Quote Originally Posted by creagdhubh View Post
And Matt wears them quite well. Besides him and a few other photographical sources, I have never seen this style of hose worn with Highland evening attire. I'm certainly not saying it isn't done, simply not done a lot. I have heard that there are different types of ornate knots that one could wear in the traditional garters, since the knot is obviously visible. I am curious to know more about these knots. I have heard if the "Gaelic knot," but I'm not quite sure what it actually looks like or its history.

Cheers,
Th late Scotty Thompson covered the subjects of castellated hose and knotted (thin) garter ties and knots quite well in So You're Going to Wear the Kilt.