Interesting Offering on Ebay

[Sherry]

An article from a 1954 magazine showing men in formal kilt attire:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...e=STRK:MEWA:IT

What stands out to me is the total lack of white hose.

[Hamish]

An article from a 1954 magazine showing men in formal kilt attire:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...e=STRK:MEWA:IT

What stands out to me is the total lack of white hose.

Yes, Sherry, I was wearing tartan hose (at huge expense!) when dressed formally right up until the early 1990s. The really rather ghastly white hose is a modern innovation!

[bubba]

White hose are most likely for economic reasons in the rental business. They can just stock one color rather than several diced or tartan hose to match the various tartans. Since the rental places were pushing white people got the notion that was the way to do it.

[Robin]

I think tartanhoses look great when dressed formally...I'll get myself at least 1 pair....some day :rolleyes:

They're filthy expensive, but that's understandable...handknitted, made to measure.

[GMan]

Just shows that the Kilt is timeless, even with tartan hose.

[Robin]

Just shows that the Kilt is timeless, even with tartan hose.

I really think the off white hoses look terrible and out of place when I'm wearing my Prince Charlie jacket....fashion or not. They don't match with anything and they look odd.
The tartan hoses are not outdated...just expensive.

Okey...I convinced myself

[Hamish]

White hose are most likely for economic reasons in the rental business. They can just stock one color rather than several diced or tartan hose to match the various tartans. Since the rental places were pushing white people got the notion that was the way to do it.

That is absolutely what happened, Bubba.

[Iolaus]

So the correct traditional style, for formal wear, would be to have hose in the same tartan as your kilt? ...and then have solid color flashes?

[646guy]

So the correct traditional style, for formal wear, would be to have hose in the same tartan as your kilt? ...and then have solid color flashes?

Oh man....this entire thread is goign to make me question myself every time I get ready to wear a kilt...

[macwilkin]

So the correct traditional style, for formal wear, would be to have hose in the same tartan as your kilt? ...and then have solid color flashes?

Yes. For example, I had my formal hose made by the Tartan Thistle in Washington State. I sent them a swatch of material left over from my kilt (always ask for the remainder of the material; you never know when it will come in handy!) and they matched the sett.

I wear a pair of "ancient red" (orange) flashes that match the ancient red in my hose and my kilt (Cumming Hunting/Buchan District, ancient colours).

Were they expensive (the hose)? Yes, but they were worth every penny I paid for them. You get what you pay for -- that is the true definition of frugality, according to my grandmother -- you may only one of something, but it's the best and will last a lifetime.

Cheers,

Todd