Jonesing and hoping

**yoippari** · 1st November 05, 11:55 PM

I got word the other day that my 4 yard box pleated kilt in buchanan is finished and by now is in the mail. The jonesing is obvious, I got it in my blood (grandmothers maiden name is Jonas) , but the hoping is that it will arrive before I leave for school tomorrow at 12 to give my speech on the evolution of the kilt. I am prepared for the speech but I would much rather give it in a wool kilt than a SWK standard. Part of the jonesing for me is hoping that the measurements I gave Matt work. Did I measure too high, did I measure too loose, too tight? I am assuming that this is my kilt because as far as I know I am the first one to get a buchanan pleated this way.

What this has to do with accessories is that I have one pair of cream socks from SWK and a bunch of crew socks. I have a gift card at GI Joes (sporting goods, automotive, outdoors store) and they probably have soccer socks. So, what color of socks do I get? Keep in mind that my only shoes at the moment are steel toe ankle high work boots.

I need another shirt as well as the only long sleeve shirts I have (or rather non tropical print shirts) that will work for the basic look I am going for with the kilt is a black one, and one of these. Well, not that brand, but basicly the same thing. So what colors will work best with that kilt.

**AckZel** · 2nd November 05, 01:14 AM

Maybe you should wear yellow sock to left and red sock to right foot... WOuld match quite nicely!

Haha! Can imagine that!

Just kidding. I think you should match the hose color to the top you are wearing. I think it matches the best with all kilts. And considering that your kilt is so colorfull I think that normal black or white would suit the best.

And by the way, the kilt looks awesome! Really cool.

**KiltedCodeWarrior** · 2nd November 05, 07:17 AM

Very nice kilt. I love the box pleating.

**Cawdorian** · 2nd November 05, 08:33 AM

Bottle green kilt hose would look good with that kilt along with the forest green shirt.

**Colin** · 2nd November 05, 08:45 AM

Originally Posted by Cawdorian

Bottle green kilt hose would look good with that kilt along with the forest green shirt.

Two votes for that....

**GMan** · 2nd November 05, 08:59 AM

Make that three votes!

**Alan H** · 2nd November 05, 11:09 AM

Now, THAT is one COOL looking kilt.

**yoippari** · 2nd November 05, 11:36 AM

ok, GI Joes didn't have bottle green hose, they had a dark blue that looks like it will work with the blue in the kilt, and some simple green ones. I got both of those and I think the green might work.

When I got back from JOES around 11 am there was a fedex package on the porch

. WOOT, it fits, it looks great, and I am about to leave to go and give my speech at school... In my new kilt

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**dwg** · 2nd November 05, 10:26 PM

Thanks for the photo of the Buchanan tartan kilt I would love to have one just the same as my last name is Gibbs which is part of the Buchanan clan,
Gib,Gibson, Gilbert etc Nice Kilt :-)

**yoippari** · 2nd November 05, 11:30 PM

My mothers maiden name is Gibson. It was much cheaper to get buchanan than to get Gibson/Gibbs woven, thoug it it on my list. And the photo is on Matt's site next to the pics of red and yellow kilts.