question about flashes

**LongShanks** · 7th October 14, 01:44 PM

I have a few kilts that I have been wearing for some time and I have always used tartan flashes so far so good. To day I walked in to a highland wear shop and inquired to if they had any Black Watch tartan flash. the young girl whom I was causing some great distress looked at me and send we only have solid color and then with great horror she asked why would you want a tartan flash! I knew it best to leave before she got my Scotty side up and she noo gona understand a word id be yelling at her. well I felt as though id stepped in something soft. How do the brethren see it tartan or color.

**James Hood** · 7th October 14, 01:55 PM

Stillwater Kilts has BW tartan flashes if you wish to purchase some.

Sometimes they come with a kilt purchase.

**LongShanks** · 7th October 14, 02:08 PM

It looks like that's where ill be heading.

**kiltedtom** · 7th October 14, 03:01 PM

So far I have no flashes, but I have seen a number of sites that offer tartan and solid color flashes. Seems to me you had a reasonable question, and she had a not so reasonable answer. Go to a different place, I suggest.

Tom

**Jordan** · 7th October 14, 03:13 PM

I believe the "Traditional" consensus is that solid colour flashes are better than tartan ones.

Personally I prefer the solid colour ones, I have a pair of black flashes and a set or red garter ties which I alternate between when wearing my hose pulled up. I do have some tartan flashes but i've never worn them.

**Grizzly** · 7th October 14, 03:20 PM

Yep solid colour or a mottled tweed effect. These are some hand made ones that are great favourites of mine.

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**EaglePlayerJim** · 7th October 14, 01:58 PM

Too bad she didn't ask you rather than jumping to concusions

**Tarheel** · 7th October 14, 04:21 PM

Well met new member Jim. Thanks for the comment. Give us more input about yourself through other threads or start your own as an introduction. From Oxford, MS

**Taskr** · 7th October 14, 04:29 PM

My Cape Breton kilt maker suggested both solid and tartan (which they provided with the kilt), the latter for perhaps the more formal occasion. So far, the tartan are the only ones I have and so the only ones I've worn.

**Mike_Oettle** · 8th October 14, 10:24 AM

While flashes sewn onto garters might be an entirely new thing, I certainly wore flashes with my army kilt outfit (first issued to me in 1969).
Personally my preference is for solid-colour flashes. I have a pair in tartan that I rarely wear, but I much prefer being able to choose something more exactly suited to the outfit I am wearing.
Regards,
Mike