Hose: To Contrast, Complement and Harmonize

[iustus]

Matt,

Thank you for the new photos. The orange in this pic is much more yellow orange than what I noticed from the Lewis hose pic.

This has helped me make a more informed decision.

Also thank you all for your input.

None need worry about fretting over Hose.
The point of this forum for me is the discussion and ideas that come from this community of kilt wearers. When it is time to get dressed and go, I often just go with my gut.
Sometimes elegant, sometimes over the top, sometimes very sober...

Per the pictures above and the colours from the Lewis ties that Ken suggested, Thanks Ken, I personally think the Tartan Red a better combo for a red... though I still like that orange-red in the Lewis hose picture; too bad its only the picture.

peace,
justin

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:

[OC Richard]

I piped at a wedding yesterday. All of the Bride's family in attendance had flown over from Scotland and all the men were kilted.

They were mostly in black Argylls and PCs with white or cream hose.

There were two fellows who caught my eye, perhaps Americans, whose dress was the epitome of "matchy" Highland Dress.

One was all in grey. Grey tweed Sheriffmuir, tartan kilt in all grey tones, grey hose, grey fur sporran.

The other gent was all in brown. Brown jacket, tartan kilt in all brown tones, brown hose, brown fur sporran.

I was the only one in attendance showing contrasting dress: with my Isle of Skye kilt I wore claret hose, a royal blue shirt, and charcoal Argyll, none of those three colours present in my kilt.

[Jock Scot]

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They were mostly in black Argylls and PCs with white or cream hose.

Now what makes me think that they might have hired their outfits?

[creagdhubh]

Quite right Jock!

[M. A. C. Newsome]

I piped at a wedding yesterday. All of the Bride's family in attendance had flown over from Scotland and all the men were kilted.

They were mostly in black Argylls and PCs with white or cream hose.

There were two fellows who caught my eye, perhaps Americans, whose dress was the epitome of "matchy" Highland Dress.

One was all in grey. Grey tweed Sheriffmuir, tartan kilt in all grey tones, grey hose, grey fur sporran.

The other gent was all in brown. Brown jacket, tartan kilt in all brown tones, brown hose, brown fur sporran.

I was the only one in attendance showing contrasting dress: with my Isle of Skye kilt I wore claret hose, a royal blue shirt, and charcoal Argyll, none of those three colours present in my kilt.

You mean to say someone other than me has a grey tweed Sheriffmuir?!? I'm socked! :-)

[OC Richard]

Now what makes me think that they might have hired their outfits?

Yes indeed! Seems that all the Groomsmen, the Groom, and the Father of the Bride hired their outfits here in the States, and wore matching brown-toned tartan kilts (I don't know what tartan it was), black Argylls, white hose, ghillies, and ruche neckties: typical hire outfits.

The Father of the Bride, who also officiated, is a Scot, and the pastor of his own church here, often preaches in kilts and owns his own clothes. He wears, to preach, a black Prince Charlie, a kilt of his clan tartan, white hose, and ghillies. For this wedding he wore one of the brown-tartan hire kilts.

Several of the relatives who had flown over from Scotland brought their own clothes. One gent wore a lovely sky blue Sheriffmuir doublet, which brought out his gleaming bright blue eyes I might add. Other Scottish relatives wore black Argylls, white hose, ghillies, etc.

[OC Richard]

You mean to say someone other than me has a grey tweed Sheriffmuir?!? I'm socked! :-)

Yes I immediately thought of your grey tweed Sheriffmuir when I saw this gent! His was much like yours.

[Galician]

I too wear this tartan, and like the input given as regarding choices for hose.

But, Justin, isn't there the possibility that, were you to choose purple or red, people will think that you are a prelate of some higher rank than you could honestly claim?

If only our Archbishop Stan were still active here to weigh in on this. As an aside, has anyone heard anything about how he's doing?

[creagdhubh]

You mean to say someone other than me has a grey tweed Sheriffmuir?!? I'm socked! :-)

You wear it so well Matt!

[Nighthawk]

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!

That's my thought, too! So much agonizing over something so small! That being said, I have found that sometimes, the hose you wear can really make the tartan pop. Forest green with the Colorado State looks spectacular. But unless you find that one color that really brings out the tartan, it doesn't really matter! Close your eyes, stick your hand in the drawer, pull out a pair, and get your bum dressed!