Monochrome sett pictures here please

[LitTrog]

But for daily wear, I think I would wear any and every color hose BUT black or white.

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For once, Mr. Newsome seems to know what he's talking about. I would definitely avoid the B/W for day wear also. I do like your claret and ancient blue hose.

[pascs]

In this photo you have the best accessory

[McMurdo]

I think you are doing quite well with the outfits pictured. I will say that when I first started wearing the kilt I was worried about matching everything with the tartan. As I've grown in confidence this has not mattered as much. If I were to make suggestions I would say I would make more use of the claret hose you have, as I think they really are versatile. I think they can work very well in a casual outfit.

I do not own a black and white tartan however I think you can create a monochrome look with any number of tartans or you can go the other way, and not match much of anything, there is no wrong answer. For example my clan tartan is blue and green. Here it is with a monochrome outfit:



And here it is with a more colourful outfit:



The jacket, the kilt and the shoes are the same it is the the shirt tie and hose that make the difference of course you could change out the jacket as well. So I'd say play around with the accessories you have, you are doing very well as it is.

[Panache]

Scott,

Matt Newsome offered some excellent insight into the myriad of options you have with a "monochromatic kilt". With one of these tartans you get the opportunity to wear accessories that frame your kilt in any way that you like. Now unlike Matt I do think you can have some fun wearing black and white (I have an all black wool kilt that I wear with black shirt, hose, flashes etc. on occassion and when asked what clan I am I reply "Clan Destine" ). I think some black/white diced or argyll hose would be great fun to wear with a Prince Charlie coatee with your kilt and really play up the black white aspect of your striking tartan when you have funds to do so.

In truth though so many of the options you present work just fine with both your white/black tartan or the one you linked from Sport Kilt.

However to me...

Steel blue shirt. If you would rather call it steel grey or blue/grey, I am fine with that. This is the fourth one this color I have owned in the last twenty years and now this one is too small. This is one of my four favorite colors for a buttoned shirt, I'll make sure my next one doesn't have a button down collar.

I like these options best of you choices. You can wear either tie with either set of hose/flashes and look great. Best of all it goes with Jock's point about using what you have and not worrying!

Cheers

Jamie

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

First of all, I think that all of your outfits work, with the exception of the t-shirt look, something that to me always looks "unfinished". I think t-shirts, polo shirts, and rugby shirts look better if they are loose fitting, and bloused at the waist.

Okay, aside from the size issue this looks good. Were it I, I'd have worn this over a shirt with the collar showing at the neck. I'd turn back the cuffs and blouse the sweater at the waist. I'd also drop the sporran a couple of notches.

You made the right call when you said you thought the claret shirt was a bit too much with this kilt. (Claret hose, however, might tone things down a bit, so I wouldn't throw out the shirt, just yet. ) Really strong colours tend to visually distract from this tartan, unless mostly covered with a jacket or waistcoat. The yellow tie was a smart choice.

Both the shirt and tie work well with this kilt. Something you may want to consider, however, is how this shirt will work if worn with a jacket. I think it would probably be fine with a linen jacket (or some other light coloured fabric), but it may be too dark to wear with tweeds and dark woolens, especially with a brightly coloured tie, such as you have on here.

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

All of these looks work. I personally think the claret hose look the best of the bunch, with my least favorite being the charcoal hose. There is absolutely nothing wrong with a black leather sporran for evening wear and it looks fine with your outfit.

I would suggest that you do need to show a bit more cuff-- about 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch. It also seems as if your jacket and waistcoat are a bit long in the body. You might want to have a local tailor trim about 4 inches off the skirt of the jacket, and raise your waistcoat by a like amount. In other words, starting at the hem of the kilt I think you'd achieve a more balanced look if the points of the jacket and waistcoat were just touching the seventh heavy horizontal stripe in the sett (they currently touch the fifth stripe). This will not only make you look taller, but will also show off more tartan and highlight your sporran.

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

I like the look of the diced hose, but I think you might also want to consider going with red and black (or red and white) diced to avoid too much of a monochromatic look. Of the two choices you've shown, I'd opt for the bottom pair as they are more in scale with the size of the sett of your kilt.

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

Hmm. As stated elsewhere, I'm not a fan of t-shirts with kilts.

Looks good. I think I'd stick with the charcoal hose, though.

I tend to think that snug fitting tops (such as this) don't mix well with the kilt, giving it a "cork in a bottle" sort of look. And I agree with you --with this tartan-- the khaki hose don't quite make it happen.

Steel blue shirt. If you would rather call it steel grey or blue/grey, I am fine with that. This is the fourth one this color I have owned in the last twenty years and now this one is too small. This is one of my four favorite colors for a buttoned shirt, I'll make sure my next one doesn't have a button down collar.

Your light blue shirt looks great, and it is always a first class choice. Likewise there is no reason to eschew button down collars if you like them-- which I do. That said, after six pm, or at a formal day time event, I'd go with a white shirt and a spread collar. (This, by the way, is my favorite look of the bunch.)

Again, as with the claret shirt, I think strong colours (such as the claret shirt seen elsewhere) are usually best avoided with "white" tartans unless worn under a jacket and waistcoat, or a sweater. However, when paired with the right tie (the yellow one) and hose (either pair of the ones you are wearing) this French Blue shirt looks the biz. I think that's because it's "bright" not dark, and generally conveys a more self-confident image... which is what style is all about.

All in all I think you've really got the hang of what to wear with your kilt, as well have having all the right things to go with it-- starting with the right attitude!

[AKScott]

This is the version of the recurring theme got my eyes to bug out:

I often do a little trick where I stand in front of my rental fleet. I ask the customer if my outfit works with the kilt I have on. When they say yes I reach over and pull a completly different Tartan out and hold it in front and ask again. As long as everything else of my outfit works together it really does not matter what Tartan I put with it. You should see their eyes bug out. Then a little light goes on.

On behalf of future search button users, thank you one and all.

I'll order a properly fitting light blue shirt straight away, and see if I can lift some colored diced hose images from elsewhere on the internet for future use.

[AKScott]

I agree I should bring the claret hose I have into the daywear mix with this kilt and my existing wardrobe. Right now my claret hose are the nice ones I try to reserve for evening wear.

I looked at a lot of hose today, diced, argyle, tartan, castellated, bunch of options. Than I looked at the prices, and I looked in my closet again, and I googled up DIY cadadh.

This half meter of doublewide remnant I learned to purl on is going under the scissors before I pay that kind of money for a pair of socks.