Hose: To Contrast, Complement and Harmonize

[iustus]

Hi all.

Question:

What are your thoughts on the pairing these colours together?

Clergy Ancient Tartan Kilt.


Lewis Red Ancient hose. (On sale with Scottish Tartan Museum)


I do not have the hose and the kilt is still in the works though I have some pieces of the tartan LC. I usually wear charcoal hose or black hose if its something where folks would be in dark suits. I like to wear lovat green or ancient blue hose if it’s a lighter mood. I also like khaki-OD hose for runnin round. All of these, I think would look good with the Ancient Clergy in different contexts.

The idea of the Ancient Red, which looks orange to me in a kind of Ancient pallet, is to be the “over the top” colour. Pulled out for those times when a contrasting and bold hose would be more appropriate. And a question maybe, is contrasting hose appropriate in your mind? My feeling is that this would actually be pushing the edges of THCD though I have tended to be a more “conservative” THCD’er I am interested in some simple innovation.

I was actually taken by the THCD Photo Examples thread David started. http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...xamples-63059/

Noticing particularly the diced hose of J.D. Burgess, MBE. The way the colours work yet to my eye they don’t harmonize but complement leaning towards some contrast and I really like that.

Which brings me to the general questions:

What do people think about:

Harmonizing with Colour Hose?
Complementing with Colour Hose?
Contrasting with Colour Hose?

And as always, pictures well appreciated.

peace,
justin

[piperdbh]

Red hose are always a good idea.

[M. A. C. Newsome]

As I said in my email to you, if you are looking for a red-toned hose that would tone well with that tartan, I'd recommend the claret over the orange of the "ancient red." My reason is that the claret has "cooler" tones that I think correspond better to the kilt, whereas the orange is a warmer color.

Purple would also work well!

[ForresterModern]

I like the ancient blue, or a pair of diced ancient blue/black or ancient blue/charcoal hose if you want to go through the trouble of getting a custom pair made up. The Black and charcoal solid pipers hose would also look nice as you have mentioned.

I personally like to keep the red to my flashes with a kilt that has no red in it or only a small percentage of overall coloration as red. Just one man's O.

[Jock Scot]

Matt has beaten me to the draw, but I agree, claret is the way to go in my view, if a"red tone" is the route you want to go down.

[Tobus]

My opinion is probably wildly unpopular, but I just can't learn to like red hose. It's too garish. And it is not a flattering color on a man's lower legs. No matter which hue of red it is, I just can't find it attractive at all. It messes up the balance of color and looks like a caricature.

To me, red is only best as a predominant color when it's the tartan that's predominantly red. In all other applications, red is best as an accent color only, and should be done in small doses for good taste.

I much prefer a hose color that complements the tartan (not necessarily matching it). The tartan kilt should be the center of attention, not yer lower legs! I do make exception for tartan/diced hose in red hues that goes with the kilt.

Again, that's my opinion only, but you did ask!

[xman]

Red hose of any hue is a vibrant choice and can work well, but I always see it as a little more dressy.

[Jock Scot]

Now then chaps you are beginning to worry me-----again! I am reading in this thread, disturbing comments like;"a little more dressy" and " this or that colour is not very flattering" and so on. Before long you will start talking about "matching" again! Not that any of this is earth shatteringly important, but I do think you are tending to put too much thought into your colour choice. Wear any colour you like(apart from white) and wear the first pair of hose, of any colour, that come to hand when getting togged up and get on with life!

[iustus]

Thank you all for your ideas.

I can see why Matt and Jock would direct me towards the Claret Hose. It does keep things in the same side of the colour wheel, cool. That is a complementing direction and looks well done.

Forrester, keeping it matching or complimenting and Tobus too though with a caveat of diced.

dbh and X both preferring all Reds a Go.

Is there a place for contrast?

I am thinking also of how I used to wear a tie (and hope to again). Sometimes preferring complementing but for fun, choosing contrasting.

What do you think a good contrasting colour might be against this tartan?

peace,
justin

[AKScott]

I agree with tehe general chorus opposing the orange laden ancient red. It can be done with your tartan, but, but, claret and even (dare I say it) tartan red might work better.

Besides the purple Matt already sugegsted, mustard yellow might could work too.

I though I really wanted a pair of ancient red hose, but none of the 22 girls surveyed in my office thought it would work for me. I bet with MacLeod of Lewis and the right skin tones the ancient red might be smashing.