Congratulatons on the new kilt, I see you still have a tag on it in the pleat shot. I am sure that this kilt will give you years of wear, it may just become a family heirloom. As for the hose question, I tend to match my hose and shirt colours, my reasons for it are two fold, firstly I think it brings an outfit together rather well, and secondly, I can wear the all various combinations of shirts and hose with almost all my kilts.