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    Great looking hose! Talented wife! Looks great with the Cameron of Erracht kilt. Is the kilt from WPG?

    Cheers...Bill
    "Good judgement comes from experience, and experience
    well, that comes from poor judgement."
    A. A. Milne

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    WPG? I am sorry I am not sure all the acronyms, makers, etc. out there. This was a ex military kilt I got for cheap when living in Scotland back in '98. I cut and altered/re tailored them top to a more acceptable height for a civilian style kilt.

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    I do not go to many formal black tie events, I even gave my Tuxedo/Dinner suit away. So If I was one to follow these " rules" about checked hose being only for formal I would never wear them, but how come they became just for formal, in the old days people wore them if they had them in the day and not just for formal events. I actually think they look more casual than formal and if I could afford it I would have some made up but they are many times more expensive than normal hose. BTW your hose look great and the blue and white are very suitable to my eye for day wear love the Erracht Cameron kilt which the blue in the hose sets off well . I am of the school that says if you can look you best you may as well do so and these hose are crying out to be worn and admired and of course by wearing them you encourage others to wear checked hose when not attending formal events or better still encourage their loved ones to knit them a pair!
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    Firstly I think they look great, and I think the fact that they are quite thick lends them to day wear rather well.

    I think the modern limitation of diced, checked or tartan hose to formal wear comes from cost and the kilt hire industry. There was a time not so long ago where the (vast?) majority of men attending black tie occasions and weddings would have rented their kilts. Hygene dictates that the hirer buys the hose, and so it is pretty much a given that they are going to buy plain hose rather than the much more expensive patterned varieties to go with their rented kilt. Attendees to white tie events are much more likely to move in the sorts of social circles where they regularly attend formal events of all types, and are therefore more likely to have invested in their own kilt attire including patterned hose.

    Personally, I'd like to see patterned hose worn more often.

    Just my take on it.

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