hose color ideas

[tooltruckguy]

I'm planning on attending my submarine reunion next October. I'm planning on wearing my Polaris Military Tartan Kilt, a PC or Kilkenny coat and vest. Both of the coats are black bareathea. The Polaris tartan hopefully shows up at the bottom of this message. Basically it is a Black Watch tartan with additional blue and yellow stripes to symbolize the Blue & Gold crews. I have blue socks that match the blue stripe pretty. I waqs thinking I could go that way and ad yellow garter ties. My second idea is to get yellow hose and go with blue garter ties. I thought of the yellow because the outfit seems it might be a little dark otherwise.

I curious as to your opinions.

Thanks.

[McMurdo]

I'd say the blue with the yellow ties would work, though I think argyll hose would be really sharp, I'm sure you could get a pair by then.

[ccga3359]

Covers current and all future kilts.

[tooltruckguy]

What color would you suggest for the argyle? I've attached a photo of the outfit. It's not a great pic, but it's the only one I have right now.

[bigdad1]

I think the blue hose with yellow ties is the better choice. The yellow hose seem too bright while the blue with yellow sets the great tartan off perfectly.

[KFCarter]

Ditto to McMurdo's suggestions. If you can afford the Argyll option, I think they'd be an excellent choice with this tartan.

[McMurdo]

Well for the Argyll hose I'd talk to NorCalPiper he has done some great work with custom hose for a number of XMarkers his website is:

http://www.skyehighlandoutfitters.co...Kilt_Hose.html

Argyll hose can be an expensive proposition but the way I see it you've got a year to save up.

[MacLowlife]

In Shakespeare's TWELFTH NIGHT, the villain Malvolio is tricked into wearing yellow stockings... http://www.kshosiery.co.uk/products/...an-tartan.html I do not know anything about this company,( KENNETH SHORT ) but they seem to offer the lowest price for tartan hose. Somewhere I saw another company offering two or three colorways that would match most tartans, or at least complement them...

[MacLowlife]

There is also a seller on eBay, RAB socks, ( seller name: 6859Andrew ) who offers very nice argyles in a couple of different fabrications, including 100% wool for around 10 pounds. I have bought some, but haven't yet worn them. None of the color combinations seem ideal for your tartan, but others may disagree.

[Wild Macrae]

I'm gonna go out on a limb here and side with the yellow hose with blue garter ties proposal. It'd also look good with yellow hose and tartan flashes. I always tend to favor bolder choices...