Hose: To Contrast, Complement and Harmonize

[M. A. C. Newsome]

It was frustratingly difficult to photograph the ancient red and tartan red hose. I'm not sure why, but the tartan red always seemed to appear more orange than they really are, and the ancient red not orange enough.

Here are some images that might give a better idea of the true colors.

Tartan Red:


Ancient Red:

[ForresterModern]

It was frustratingly difficult to photograph the ancient red and tartan red hose. I'm not sure why, but the tartan red always seemed to appear more orange than they really are, and the ancient red not orange enough.

Here are some images that might give a better idea of the true colors.

Tartan Red:


Ancient Red:

Matt,

Side by side comparisons in the same photo should be able to show the relative temperatures of the different red hose you offer. The problem with photoing each individually is in your camera as its automatic exposure programming wants each photo to have the same overall average exposure (combined center and background), so a brighter color centered in the image will be actively under exposed by the auto-exposure features of your camera relative to a darker color in the same position with similar background. In other words you are likely being outwitted by a machine. The best way to get comparison color images is either put them all in the same photo together or to shoot one color, record the exposure settings/flash settings and repeat those settings for each and every other color, using the same camera and background setup.

jeff

[AFS1970]

I am personally not a fan of drastic contrast between my hose and kilt. So I would not go with red hose and a blue kilt. I do often try and use flashes combined with hose to compliment a tartan, however it is simple for me, as I only own a single kilt, so all choices revolve around one tartan.

[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.

[Jock Scot]

SlackerDrummer, tripleblessed.


You are very kind, but you are crediting me with more knowledge than I am due. I have no idea of "skin tones", "warm colours", "gem colours","cool colours", what particular tone of red, green, yellow, blue or black I have in my kilt. I have no idea which colour compliments, contrasts,or harmonises with what, but I have a choice of red, blue, claret,yellow, brown and assorted green hose to choose from and I worry not which I wear.

Although I am surprised to note that in many of my pictures here, I do seem to wear claret more often and I am not sure why. But it is not a conscious decision and I suspect its more to do that as claret were the last ones worn, therefore the last ones to be washed and last ones put in the drawer and thus nearest to hand when I need some clean hose.

[artificer]

Although I am surprised to note that in many of my pictures here, I do seem to wear claret more often and I am not sure why. But it is not a conscious decision and I suspect its more to do that as claret were the last ones worn, therefore the last ones to be washed and last ones put in the drawer and thus nearest to hand when I need some clean hose.

It's a bit like Darwin's "Natural Selection" for the sock drawer:

Those that perform best rise to the top, since they're at the top, they are selected, worn, washed, and returned to the top, where they are picked again.

ith:

[Mark Stephenson]

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!

I agree with Jock - wear the first pair of hose you grab. However, you must make sure your flat cap matches your hose <grin>

[Riverkilt]

There is a solution. Pony up and buy one of each color kilt hose to have on hand. Then you can match to your own eye's taste seeing real colors.

You'd be surprised what "works" by playing around with color combinations.

Keep a rainbow of kilt hose colors at hand and you'll not have to wonder.

[tpa]

Red hose for Red Hot Chilli Pipers concerts is quite the in thing or so I thought. Well at least no one complained when I wore some.