Seeking hose and garter color recomendations

[gbmaz]

I currently own only the dreaded cream color hose. I want to pick up one more pair of hose (self colored) and a set of garters. My 2 tartan kilts are a Scruffy Wallace casual from USA Kilts and a Black Watch Ancient Phillbeg from Celtic Croft. They will be worn most often in a very casual manner with black 8" boots (often with staff t-shirts of various colors for work). On occasion the phillabeg will be worn as part of a ren faire outfit (with a natural color Jacobite shirt).

My initial thoughts were some charcoal hose and claret garters, but I would love to hear some other suggestions.

[Calgacus]

As you are wearing your kilts in a casual manner and with 8" boots, I think charcoal hose and claret or red garters would be my first choice also.

[Jock Scot]

I think one can loose too much sleep over worrying about all this. I sorted all this out some forty years ago and have not regreted my choice. I wear Claret , various shades of green and various shades of yellow hose these days and find dark blue flashes(yes the same ones that I chose all those years ago) work with all of them. Dark blue flashes would even go with the "dreaded white hose" too!

[Nathan]

If you'd like to save a few dollars, I've had great success dying three pairs of white hose with both commercial dye as well as coffee and wine.

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[rlloyd]

Can't go wrong with purple hose! :mrgreen:

[craigclan]

I love the yellow hose . I now have some white hose that when i get time i am planning on dying . I was thinking bright red but i also really like the yellow .

[TheOfficialBren]

I wear dark green garter ties and sometimes I do an old-fashioned trick: adding a second colour in the way of a red flash on my garter ties. Usually, thpugh, it's just green for me.

Charcoal, lovat blue, ancient green, or tan hose.
@Nathan, how did you die your hose? I'd like to give it a shot...maybe brown or claret. Thanks, mate.

[davidlpope]

Lovat Green, Lovat Blue, Bottle Green, and Claret/Dark Red hose.

Red garters/flashes is all you'll ever need.

[McMurdo]

Wear the hose you have, many people out there wear off white or white hose. Having said that if you want other colours that's fine too I would suggest either of the following:
Lovat Green, Bottle Green, Lovat Blue, St Andrews Blue Red or Claret

[creagdhubh]

Lovat Green, Lovat Blue, Bottle Green, and Claret/Dark Red hose.

Red garters/flashes is all you'll ever need.

I agree, David. Can't go wrong with those choices there. I actually have two brand new pairs of Lewis kilt hose (made by House of Cheviot) up for sale on on the forum as we speak. One in charcoal, and the other in claret.