What do you think of these?

[Kilted_John]

With a solid color kilt, I'd say go for it. With a tartan kilt, stick to solid colors, or argyle kilt hose that matches the tartan of the kilt. With white or light colored athletic shoes, I find that off-white kilt hose goes well. A lot better than with black shoes, in my experience.

Today, I'm going to be doing some yardwork, so it'll be a black survival UK with black/white striped cotton knee socks (not the same style as what you're wearing, but striped from the foot up almost to the top, where there's a black turnover), white NB runners, and a t-shirt.

Here's a link to the socks I'm wearing. On the leg model, the socks are pulled up over the knee, but on a guy, they usually are knee-high with a turnover. I also have a pair in the black/army green combination, which works well with hiking boots and my UK. I am considering a pair of the charcol/hunter green combination, which should go well with both my running shoes and my hiking boots. Don't worry, I won't be wearing them with my traditional kilts. http://www.sock-dreams.com/_shop/pag...ductID_438.php

-J

[way2fractious]

See? This is what happens when you ask this group a question... We have those who hold traditional views, others with contemporary views, and a few of us with totally eccentric views of the world.

The eclectic in me says that "form" is determined by "function," not by "fashion." I may not be "Hamish-proof," but I sure am comfortable and have more fun than than most people at whatever gathering or occasion.

Striped athletic socks go just great with tartan kilts when you are fitted out to run a "kilted mile" in front of thousands of spectators in the grandstands. (Ain't no way I'm gonna run in kilt hose and ghillies!) I prefer wool hiking socks with boots, whether in tartan or contemporary kilts. Mix and match with T-shirts, button-down dress shirts, sweaters, whatever...

The point is to find your "expression" of everyday kiltwearing. That means you can regard or disregard any suggestions proferred, including mine.

[Kilted_John]

Exactly. I'm also not Hamish-proof (he prefers rolled down socks with hiking boots - I prefer wearing them fully extended with whatever shoes I'm wearing - boots or not), but it pretty much has to be whatever works best for the wearer.

That said, even in a kilted mile, I'd probably be dressed the same way as I was when my avatar pic was taken. So, kilt hose with flashes and athletic shoes. The fleece vest would not be worn, of course, but the rest would be worn. A traditional kilt looks better with kilt hose than tube socks or casual hiking socks - at least, for me.

With Utilikilts and other non-traditional kilts, there's more of a leeway. UK's look good with striped knee socks or tube socks, as well as pretty much everything. That said, if you're wearing kilt hose with a non-trad kilt that isn't tartan, it may look better without flashes. The flashes are more of a dress-up thing, whereas a Utilikilt is a replacement for jeans or business casual type of garment (except for the tuxedo model and the leather models, which can reasonably be dressed up and look nice - leave the New Rock boots at home, though).

-J

[GlassMan]

Personally I'm not real big on kilt hose, flashes and sneakers. But then, I don't wear sneakers much because I usually have a dress shirt on and that just looks funny.

I fell down again when my bad leg gave out and my orthopedist put me in a temporary (hopefully) new brace that is huge! It won't fit inside any of my existing shoes except for an old pair of sneakers that I haven't worn since the day I was injured and lost the ability to go running. I looked at myself in the mirror and I looked hideous. So I went out and bought a pair of Doc Martin style shoes that the brace fits into. It's not quite as dressy as I'd like, but it will do until my leg goes back to being only a painful inconvenience instead of the swollen, screamingly painful monster that it is at the moment.

[Kilted KT]

...screamingly painful monster that it is at the moment.

sounds like P1M realised that he ran out of single malt!

[GlassMan]

sounds like P1M realised that he ran out of single malt!

This is totally off-topic but it's a fun digression. I don't manage pain medications well. They just don't do anything for me. For some reason they don't actually manage to suppress the pain as well as they should and they don't last very long. The doc prescribed large dose morphine and oxycontin for me once and they did absolutely nothing for me. So I just gave up on narcotic pain relievers.

Well, at my recent orthopedist visit he asked me if I was trying any over-the-counter pain relievers to help out. I answered yes. He asked if it was working and my reply was that it seemed to help. This got his attention and he asked what I was taking, how much, and how often.

I told him, that I was using 12 year old scotch, taken as 2 fingers of scotch in a standard tumbler, as needed for pain! He didn't think it was funny at all. But he did suggest that my prodigious alcohol consumption and tolerance might have something to do with my ability to metabolize narcotics as fast as lighthing. When he was doing the last operation on my leg I even woke up during surgery! Ahh, I love my liver.

[Kilted KT]

This is totally off-topic but it's a fun digression. I don't manage pain medications well. They just don't do anything for me. For some reason they don't actually manage to suppress the pain as well as they should and they don't last very long. The doc prescribed large dose morphine and oxycontin for me once and they did absolutely nothing for me. So I just gave up on narcotic pain relievers.

Well, at my recent orthopedist visit he asked me if I was trying any over-the-counter pain relievers to help out. I answered yes. He asked if it was working and my reply was that it seemed to help. This got his attention and he asked what I was taking, how much, and how often.

I told him, that I was using 12 year old scotch, taken as 2 fingers of scotch in a standard tumbler, as needed for pain! He didn't think it was funny at all. But he did suggest that my prodigious alcohol consumption and tolerance might have something to do with my ability to metabolize narcotics as fast as lighthing. When he was doing the last operation on my leg I even woke up during surgery! Ahh, I love my liver.

sounds like a well developed pain relief plan you have there. Show a perfect reason why scotch was invented far before most modern medicines!

[bangkok kilt]

Way2,
I assumed there'd be all sorts of views. I just wanted to find out if there were others out there doing the same thing, or was everyone going to tell me it looked stupid, in which case I might reconsider.

I actually prefer the kilt a little more dressed up, but I also am looking to find a more casual sport-like niche I can dress in that observes the general guidelines of kiltwearing, but is still an expression of my individual character.

Thanks for the encouragement.

[Rigged]

With Utilikilts and other non-traditional kilts, there's more of a leeway. UK's look good with striped knee socks or tube socks, as well as pretty much everything. That said, if you're wearing kilt hose with a non-trad kilt that isn't tartan, it may look better without flashes. The flashes are more of a dress-up thing, whereas a Utilikilt is a replacement for jeans or business casual type of garment (except for the tuxedo model and the leather models, which can reasonably be dressed up and look nice - leave the New Rock boots at home, though).

Yeah, you might look like me:



;)

[Kilted_John]

That actually doesn't look too bad... ;-)