Quote Originally Posted by emolas View Post
For me, hose are a formality or warmth option.
Just as the kilt.

If it's warm out and casual I will either wear regular socks scrunched down or sandals and no socks (or even barefoot).
If its too warm for woolen hose then its perhaps also way too warm for a woolen kilt.

Note:

http://bermuda-online.org/shorts.htm
The "standard" dress attire with shorts in Bermuda is knee socks (roughly the same length as with kilts).

I never wear hose scrunched down because to me it's useless to wear fancy, expensive socks and then push them down so that nobody can see them.
Not all hose are expensive. Some are quite simple. For use with lightweight "casual" (4-yd) kilts one can wear knee socks as above. They are available in summer grade wool, cotton and even silk.

Whats the point of scrunched down hose? Beyond a "look" its also about options. One can, when wanted (to be more presentable or when it gets cooler in the evenings) pull them up.