Castellated Hose
Another thread got me pondering on when these originated.
What's the earliest image? Are they seen in non-Highland dress, or only in Highland Dress?
Judging from their rarity in the iconography they never had wide popularity, seeming to be something of an affectation.
Here's the earliest image I can think of, an Allen brothers selfie:
They usually seem associated with elaborate Highland costume. This is the only image I can think of at the moment which shows them in a Day Dress/Outdoor Dress context.
As an educated guess I will assume that the entire costume- the spats, the hose, the kilt, the jacket, the cap- is grey or taupe.
They mostly disappear from 20th century imagery.
This catalogue doesn't show them, though they show quite a variety
Yet here they are in a 1936 catalogue! I think it's the only vintage catalogue I have which offers them.
It's my favourite Prince Charlie outfit of all time: green PC, tartan waistcoat, jabot, castellated hose. It's a far cry from the 1980s Kilt Hire PC outfit!
As a matter of full disclosure, here are my castellated hose intended to go with an Isle Of Skye kilt
Last edited by OC Richard; 19th June 21 at 07:42 PM.
Proud Mountaineer from the Highlands of West Virginia; son of the Revolution and Civil War; first Europeans on the Guyandotte
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