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.