Flashes???

**GlassMan** · 3rd March 06, 12:09 PM

If an evil little child sets your flashes on fire, does that mean you'll be a man having hot flashes?

Sorry, I have no idea why that came into my head.

Personally, for me if you are wearing a tartan kilt it just doesn't look right without flashes. There just appears to be something missing from the ensemble.

**cessna152towser** · 3rd March 06, 12:23 PM

Usually I wear flashes with a tartan kilt but don't normally wear them with my all black kilts.

**Blu (Ontario)** · 3rd March 06, 02:32 PM

Originally Posted by cessna152towser

Usually I wear flashes with a tartan kilt but don't normally wear them with my all black kilts.

If I'm wearing a dress shoes or polished loafers, I'll add flashes. I don't bother with boots. But I always wear the elastic under the fold to hold up the sock.

**Planopiper** · 3rd March 06, 12:27 PM

"If you're wearing your hose up to the knee..." then you're wearing them too high. Just above the swell of the calf is high enough. A few inches below the knee. And if people can't tell if you're wearing a kilt, then flashes aren't going to make the difference. To me they're one of those unnecessary bits that are fine for dress up, but a bit much for daily wear. I tend to limit the amount of ribbon I wear normally. But the garter's a good investment. A strip of elastic and almost no sewing ability and you're all set.

**Barb T** · 3rd March 06, 01:25 PM

A few inches below the knee seems a little low to me. I agree that you don't want them up at the crease behind your knee, but just above the swell of the calf kind of gives that look like your socks aren't really long enough to pull them all the way up. I'd aim for just below the bump on the fibula.

As far as flashes go, they are the decoration on a functional piece. You don't want to be forever pulling up your socks, and they do tend to creep down as you walk around unless you've got an elastic garter under the cuff at the top. This is _particularly_ true if you're wearing a sgian dubh, which can submarine a pair of kilt hose _really_ fast.

Barb