Colin, the lighter, true Lovat Green color kilt hose doesn't seem to have the fuzzing/shrinking problem that the olive "Lovat green" color hose does. I've had four pairs of the olive color. Three of them started out between size 10 and 12 US and shrank to 5 or 6 US. Great for my mother and my sister, who now have olive green wool socks to wear, but, not good for me. Have to either wash'em by hand, or use the "hand wash" cycle on the washer, then hang'em to dry, if you want them to stay the same size...

WRT the colors, IIRC, the Seaforth Highlanders usually wear the true Lovat Green with their MacKenzie tartan kilts. Usually with red flashes. Looks good, as does the olive green, which I kinda like better, since it's a darker color and looks better with Doc Martens as well as with most hiking boots. The Black Watch should go pretty well, too. With the Royal Stewart, maybe oatmeal, or bottle green... Or, you could also wear black with it...
-J

Quote Originally Posted by Colin
I was thinking of picking up a pair of Lovat green kilt hose. Does anyone have anything negative of positive to say about this colour. I have Mackenzie, Black Watch, and Royal Stewart kilts.