Argyll Hose with Day Wear

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I see diced/tartan/argyle hose for daywear—apart from with morning dress—as more historical than traditional.

For the aforementioned Chiefs it might be traditional because their fathers probably did it and they may very well have inherited the family hose. For others folks to do so seems more like an effort at revival of a historical style. This is a question of convention, which has generally and widely moved to plainer hose for daywear.

I don't think it would be a faux pas to wear fully patterned hose with tweedy daywear, but it can be a bit over the top. There's nothing wrong with it per se, and one might make a case for it being personal flair.... For someone who likes a little extra impact, patterned hose tops might be a better choice.

All that being said, diced/tartan/argyle hose for daywear is close enough and reasonable enough on the traditional-historical continuum that a revival might be possible