Bad idea to buy Accessories before kilt comes?

[setboy]

I think a lot of us likely filled the gap between the kilt order and arrival by buying accessories.
If you know what the tartan looks like, try and ask wahat colour hose to get and match all your leathers (black or brown) for the sporran, belt, shoes, etc.

What kilt did you end up going with?

a 4 yard Paisley District Tartan from matt newsome

I think i am going to start out getting most of the leather i need

now, do i want black or brown? :confused:



edit: to say i love this site

[Mattg]

I prefer brown. But that can also depend on what you want the kilt for. Daywear or evening wear. Black seems to be standard for evening wear. Brown tends to be a daywear thing....generally speaking.

[Colin]

a 4 yard Paisley District Tartan from matt newsome

I think i am going to start out getting most of the leather i need

now, do i want black or brown? :confused:



edit: to say i love this site

Nice looking tartan. I think black may work better with the tartan (personal choice), but a darker brown (shoes, belt, sporran) may really good too. Check out the top sporran to see what I mean by darker brown http://home.c2i.net/kilted_1/public_...reelander.html

Of course you could also decide base don how you want to wear the kilt. I find that black has a bit more of a formal feel to it. That's not to say that broown can't be used, I just find the black a bit dressier even casually.

[Pour1Malt]

buy a' yur accessories the noo... if it turns oot they dinnae match...

ya get tae buy a hale new set!!!

[David Dalglish]

buy a' yur accessories the noo... if it turns oot they dinnae match...

ya get tae buy a hale new set!!!

And buy a new kilt to match

[arrogcow]

Most of the straps on kilts are usually black. In the interest of matching shouldn't you only wear black belts?

Adam

[Caradoc]

Most of the straps on kilts are usually black. In the interest of matching shouldn't you only wear black belts?

Adam

This is one of the reasons I prefer kilts that don't have the third strap on the apron - the belt covers the two straps that are there.

[Kilted KT]

Black is more common, but it depends on the color of the shoes you are wearing. Match the leathers to the shoes. If you are wearing sneakers or such, then it doesn't matter.

Just try to avoid wearing black belt brown sporran and reddish-leather shoes!!! I'm sure hamish would fly over just to educate you personally on the evils of such a mis-match!

[setboy]

Thanks guys

i was thinking black myself.

if hamish wants to educate me on anything, i am all ears

[Kilted KT]

Thanks guys

i was thinking black myself.

if hamish wants to educate me on anything, i am all ears

aren't we all....