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13th September 13, 04:40 AM
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The Army likes the combination of Lovat Green with the Black Watch kilt
Going back in time, the original hose to wear with the Black Watch kilt were red & white diced. Obviously they had no thought of "matching" in the 18th century, but rather wanted to display the old Gaelic love for colour and pattern
Here in the 1860s the old love for dazzling colour combinations is alive and well. This is perhaps my favourite image of Highland Dress of all time
In other words, nearly anything looks great with Black Watch. I would, myself, avoid the colours of the kilt (green, blue, black) and go with a bold scarlet, claret (burgundy), or even yellow or purple. Or you could be a bit more understated and go with grey, oatmeal, Lovat Blue, Lovat Green, or white.
Proud Mountaineer from the Highlands of West Virginia; son of the Revolution and Civil War; first Europeans on the Guyandotte
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13th September 13, 05:40 AM
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You look good. Don't worry too much about matchy-matchy. Prince Charles wears a brown sporran with black shoes. Read my new post on the "Scathing attack on white socks" thread.
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13th September 13, 07:30 PM
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Well, thanks for the input and the encouragement, guys!
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14th September 13, 07:52 AM
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Looks like a good start to me.
I don't have the leather problem - mine's all black! Well, apart from some now very used white Nikes and yes, I do have some cream hose to go with the Nikes - we all live and learn!
The Black Watch is similar to the background of my MacKenzies without the red and silver/white lattices. I tend to prefer darker hose, black, navy, dark green, etc, with mid green flashes but each to his own. I also wear my hose a tad higher than in your photos, perhaps half way between yours and the bottom of my knee and my kilt at mid to top of my knee but it may just be the camera angle in your shots.
Jack looks great, by the way!
Regards, Sav.
"The Sun Never Sets on X-Marks!"
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14th September 13, 08:55 AM
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Very good. Also......what breed of dog is that? I must ask. Sorry, I'm a dog person 1st and a kilter 2nd.
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14th September 13, 10:56 AM
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 Originally Posted by Kilted Cole
Very good. Also......what breed of dog is that? I must ask. Sorry, I'm a dog person 1st and a kilter 2nd.
Jack is part Scottish Deerhound and part sneaky neighbor dog... lol
He is also a great watchdog, because he is second hand...we picked him up only slightly used from the shelter. I would guess he's about 9 years old, so he's becoming an old man rather quickly.
Those two photos were taken looking slightly down from higher ground, which makes Jack appear smaller than he really is, and makes my kilt look extra long.
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14th September 13, 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Hiburnicus
Jack is part Scottish Deerhound and part sneaky neighbor dog... lol
He is also a great watchdog, because he is second hand...we picked him up only slightly used from the shelter. I would guess he's about 9 years old, so he's becoming an old man rather quickly.
Those two photos were taken looking slightly down from higher ground, which makes Jack appear smaller than he really is, and makes my kilt look extra long.
Sneaky neighbor dog... Those are the best arn't they? Mutts.
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14th September 13, 09:51 AM
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[QUOTE=OC Richard;1193240]The Army likes the combination of Lovat Green with the Black Watch kilt]
I too like the look of Lovat green with Black watch.
Cheers...Bill
Last edited by Liam; 14th September 13 at 09:51 AM.
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