Tennis or canvas shoes with kilt?

**MAYNARD22** · 27th December 13, 07:05 PM

Anyone ever wear any kind of tennis/soccer or canvas shoes with their kilt? If so any pics or suggestions on what socks to wear?

**thescot** · 28th December 13, 12:54 AM

I don't have a photo, but the one time participated in "clan challenge" sporting events (where duffers who have never tossed a caber or sheef give it a whirl), I wore heavy canvas running shoes. But I still wore traditional knee-length hose because I don't care for the short sock/scrunched down look.

But it's really a matter of personal style and taste. In general, I would not wear athletic shoes with a kilt.

**Steve Ashton** · 28th December 13, 02:38 AM

Check the profile of Derek one of our members of the X Marks Honor Roll.

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/s...ad.php?t=82106

He always wears canvas shoes with his cilts.

**MAYNARD22** · 28th December 13, 09:12 AM

Thanks gents!!!

**Deil the Yin** · 28th December 13, 11:57 AM

Oh, yeah! Derek is ALWAYS in canvas Chuck Taylor's. I think that's the official Welsh footwear with a kilt, actually.

Myself, I've worn flip-flops, trail shoes (with non-white casual socks) and a wet-dry walking shoe (LL Bean Vacationland Walking shoes) with no socks. I rather prefer no socks. It's just a virtual necessity in the South Georgia humidity if you want to wear your kilt here more than three months/year and still be moderately comfourtable... and I do. Pictures of such are another matter unfortunately... I got nuthin'. Sorry.

I've been thinking about getting some Adidas Samba Classics to wear with my casual kilts... or rather casually with my kilts? I think that'd be pretty cool even with some scrunched down white athletic socks. If they still make the assortment of colours like they used to you could even be colour coordinated with your kilt, eh wot!

Cheers,
Wesley

PS- JIM! Do we have an upcoming Conyers Burn's Supper yet? Inquiring minds want to know... :-)

**MAYNARD22** · 28th December 13, 07:04 PM

My thoughts exactly on the classic sambas!!

**Mikilt** · 29th December 13, 09:09 AM

Once when I walked a 5K kilted I wore canvas sneakers. I didn't care for the look, but it was a matter of practicality.

**ASinclair** · 29th December 13, 10:09 AM

Originally Posted by MAYNARD22

Anyone ever wear any kind of tennis/soccer or canvas shoes with their kilt? If so any pics or suggestions on what socks to wear?

When kilted, I wear leather shoes unless I'm running. In that case, I wear running shoes with kilt hose. Sorry I don't have any pictures.

**O'Callaghan** · 2nd January 14, 05:34 PM

The shoes should be in a contrasting tartan so that they are not too 'matchy-matchy', LOL! (My own canvas shoes are bright red, though)

**California Highlander** · 2nd January 14, 07:04 PM

I'm wearing black cross-trainers right now with my kilt and a hooded sweatshirt. Wore the shoes and kilt for a walk with the hound yesterday as well. Being all black, they stand out less that other athletic shoes might.