Red-laced brogues/(p)review my attire...

[creagdhubh]

You look great mate! Superb choice on the Regulation Doublet - welcome to the club, hahaha! You look wonderful.

Cheers,

[creagdhubh]

Great minds think alike and fools seldom disagree

Hear hear!

[davidg]

The red hose look surprisingly good, far better than I would have expected. I think I prefer the grey though, but I can't see whether they are plain or an argyll pattern as the image is too dark for my eyes

Another option, if you have the cash to spare, is to get grey hose with a tartan cuff to match your kilt. Bonnie Tartan http://www.bonnietartan.com are a good place to source those

Other than that you are looking good to go, although I agree with your mum about "that hideous hairy thing"

I'm just not a hairy thing lover I'm afraid, but I do have to admit it does look good on you

[CMcG]

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Other than that you are looking good to go, although I agree with your mum about "that hideous hairy thing"

I'm just not a hairy thing lover I'm afraid, but I do have to admit it does look good on you

I am a big fan of horsehair sporrans precisely because they are a bit over the top! My lass draws the line at full mask sporrans though, because then she feels bad for the poor wee beastie

[piperdbh]

You should be in a catalog.
The look came together really well, and I like every bit of it, even though I'm not a fan of horse-tail sporrans. I prefer the look of the red hose, but if they're too tight, then don't even attempt to wear them.

[SlackerDrummer]

You look smashing, Michael.

And if THAT sporran is getting sent to the bench, the one you're getting from Scott must be spectacular (not that I doubt that it would be).

You can put the horsehair one out to pasture here in Kentucky if you'd like.

[saxandpipes]

You look great mate! Superb choice on the Regulation Doublet - welcome to the club, hahaha! You look wonderful.

Cheers,

Thanks!

Hopefully they don't become too popular... (kind of liking the exclusivity of THE CLUB)

Cheers,

Michael

[saxandpipes]

Great minds think alike and fools seldom disagree

Too right!

[saxandpipes]

The red hose look surprisingly good, far better than I would have expected. I think I prefer the grey though, but I can't see whether they are plain or an argyll pattern as the image is too dark for my eyes

Another option, if you have the cash to spare, is to get grey hose with a tartan cuff to match your kilt. Bonnie Tartan http://www.bonnietartan.com are a good place to source those

Other than that you are looking good to go, although I agree with your mum about "that hideous hairy thing"

I'm just not a hairy thing lover I'm afraid, but I do have to admit it does look good on you

Haha, Thanks!

Indeed the "grey" (sort of light brown and steely blue/grey) hose do have an Argyll/diced pattern, with a red criss-cross running through it.

Cheers!

Michael

[saxandpipes]

You should be in a catalog.
The look came together really well, and I like every bit of it, even though I'm not a fan of horse-tail sporrans. I prefer the look of the red hose, but if they're too tight, then don't even attempt to wear them.

Shucks! I don't know about the catalogue... but I certainly appreciate the compliment!

The thing I'm most worried about is them slipping down. They don't really seem to have a sufficient taper to accomodate my calves (which are not by any means large), and I worry that they might be "squeezed" down over the course of the evening. I doubt they would be much more uncomfortable than my band hose/flashes/brogues

Cheers!

Michael