flashes and their length

[creagdhubh]

Length of our flashes/ties in CIVILIAN kilt matters is absolutely a personal choice of that there is no argument. Where I think possibly some get led astray is taking "dress" hints from military uniform pictures, which has nothing, should have nothing anyway, to do with our CIVILIAN dress decisions. Civilian pipe band matters of dress do muddy the waters a tad, but really even civilian pipe bands wear uniforms and as such they should be not really considered in your "dress" choices.

I don't know about anyone else here, but my intention is to avoid the "windsock" effect, but I make no exact measurements, so it does depend on the hose on the particular day, turn down length, hose length, position of the moon,speed of dressing and whether attention is paid to it all in the first place. So at a guess, I doubt if my flashes are ever the same length from one day to the next. But I do try to avoid them being too long.

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Well put, Jock and my sentiments as well.

As to the the question posed by the OP, I like how both HRH Prince Charles and HM's Piper are dressed, though you must keep in mind, they are both very different forms of Highland dress.

Here are what my flashes look whilst wearing 'Argyll' style tartan hose with my Highland evening attire. The turnover is not as wide (or as long for the matter) as the hose I wear with Highland day attire, thus exposing the flashes considerably more, which I tend to like with the style of hose shown (the same applies to diced hose).


Here are what my flashes (sometimes garter ties) look whilst wearing plain hose with my Highland day attire. The majority of the flashes are hidden from sight, with only the very bottom "flashes" of colour exposed from underneath the turnover. A quintessential look of HRH Prince Charles, and one in which I am very fond of as well.


Cheers,