Kilt hose

[McNulty]

Okay folks here's a good question
I took the 1st step to being kilted. I bought a Lamont Weathered Heavyweight from SWK and am in line for the Dark Green Heavyweight when they get more stock. I really only want to get a couple sets of hose. What would go best with the Lamont Weathered? I'm thinking bottle green and lovat green. I am pretty sure that those two will go very well with the dark green. What say you?

Thanx in advance for your input.
Nulty

[McMurdo]

Those are good choices, also you could look into getting Oatmeal coloured hose as these seem to go with quite a few tartans.

[Daaaaang]

I really like black hose, because they work almost as consistently as cream hose, but are less typical, and don't look nearly as formal.

Matt!

[James MacMillan]

The beauty of tartan is there are always several, well usually several colors to choose from. For the Lamont, have you ever thought of khaki or tan, or forest green?

[Ruanaidh]

Black is good, greens are good, so are tans and oatmeal goes with everything.

[pipesndrumsnun]

I like the greens!

[Marcel]

I really like black hose, because they work almost as consistently as cream hose, but are less typical, and don't look nearly as formal.

Matt!

I agree. But I have just ordered a pair of bottle green hose, I'm a real risk taker.

[Panache]

I have only seen the SWK Weathered Lamont once in person (on Iolaus), and that was about two years ago. So I can't comment about lovat blue hose with that tartan (though I love lovat blue hose and have two sets of them). I really like bottle green hose with the SWK Green Heavyweight. I go for broke and wear them with the Stillwater solid green flashes to boot. Here is a picture of me wearing this combo with my Empire Canvas Works Heritage shirt:



Hope a picture helps.

Cheers

Jamie

[Nighthawk]

I have a pair of lovat green, and they go well with EVERYTHING! I love them! They go great with my weathered MacKenzie, my black Stewart, my Nightstalker, and my plain black kilt. I love the green ones. Go with the lovat. I had a pair of bottle green and I have a pair of lovat blue, and neither one suits my kilts nearly as well. And by the way- you'll love SWK's heavyweights. My Nightstalker is a heavyweight. My Mac and Stewart are standards (for summer wear since wool is a little much in 90 degree festival days) and my black kilt is an Amerikilt denim. I only mention that to maybe help you visualize the socks with the kilts a little better. Good luck with your choice! You'll look killer either way!

And like Jamie said, perhaps a pic will help.

[TheKiltedWonder]

I agree that the greens will look nice. I personally prefer bottle green, but that's just me. But why stick with just one color? You can always look for diced hose...