Guess what weather I got for my first kilt-wearing day?

[neloon]

Hi Kinth,
"Actually my fiancée thinks it looks like a "schoolgirl's skirt" "
I think the two of you need to have a very serious discussion before the wedding day!!

[Kinth]

I think the two of you need to have a very serious discussion before the wedding day!!

Indeed. I actually got the permission to wear a kilt during the ceremony, as long as I can play the bagpipe at the same event... So I keep practicing

[cessna152towser]

I see nothing wrong with your outfit at all. I get cold legs, so I would have worn hose covering my lower legs. Otherwise, looks A OK to me.

I agree with Chas.

For the hoses, I don't have any, and moreover, I think it wouldn't be as "discrete" as normal socks when worn with my military-style boots. And as I'm very thin, my flashes cover more or less one third of my leg

It is not essential to wear hose and flashes. An ordinary pair of long walking socks or soccer socks will keep your legs warm. You can make your own garters from wide elastic which do not have any flashes attached, or some soccer socks have an elasticated top and are self supporting.

[crash]

Looking good Patrick. Kilt hose actually look pretty good with military boots, in my humble opinion, and the turn down at the top will give your calves the appearance of more size. How long have you been playing bagpipes? The other fellas will tell you, you don't always have to wear flashes.

[Kinth]

OK then, I guess my next buy will be a few pairs of hoses...

To Crash: I'm not playing yet, I once bought a bagpipe + practice, as I've always been very interested in celtic music (and especially in love with the Highland Bagpipes...). I was planning to learn how to play in a "bagad" (a Britany musical band), as it was the only way to get a teacher without spending £20/hour. Unfortunately, I've no been able to attend more than 10 courses, after what I've had to pass exams and find a graduate school.
Actually, I'm trying to get back to it on my own, hoping that in a year or two I will be able to play a few tunes.

[crash]

I started with the local Pipe Band, taking lessons which are given free of charge. Many bands do this in hopes that the student will eventually play with the band. Are there no pipe bands in or around Paris? You might be able to get through the College of Piping Tutor #1 "the green book" on your own but eventually you will need a teacher. The sooner the better. Now about that fiance...when she sees how much attention you will be getting from the ladies maybe she'll see the kilt differently.lol

[Alan H]

What I'm going to write ere is picky in the extreme, but here you go.

The word "hose" when used to refer to socks, doesn't really have a plural form. As in....."I have one pair of hose" ...meaning -- "i have one pair of socks.

...I have two pairs of hose" -> I have two pairs of socks....
...I have three pairs of hose" -> I have three pairs of socks.

NOT... "I have three pairs of hoses."

If you use the word "hoses" you are referring to having two or more of these.




As for wearing "proper" kilt hose with boots and your kilt, I'd say that you can if you want to....and if you don't want to, then don't. It's that simple. If I were wearing a kilt to a formal function, then I would pretty certainly wear kilt hose. However, just walking around town or going to work....sometimes yes, and sometimes no. I also wear heavy black utility boots with my kilts and I often wear them with socks that are not knee-high.

If you want to wear solid black from head to toe, that's your business. I wouldn't do it, but I'm Alan and you're someone else. Wear what you want.

[crash]

What I'm going to write ere is picky in the extreme, but here you go.

The word "hose" when used to refer to socks, doesn't really have a plural form. As in....."I have one pair of hose" ...meaning -- "i have one pair of socks.

...I have two pairs of hose" -> I have two pairs of socks....
...I have three pairs of hose" -> I have three pairs of socks.

NOT... "I have three pairs of hoses."

If you use the word "hoses" you are referring to having two or more of these.




As for wearing "proper" kilt hose with boots and your kilt, I'd say that you can if you want to....and if you don't want to, then don't. It's that simple. If I were wearing a kilt to a formal function, then I would pretty certainly wear kilt hose. However, just walking around town or going to work....sometimes yes, and sometimes no. I also wear heavy black utility boots with my kilts and I often wear them with socks that are not knee-high.

If you want to wear solid black from head to toe, that's your business. I wouldn't do it, but I'm Alan and you're someone else. Wear what you want.

Gee Alan for a guy who's first language is French I'd say he's not doing too bad.

[pugcasso]

For long and thin calves