Formal Hose--loads of questions

[Dukeof Kircaldy]

BTW, I hate black kilt hose on myself and I gave away my only pair.

But the last thing I'm gonna do is tell someone else that they can't or shouldn't wear black kilt hose. I'll save that for someone who tries to match up neon rugby socks with their formal kit.

I mean, I DO have limits.

You're missing the point, which is what are the proper hose to wear with a formal kilt outfit.

You can see from my picture on this post that I usually wear cream hose. As one person pointed out to me, kilt hose aren't really white, they are off white. In the picture with the claymore and montrose doublet, I am wearing navy hose.

Now, I am someone who used to wear hiking boots, timberland mocs, or patent leather dress shoes with my kilt when I was younger. I still use military surplus items in my outfit as well. I am not going to get too bent out of shape unless someone is wearing something REALLY inappropriate like regular men's dress socks or athletic socks. Or wearing formal evening wear, such as a montrose doublet outfit, at a highland game.

This is a whole different level of wearing the kilt, which as other posters have pointed out, requires splashing out a great deal of dosh for various accessories to look proper.

It ain't cheap, and if it requires 200 quid socks, then they are a necessity. On the other hand, I am a Scot and I am not going to drop 200 quid on a pair of socks unless it is absolutely necessary.

[Alan H]

You're missing the point, which is what are the proper hose to wear with a formal kilt outfit.

In part this whole discussion is running into a personal roadblock with me, and I hasten to add that this is just ME speaking.

Mixing the words "clothes" with words like

"correct " and
"proper" or
"approved"

....sets my teeth on edge, and I fully admit that logic soon shuts down in my brain. Again, this is just me! I figure if you're in the military or a club with a uniform, then those adjectives apply. Otherwise I figure, do what works, treat people well and fairly and respectfully, and carry on.

I think we should just politely agree that we have rather different perspectives on the importance of socks and clothes in general, wear our kilts, hoist a pint in our respective hometowns to celebrate the fact that we're not all the same, and move on!