Flash Color

**Plaid Draftsman** · 4th October 13, 10:25 AM

Soon I will be purchasing brick red socks for my Black Watch Stillwater kilt. Just wondering what would be a good flash color? Thanks

**Earl D** · 4th October 13, 10:34 AM

I'd go with the blue that's in the kilt. But then I like to have my flashes to go with the hose and kilt. YMMV~

**WillowEstate** · 4th October 13, 11:54 AM

Agree, the blue or the green from the kilt tartan (but not tartan flashes).

**Nile** · 4th October 13, 12:56 PM

For Brick Red you need Mortar Gray!!!

But, seriously, you could attempt to match one of the colors in the kilt as a contrast to the color of the hose, as others have suggested. However, you could also use a color that compliments both without necessarily matching, such as yellow. Ecru (off white or natural) or black, would also work well, in my opinion.

I have a pair of Brick Red hose myself and have worn different colors of flashes with them. My green flashes make them look, well... Christmas'y (maybe it's the color of green).

Nile

**Liam** · 4th October 13, 02:50 PM

I'd suggest Lovat green....or a colour that picks up something in the tie you are wearing (if you plan to wear a tie)

Cheers...Bill

**Highlander31** · 4th October 13, 05:23 PM

How about black? I have a set of black garters I purchased from the Scottish Tartan Museum. They're my catch-all garters (go with anything.)

**OC Richard** · 4th October 13, 06:59 PM

Personally I prefer avoiding the colours present in the kilt when possible, and allowing the hose/flashes to set up their own separate colour duality. (Ditto the shirt and necktie.)

A Black Watch kilt with red hose (very nice!) so why not yellow garters? (I'm imagining a slightly mustardish yellow, not lemon yellow.)

See how nicely these colours look? Matching the kilt be darned!

Or if blue, why not sky blue or ancient blue? A blue that zings nicely with the hose and is distinctly different from the blue in the kilt.

**Plaid Draftsman** · 4th October 13, 07:50 PM

Thanks for all of the suggestions. What a lot to choose from, now to decide which one! First things first - I have to clean out the couch to see how much I can scrape up to add these to my collection.