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Docs and Sketchers boots most of the time. Always with hose. Usually up with garter ties. Nice dress shoes (Oxford type often) for nicer occasions. Never Ghillie Brogues. I don't like then so I don't own them.
Give hose a try. They will really step up your kilt wardrobe a lot. Your kilts will thank you, mate.
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If you are going to try one pair of hose, I nominate lovat blue no matter what sett your kilt is:
http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...lt-hose-71512/
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Lovat blue is probably the most versatile.
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Since this is the contemporary sub-forum, I wl answer accordingly. Usually Ibwear Doc Martins with hose and still use garter ties. I only have tartan kilts and just think it ooks better on me. I. do occassionally wear hiking sock pushed down, but never kilt hose pushed down. If I am wearing proper kilt hose (contemporary or otherwise) the are up with garter ties.
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Originally Posted by TheOfficialBren
Give hose a try. They will really step up your kilt wardrobe a lot. Your kilts will thank you, mate.
If I'm wearing a kilt, I'm wearing hose and that includes my RKilts. Footwear varies based on level of formality, but always leather shoes. And yes, I do have and wear Ghillie Brogues.
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I usually wear hose, pulled up, with flashes or garters, even when I'm wearing Doc Marten steel toe shoes with flames on them:
The only real exception is if I'm wearing Canadian army parade boots, which I have worn with hose that are folded once, then scrunched the rest of the way:
If you're just wearing sneakers, I don't think you would need hose and could just go with regular socks, but it's not a look I've ever tried. If you're wearing boots, I think scrunched or folded hose balance the visual weight of the boots against bare leg. Both of these are very informal, streetwear approaches.
If you're wearing leather shoes, even casual ones like Docs, then pulled up hose compliment them nicely, IMHO. You can wear the hose without flashes or garters by just using elastics to hold them up and this gives a bit more contemporary look.
Wearing pulled up hose is a bit more polished and, for lack of a better word, "kilty." I think the OP (Alan) mentioned he wanted to wear the kilt to the university and is a grad student, so I think hose and leather shoes would be smarter for that. Perhaps something like this, with funky Fluevog brogues:
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Originally Posted by CMcG
If you're just wearing sneakers, I don't think you would need hose and could just go with regular socks, but it's not a look I've ever tried.
I agree with that.
Originally Posted by CMcG
If you're wearing boots, I think scrunched or folded hose balance the visual weight of the boots against bare leg.
I never considered that before, and I do believe you're right!
Originally Posted by adempsey10
I'm wondering what everyone wears for shoes and hose, if any hose at all. I'm trying to figure out what kind of shoes look good with hose for a casual setting; Hiking boots, runners, converse, Docs or anything else along those lines. Do you skip out on the hose when not wearing dress shoes or brogues? Right now I dont have any hose and I'm not sure if I like them but many here have said, along with my wife, that I should try them out. Any suggestions or ideas are welcome. If you are willing to share pictures as examples, even better.
As far as hose are concerned, I always wear them -- pulled up, with garter ties -- when I'm wearing a tartan kilt and, so far, have never worn them with my 5.11 Tactical TDKs. Pretty much all I wear are from House of Cheviot, via Matt Newsome at New House Highland:
http://www.newhousehighland.com/
As for footwear, there are all sorts of possibilities I think can look good for casual wear, depending on the circumstances. Here are some of the ones I wear.
Timberland boots:
Brogued ankle boots:
Timberland chukkas:
Dinner in San Francisco: These black wingtip brogues from Rockport are actually steel-toed work shoes.
Some "smart casual" 5-eyelet shoes from Neil M, via Orvis:
Even laceless slip-ons, while certainly nontraditional, can look decent in a casual setting:
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About the only time I dont wear kilt hose is when I wear my Mountain Hardwear ElKommando kilts. For that I can get away with my merino wool socks with boots or Simple Clogs. Otherwise Ive bought an abundance of utility kilt hose, the less expensive ones from WBSocks on EBay. Ive gotten 3 pair of heavy weight burgundy and two of heavy weight charcoal with about 80% wool. For summer I have two pair of Lovat green and two of gray in lighter weight 50%wool. Even if I just go to the store, walk to work or head to the pub I wear a kilt and kilt hose. Dont always use garter ties, just elastic bands under the turnover top. I just feel a bit better dressed this way, even on my walk to work where no one actually sees me till I get to work, and Im not wearing out my real nice kilt hose saved for dress.
Shoes run the gamut of nice brown and black wingtips for dress, brown natural tan wingtips for the pub and casual kilt dress, suede Rocksports for my walks to work(just a plain suede leather tie up shoe), 8 inch tall Wolverine boots and my Simple clogs.
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I always wear hose with my kilts -- even with my contemporary ones. I wear Ghillie Brogues for fancy dress occasions, Oxfords for less fancy, and hiking boots when I'm hiking or otherwise. I tried scrunching down the hose with my hiking boots but it doesn't work for me -- so they're always up where they should be and almost always with flashes (don't own any garter ties, yet).
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27th May 13, 04:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Dale Seago
I agree with that.
I never considered that before, and I do believe you're right!
As far as hose are concerned, I always wear them -- pulled up, with garter ties -- when I'm wearing a tartan kilt and, so far, have never worn them with my 5.11 Tactical TDKs. Pretty much all I wear are from House of Cheviot, via Matt Newsome at New House Highland:
http://www.newhousehighland.com/
As for footwear, there are all sorts of possibilities I think can look good for casual wear, depending on the circumstances. Here are some of the ones I wear.
Timberland boots:
Brogued ankle boots:
Timberland chukkas:
Dinner in San Francisco: These black wingtip brogues from Rockport are actually steel-toed work shoes.
Some "smart casual" 5-eyelet shoes from Neil M, via Orvis:
Even laceless slip-ons, while certainly nontraditional, can look decent in a casual setting:
You've really shown the versatility of the hose. Lots of good looks. I think I might go out and get a pair of black or brown leather shoes like those in your pictures; casual, but still nice enough to wear out to a restaurant.
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