Diced hose for daywear?

[Dall_Piobaire]

Wouldn't it be far more historically, and in that sense traditionally, appropriate to go nuts mixing and matching? Look at the precedence for tartan jackets in totally not matching colours! Either way, matters not much to me as I am very nearly colour blind, makes for a great excuse.

On a related note, as a piper, with a financially irrespoinsible and unrealistic desire to be correct as possible over several periods, I seek the wisdom and insight of those present. My avatar is Modern Boyd, much red and green, with navy blue, livery colours are azure on argent. Suggestions on the best look for diced hose...anyone, please?


Thnxs
Scott

[creagdhubh]

Wouldn't it be far more historically, and in that sense traditionally, appropriate to go nuts mixing and matching? Look at the precedence for tartan jackets in totally not matching colours! Either way, matters not much to me as I am very nearly colour blind, makes for a great excuse.

On a related note, as a piper, with a financially irrespoinsible and unrealistic desire to be correct as possible over several periods, I seek the wisdom and insight of those present. My avatar is Modern Boyd, much red and green, with navy blue, livery colours are azure on argent. Suggestions on the best look for diced hose...anyone, please?


Thnxs
Scott

Red and green or red and white are my opinions.

[Dall_Piobaire]

Red and green or red and white are my opinions.

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I know, red and green would be so obvious and probably look great! I was just worried about looking to much like a overly tall Christmas elf. Maybe I shoud just go with it!

Thanks for your input, very appreciated!

[Redshank]

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I know, red and green would be so obvious and probably look great! I was just worried about looking to much like a overly tall Christmas elf. Maybe I shoud just go with it!

Thanks for your input, very appreciated!

I think you probably would, I would go with the red/black

[Dall_Piobaire]

I think you probably would, I would go with the red/black

too true, or red and navy, If I could find em!

[M. A. C. Newsome]

too true, or red and navy, If I could find em!

You can have them made in any color you want, you know...
http://giftshop.scottishtartans.org/hose_custom.htm

[MacMillan of Rathdown]

(My) livery colours are azure on argent. Suggestions on the best look for diced hose...anyone, please?
Thnxs
Scott

I'd opt for the livery colours (which is what I've done).

Now, for those who are sitting there, scratching their noggin' and asking, "What's a livery colour?"-- and no, it isn't a brownish red-- allow me to explain.

Livery colours are usually derived from the first named metal and colour as they appear in the blazon of a coat of arms. So, if the shield is Argent (silver, usually depicted as the colour white) and the principle charge, in this instance let's say a lion, is Azure (which is blue) then the livery colours would be blue and white.

Wearing diced hose in your livery colours would be an exceptionally sly thing to do. Go for it!

[Dall_Piobaire]

I'd opt for the livery colours (which is what I've done).

Now, for those who are sitting there, scratching their noggin' and asking, "What's a livery colour?"-- and no, it isn't a brownish red-- allow me to explain.

Livery colours are usually derived from the first named metal and colour as they appear in the blazon of a coat of arms. So, if the shield is Argent (silver, usually depicted as the colour white) and the principle charge, in this instance let's say a lion, is Azure (which is blue) then the livery colours would be blue and white.

Wearing diced hose in your livery colours would be an exceptionally sly thing to do. Go for it!

Always a pleasure to have your input sir, it's valued and appreciated. In fact I was going to query you on this very issue. I was going to ask your opinion on the colours as an article of clothing, or pipe banners or ribbons.

Azure on Argent would cetainly be eye popping with modern Boyd

[BoldHighlander]

Always a pleasure to have your input sir, it's valued and appreciated. In fact I was going to query you on this very issue. I was going to ask your opinion on the colours as an article of clothing, or pipe banners or ribbons.

We've have also discussed clan badge cockades made of livery colours too

[Jack Daw]

I'd opt for the livery colours (which is what I've done).

Now, for those who are sitting there, scratching their noggin' and asking, "What's a livery colour?"-- and no, it isn't a brownish red-- allow me to explain.

Livery colours are usually derived from the first named metal and colour as they appear in the blazon of a coat of arms. So, if the shield is Argent (silver, usually depicted as the colour white) and the principle charge, in this instance let's say a lion, is Azure (which is blue) then the livery colours would be blue and white.

Wearing diced hose in your livery colours would be an exceptionally sly thing to do. Go for it!

Good thing I'm not my clan chief. Oddly, his livery colors are white and white.