Quote Originally Posted by Alan H View Post
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.