Quote Originally Posted by gilmore View Post
There is no convention of wearing white hose worn by anyone at any time of day other than pipers and drummers. This is a rather recent idea and was dreamed up by merchants who rent kilt outfits as a way to save money by not having to keep argyll and diced hose in stock that matched the color of tartans for formal dress. The latter two are the appropriate hose for formal events.
Out of curiosity, would the balmoral hose that Matt Newsome sells be considered formal? I mean, I plan on using them that way either way, but you know, always good to know the rule.

I personally don't really like argyle and diced hose (too "out there" I guess). The balmoral hose is a nice compromise between diced and solid-colour.