When are colored hose appropriate?

[McMurdo]

The Kilt Police Strike Again.
I would think the Gentleman you were talking to lets his kilt hang in the closet most days of the year and has proscribed to the rental shops view that Off White is the only way to go, this simply is not true, as evidence I would say take a look at Hamish's Photo Gallery, the photos of Panache, what Matt Newsome wears with his kilts, and dare I say it my own gallery, I know Hamish, and Matt both wear the kilt everyday as do I, I'm not sure about Jamie, but if you look at the galleries you will see some well dressed gents who rarely wear off white hose with semi-dress.

[JS Sanders]

Actually I've heard this from more than one Scotsman.

Supposedly white hose wasn't even considered normal not too many years ago.

As I understand it, kilt hire (rental) firms began to offer white hose to save on maintaining large expensive inventories of variously colored woolen socks. White ordinarily goes with everything, therefore one hose type covered all kilts.

Didn't take long 'til it became the 'standard' with all its latter day associated myths.

As for me, I have a large drawer stuffed with nothing but non-white hosiery.

Slainte yall,
steve