Quote Originally Posted by Hamish
... Basically: brown = daytime/informal/casual whilst black = evening/formal/dress... If black boots are being worn, however, the wearer can get away with the dark hose ...Beige or Oatmeal hose is the saviour of us all since it can be worn both informally and semi-formally!...


Ham, am I reading into this correctly...

1. Black accessories only for semi-formal / formal wear - brown only for day wear. ergo: for shoes and belt, brown is the only "proper" color to wear as day wear ... not black. therefor my black casual sporran is a lost child as it is certainly not suitable for "evening wear".
2. Hose other than oatmeal / offwhite / white is only properly worn rolled or folded down. ergo: the chap wearing the green kilt hose on the Xmarks home page is comitting a big faux pas.
3. Beige / oatmeal hose is the only color for both casual / semi-formal. ergo: if on a limited budget, forget hose color other than beige or oatmeal.

Does that pretty much sum it up?

thanx,
blu