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    Advice on hose and flashes

    What color hose and flashes or ties go with this



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    Hose: Any colour you like as long as its not white.
    Flashes: Any colour you like as long as they are not tartan.

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    If it were possible, I would go for the blue hose with the yellow flashes.

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    You can only pull off the white hose and tartan flashes if you have a matching flat cap ;)

    Actually, I was going to say blue hose and yellow flashes, but see that Chas beat me to it. But brown hose would look great, too.
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    Great Words of Wisdom

    Quote Originally Posted by Jock Scot View Post
    Hose: Any colour you like as long as its not white.
    Flashes: Any colour you like as long as they are not tartan.
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    Hose colors I would personally consider (using our Lewis hose colors as a reference).

    Brown, Loden Green, St. Andrews Blue, or Yellow.

    You could also use any of these as a garter color, to contrast with whatever hose you select.
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    Seriously, with that tartan, Green shirt, green hose, yellow flashes, of khaki shirt and hose, and yellow flashes. Oh, and brown leathers. (In my ever so humble opinion.)

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    Quote Originally Posted by James MacMillan View Post
    Seriously, with that tartan, Green shirt, green hose, yellow flashes, of khaki shirt and hose, and yellow flashes. Oh, and brown leathers. (In my ever so humble opinion.)
    I think Jay's advice is spot on; Jay, were you thinking dark or lovat green? If it were me, I would go Lovat given the "weathered" look of the tartan.

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    A nice subtle tartan. I'd try a Lovat or 'forest' (not dark) green shirt and hose, with yellow flashes, or a khaki (goes with about everything) shirt and hose, with green flashes.
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