Thanks especially for the black tie pics Matt. My wife and I were looking at my swatch against my tuxedo jacket yesterday. If we decide to do it I will have to put it all on once, black tie, monochrome kilt, waistcoat, the whole works.

I don't think it will work. As zazen pointed out in an earlier post, this thread:

Quote Originally Posted by zazenkilter View Post
Hello
I have a Black and White Menzies in military and dress pleats, and find it best to dress in the same black and white as is in the tartan. stay away from cream and off blacks. they tend to make the tarten look odd. I also accent my dress with a white fur mask like the artic fox. You will be able to tell if you try other things in colour like silver as well or a rich grey for different times of the day that you are dressing. I hope this helps you.
But as you said,

Quote Originally Posted by MattNewsome
But for general wear, I say any color will work. But it will force you to think about your outfit as a whole and how everything works together, not just how each item looks with your kilt.
It is an illuminating gestalt experiment looking at my hose and shirts even if I don't buy a kilt.