Need help with hose color choice for a solid brown kilt

[Tobus]

What do you consider a "reasonable" price? The answers will depend on this.

[Llama]

What do you consider a "reasonable" price? The answers will depend on this.

It's amazing how my opinion of what a "reasonable price" for socks has changed in the past few years.

[James Hood]

Khaki-tan hose with a brown kilt is this writer's favourite, if a subdued look (e.g. off-white or wheat-tan Oxford cloth shirt or pullover is worn) is desirable.

[Geoff Withnell]

Live a little! A rich deep burgundy pair of hose would look great. And frankly, I don't worry about whether my footwear matches the rest of my gear. And from pictures readily found on this forum, neither does Prince Charles when he is kilted, so I'm in august company.

[DyerStraits]

Live a little! A rich deep burgundy pair of hose would look great. And frankly, I don't worry about whether my footwear matches the rest of my gear. And from pictures readily found on this forum, neither does Prince Charles when he is kilted, so I'm in august company.

I agree completely, Geoff. Contrast can work just as well--if not better than--matchy-matchy. Breaking the accessories "rules"--once you've mastered them-- is permitted and can be highly effective. Whether it's the Highland or the Saxon corner of your wardrobe, if everything you wear works with virtually everything else you wear, then, like the Duke Of Rothesay, you're definitely doing something right. Put It On, Out The Door.

[McRoy]

I'd consider a diced pair of hose say Red/Black which would IMHO contrast nicely with the neutral tone of the utilikilt. (of course if it were me and I ever considered wearing a utilikilt, I'd pair it with a nice set of tan spats Lol) I would not shy away from brown or tan hose either as tone on tone would work very well also. Given the kilt is neutral, feel free to explore color as well. Have fun me Lad, have Fun!!

[KSmedic]

I am equally new to the kilt, so take my reply with a large grain of salt. One of the articles I've read about proper attire said that the easiest thing to do when starting out is to consider your kilt on equal footing with a pair of trousers in the same color. If the hose you pick are a color you'd wear with a pair of brown trousers, go ahead and wear them. Now, having said that, I personally would stick with the earth tones. (I tend towards those colors anyway, so it's not a radical change.) I have a tan 5.11 kilt that I normally wear hiking boots with, and have worn white, tan, and OD green socks, depending on what's clean and easily accessible in the drawer. I have not worn "traditional" kilt hose with it. It's a non-traditional kilt, so I kinda felt that the rules don't really apply. treat the Utilikilt the same way. Wear what you want. That's the whole point of wearing a kilt anyway, isn't it?

[DyerStraits]

It's amazing how my opinion of what a "reasonable price" for socks has changed in the past few years.

Although I've been blessed, the Cheap Bastard in me will never die (I hope), so I own both cheap and not-so-cheap kilt hose, in terms of both price paid and quality of construction. The cheap ones pill and wear out quickly at the heel and/or toe, so those are for casual wear and weekends knocking about. The not-so-cheap are of course for all the other "Wow! I Wonder Where He Got Those?" occasions.

[ForresterModern]

For me that would be easy---either dark charcoal bobble-top piper's hose or, depending on the shade of brown, possibly my light brown heather hose with the blackish brown turnover tops. Not wishing to match the brown of the kilt, just not wanting to detract from it either with something a lot brighter. Staying in the same autumn-winter color season and in the droll end of the spectrum.

[rondo]

Claret and brown can work well depending on the rest of the outfit, also consider mustard.
Rondo