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3rd March 06, 07:42 PM
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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.
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4th March 06, 04:44 AM
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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.
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4th March 06, 10:00 AM
#3
Just shows that the Kilt is timeless, even with tartan hose.
Glen McGuire
A Life Lived in Fear, Is a Life Half Lived.
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4th March 06, 10:51 AM
#4
 Originally Posted by GMan
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The tartan hoses are not outdated...just expensive.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 
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4th March 06, 11:39 AM
#5
Originally Posted by 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.
That is absolutely what happened, Bubba.
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4th March 06, 11:57 AM
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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?
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5th March 06, 08:04 AM
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Originally Posted by 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?
Oh man....this entire thread is goign to make me question myself every time I get ready to wear a kilt... 
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5th March 06, 11:08 AM
#8
Originally Posted by 646guy
Oh man....this entire thread is goign to make me question myself every time I get ready to wear a kilt...
Naw... just when you wear it formally!
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6th March 06, 05:45 AM
#9
Technically, I don't believe that anyone in the pictures is wearing 'tartan' hose. I believe they are 'diced' hose, or commonly called 'argylle' (never know how to spell that one)
And no, they do not match the kilt......
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6th March 06, 07:35 AM
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On a bit of a tangent, but relevent to this thread...
I have two pairs of off-white kilt hose (approx. 50/50 blend of acrylic and wool) purchased before I discovered the font of wisdom that is this board. Since I am now loathe to wear them I felt that trying a dye job was worth the risk.
I have a neat new brown button-down shirt that I wanted to match, a la Hamish the Wise, so I grabbed a box of Rit dye and gave it a whirl. The result was better than I had hoped for, as the irregular distribution of the wool and acrylic fibers produced a very pleasing effect in the hose, and the dye took very well.
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