Holiday Black Tie Ball - what hose? Decoration or not?

**MacLowlife** · 5th December 14, 07:28 AM

Once we have eradicated white hose, my hope is to start in on solid black ones. They look to me like "executive hose", i.e., the kind you wear with trousers so as to avoid showing your hairy shins. I don't wear them with trousers if I can avoid it, but I will go out of my way to avoid wearing solid black hose with a kilt. I vote for the claret or scarlet or ( if you must) charcoal or green. If you look half as good as Nile, you will look very good indeed. Good luck locating your medals.

**davidlpope** · 5th December 14, 07:59 AM

Claret hose and miniature medals are my vote.

**Kayne792** · 5th December 14, 10:14 AM

For my very limited two cents, I agree with all the suggestions except the pocket watch. I was taught growing up that it was a social faux pas to wear a time piece to formal occasions as you should being enjoying the company of others and not focused on the hour.

Whether that's still true or not, I don't often see time pieces with tuxedos.

Have a great time at the event, and thank you for your service!

**CelticSire** · 5th December 14, 11:42 AM

If you earned it, wear it with pride. It represents an accomplishment that many people will never earn.

**MacEanruig** · 5th December 14, 07:56 PM

My apologies for being late to the discussion, but when is the event? Perhaps, some of us in the immediate area could loan you a sporran or other for the event.

**James Hood** · 6th December 14, 05:09 PM

Perhaps late, however, in this opinion, your dolphins and patrol pin say it all. The GCM is icing.

Good on you, enjoy.

**Standard** · 6th December 14, 06:48 PM

So, did you manage to get any photos for us?

**HootinHoller** · 7th December 14, 01:52 PM

Originally Posted by MacEanruig

My apologies for being late to the discussion, but when is the event? Perhaps, some of us in the immediate area could loan you a sporran or other for the event.

A very kind offer for which I thank you. I don't know that I would have been comfortable borrowing a high dress sporran though.

**HootinHoller** · 7th December 14, 02:03 PM

Originally Posted by Standard

So, did you manage to get any photos for us?

Here's one that was taken with my phone. I'm not happy because when I put my arm around Rainy, it put everything askew lol.

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**HootinHoller** · 7th December 14, 02:54 PM

Well as a quick update after getting home, I first want to thank everyone for your input.

The people who received my awards shipment pulled up in front of my house as I was putting my bags in the truck and were heartily thanked for it. I was the sole submariner there, and noticed that the group hosting the event being primarily a medical research outfit, there were very few badges amongst the crowd. The fish were complemented by a corpsman senior chief who was sporting a silver star.

I went with the claret hose and green flashes. Here's a photo that I have from my phone in which pulling my honey in skewed my rig. Some others were taken which I'm waiting for them to be emailed to me. I will post the best of them when I get them. probably also in the THCD thread as well.

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Again thank you everyone for your advice.