When are colored hose appropriate?

[Macman]

So here is perhaps a different view on the white or colored hose question. I just showed this thread to my wife (a fine hose knitter).
Here is her take on it:
"Ok, I read the brouhaha you sent and I have a conclusion of my own. If I knit you white hose, you will damn well wear white hose. It would be much more fun to knit them in white, for several reasons. Here they are, in order of importance to me:
1). White will show off the fancy patterns the best. I am a damn skilled knitter, and with a dark color much of the pattern work would be lost.
2). White hose would, as mentioned, go with anything. I'm not likely to knit you six pairs of hose, one to go with each kilt.
3). Diced hose are a bitch to knit, and I ain't doing it.
4). Light colored yarn is easier to knit with because it's easier to see."

So for me, I guess I am going to wear white hose and like it!

Ha ha! To paraphrase Linus from Peanuts: "Those are four good reasons!"