Poll: What flashes do you wear the most

**James MacMillan** · 8th October 07, 09:05 AM

This question is for the gents that wear hose with the kilt.

What flashes do you normally wear the most?

Tartan?
Solid color?
Strap (woven)?
None?
Other?

**Chef** · 8th October 07, 09:10 AM

I actually use all of the first three choices, but solid colours are what I use the most now. Over time I think I will be moving more towards the wrap-around (or strap) style since they are more comfortable.

**McMurdo** · 8th October 07, 09:12 AM

I wear the Traditional Garter ties from the Scottish Tartan Museum.

They never cut into my leg they way the elastic ones do. So for me I guess it would be Strap Woven.

Now I need to order more of them as I only have the one pair.

**ccga3359** · 8th October 07, 09:17 AM

Typically I wear boots with hose scrunched doon. So no hose. When I get my Newsome I'll also get the traditional garter ties to go along with braemer. Since I'm headed toward semi-formaland after finding some brogues I'll wear flashes more often.

**Panache** · 8th October 07, 09:17 AM

I voted for solid color. The two colors that work for most of my outfits are red and black. For the newly kilted out there I would highly recomend getting these two colors as well as a pair of matching tartan ones. They will see you through most outfits.

Cheers

Jamie

**Warhoover** · 8th October 07, 09:20 AM

I am becoming a big fan of the "traditional" garters Matt has available from the Museum. Especially since he can get them for us in the brotherhood that have "bulls" instead of calfs! I do have some tartan ones, but really I only wear those for formal occasions or with my band uniform. The ribbons I have a few but those are being decommissoned as I get more of the trad garters.

**ChromeScholar** · 8th October 07, 09:16 AM

At the moment I have matching tartan flashes for each of my kilts, so that's what I wear.

**Jock Scot** · 8th October 07, 09:36 AM

If I bother, then they would be solid colours.

**Andrew Breecher** · 8th October 07, 09:44 AM

All of my kilts have some sort of blue in them, so I most often wear a pair of modern blue flashes. I also have a pair of bottle green flashes, but I don't wear them nearly as often.

Andrew.