Dress Kilt Hose

[Pipersson]

Hi Guys,

in September I'll be invited for a wedding an the bride asked me to appear kilted!!!

Now I need some dress kilt hose and am thinking of diced red white



or tartan hose in ancient colours (both by House of Cheviot).



My kilt is Smith ancient.



The tartan hose would only match this kilt, the red/white diced I could use also for others...

So what would you prefer?

Thanks and Tom



P.S. Ähm...and what about these shoes?

[sailortats]

Personally I would go with the tartan hose. I think the red/white diced are a little loud and may upstage the bride some.

[Pipersson]

Not this bride...!

[artificer]

If you have other kilts you'd like to wear a pair of dress hose with, red and white or red and black hose would be the more economical solution.

Sailortats is right that the tartan hose are a bit more understated, but if the bride is "going big" that's not really an issue

As for the shoes, they're okay, but if it's a formal (evening) do you might want something without the monk strap- which is a bit more casual than laces.

http://www.zappos.com/florsheim-king...patent-leather


or if you did want a touch of brogueing, perhaps the below

http://www.zappos.com/florsheim-mill...fcTest=fcl%3A0

Simple and shiny is the way to go (unless you want to go all out and get buckle brogues / mary janes for evening dress).

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[Pipersson]

Hey Artificer, thanks for the detailed reply.

I think the bride will be "very big" and so will be the groom. Not kilted but in morning suit and top hat.
It will be a wedding in Bavaria with about 200 guests, two orchestras, a choir singing, a big band for the party and so on...so I will just be a bit of colour.

Yes, I guess the diced hose would be a little more in use but I also like the argylls very much, so...

I do have some formal lace-ups, also in patent leather but it will be a morning wedding so I wanted to be a little less formal.
I could change for evening. A real formal dress kilt shoe maybe would be too much I guess, though I'll need some one day...

Thanks, Tom

[Jock Scot]

Be carefull, it is very easy to turn Kilt day "dress" (morning suit equivalent)attire into a costume. Diced, or argyll hose are not necessarilly required, nor are shoes any fancier than well polished black lace up shoes, or if you really insist, a pair of ghillie brogues.

Just saying.

[davidlpope]

I may have missed this, but what time will the wedding occur?

Although there may be some differences worldwide, the conventions surrounding evening dress vs. less formal day attire might be a helpful guide.