color quietly. FWIW