What do you think?

**McMurdo** · 6th July 08, 07:37 PM

I was lucky enough to find Red and White Diced hose at Hector Russell on sale when I took Alex there earlier in the week, so I picked them up and would like your opinion on them with the Montrose Doublet and Royal Naval Tartan. So here are the photos, what do you think?

**SteveB** · 6th July 08, 07:48 PM

The hose do call attention to the thin stripes of the tartan on the kilt. From the picture on my monitor I can not tell if there is any red in the tartan. The hose look great. IMHO, I prefer the hose to go with a major colour of the tartan or with the colour of my shirt. I am NOT the kilt police. What is nice is it seems to work well for you.

Slainte

**McMurdo** · 6th July 08, 07:58 PM

Here is a close up of the tartan

**ardchoille** · 6th July 08, 08:05 PM

Diced hose always look dashing in my opinion. Glen, you wear them well

**sirdaniel1975** · 6th July 08, 08:05 PM

I've always liked diced hose. They look great.

**12stones** · 6th July 08, 08:13 PM

Sorry, Glen, but I don't think they go with the kilt. There's not enough red or white in the tartan to connect them in my opinion. From the front they just seem to clash. I like the hose and think they'd work great with a different tartan, but not that one.

**macwilkin** · 7th July 08, 06:03 AM

Originally Posted by 12stones

Sorry, Glen, but I don't think they go with the kilt. There's not enough red or white in the tartan to connect them in my opinion. From the front they just seem to clash. I like the hose and think they'd work great with a different tartan, but not that one.

That's the point; diced hose not supposed to "go" with the tartan per se.

I think they look great, Glen -- it's a great statement that few are willing to make today.

T.

**McMurdo** · 6th July 08, 08:15 PM

Perhaps if you saw the pleats

**ardchoille** · 6th July 08, 08:22 PM

Originally Posted by McMurdo

Perhaps if you saw the pleats

You know, it's amazing how the front and the back of a kilt that is pleated to stripe can look like two completely different kilts.

Originally Posted by Tattoo Bradley

Well, I for one think the whole get up looks FANTASTIC!
Reminds me of the Black Watch uniforms.

I totally agree, no red in that kilt but the diced hose looks sharp

**12stones** · 6th July 08, 09:02 PM

Originally Posted by McMurdo

Perhaps if you saw the pleats

That may help, but not sure... I understand the whole Blackwatch angle, but the majority of their hose are covered with spats, so the red isn't so dominant. Like I said, it's just one opinion, but it doesn't work for me with so much red against the tartan.