Hose and Shoes

[adempsey10]

I agree with that.



I never considered that before, and I do believe you're right!



As far as hose are concerned, I always wear them -- pulled up, with garter ties -- when I'm wearing a tartan kilt and, so far, have never worn them with my 5.11 Tactical TDKs. Pretty much all I wear are from House of Cheviot, via Matt Newsome at New House Highland:

http://www.newhousehighland.com/

As for footwear, there are all sorts of possibilities I think can look good for casual wear, depending on the circumstances. Here are some of the ones I wear.

Timberland boots:




Brogued ankle boots:





Timberland chukkas:





Dinner in San Francisco: These black wingtip brogues from Rockport are actually steel-toed work shoes.





Some "smart casual" 5-eyelet shoes from Neil M, via Orvis:





Even laceless slip-ons, while certainly nontraditional, can look decent in a casual setting:

You've really shown the versatility of the hose. Lots of good looks. I think I might go out and get a pair of black or brown leather shoes like those in your pictures; casual, but still nice enough to wear out to a restaurant.

[CMcG]

How do you find the hose on a hot sunny day? Seems like there are many way to dress up and down hose as their are for kilts.

Yes, this site really demonstrates just how many ways to kilt there are!

In the summer, I have thinner, lighter, wool blend hose, which have largely been fine, except on one exceptionally hot and humid day. That was at a wedding, though, so a more casual look was not an option. I'd like to get a pair of the Sock Dreams cotton kilt hose, just for those rare type of occasions.

[SJCurrence]

I agree with that.



I never considered that before, and I do believe you're right!



As far as hose are concerned, I always wear them -- pulled up, with garter ties -- when I'm wearing a tartan kilt and, so far, have never worn them with my 5.11 Tactical TDKs. Pretty much all I wear are from House of Cheviot, via Matt Newsome at New House Highland:

http://www.newhousehighland.com/

As for footwear, there are all sorts of possibilities I think can look good for casual wear, depending on the circumstances. Here are some of the ones I wear.

Timberland boots:




Brogued ankle boots:





Timberland chukkas:





Dinner in San Francisco: These black wingtip brogues from Rockport are actually steel-toed work shoes.





Some "smart casual" 5-eyelet shoes from Neil M, via Orvis:





Even laceless slip-ons, while certainly nontraditional, can look decent in a casual setting:

Sir, I like that belt, where did you pick it up?

[Dale Seago]

Here y'go:

http://www.mojoleather.com/sporran-k...kilt-belt-p-92

[Sir Didymous]

I wear loafers with my hose when dressed casual. Reenacting is where I feel the more comfortable and then it's mogans (footless tartan hose) with my bare feet.