Hose: To Contrast, Complement and Harmonize

[fluter]

Matt,

Side by side comparisons in the same photo should be able to show the relative temperatures of the different red hose you offer.

If you look at Matt's photos of the garter ties, you can see all four red colors together: here. Scroll to the traditional garter ties, and click to enlarge.

I find the tartan red to be just slightly on the orange side of red, just a very good scarlet hue. I have the garters in tartan red, and those are my most versatile pair. They go with almost all reds in my closet. I also have the claret garter ties, which works well with the HoE Wallace muted kilt.

My first pair of red hose, though, were the brick red. They are just that little bit less stark in tone. A possible match-up would be with the Edzell tartan, which has a very thin red stripe. Claret would work there, too.

[OC Richard]

I'm in agreement with the idea of red hose in general for that kilt.

Don't think it makes all that much difference which red you go with, though I myself always prefer claret or brick red over orange-red.

Or yellow hose! Anything to "spice up" that kilt.

What I might avoid would be black, white, or blue, which would give a duller overall effect.