Flashes question

[PiobBear]

Wow; that's a lot of black. I'd guess grey or oatmeal hose with black flashes, but that's me, not you.

Two of my kilts are predominantly green, with red as the predominant stripe. Therefore green (lovat for one, rifle t'other) hose (or matching Argyll full hose or hose tops), red flashes, occasionally a red tie, rifle green caubeen or glen.
Secondary stripes are blue, so occasionally a light blue shirt, or my favorite heavy blue sweater. My self colored kilt is saffron, so rifle green hose, saffron flashes, occasionally a green tie, & caubeen à la Irish Rangers. My favorite coat's a green tweed.
That's just me. Once, dressed in my tartan, green coat and MacIntosh red tie, with all the nickel on my pipes, my Scottish tutor (who I think secretly suspects that my tartan's Irish) sniffed and opined that I looked "like a bloody Chrrrristmas tree".

[McClef]

I'm wondering what the green double bow on the black watch kilt is doing in the picture that Matt provided a link to.

That's a new one on me!

[Riverkilt]

If it makes you feel any better Flairball,

I've been out in public and to work in this outfit....flashes with an Hawaiian shirt...and white kilt hose with white/blue tennies...and a UK Mocker....

Was trying to keep the white/blue look going....think I created one of those "don't do this" pics...but it worked for me on that day last year.



Course, I live in the boonies...not a sophisticated town like you do.

Ron

[davedove]

Course, I live in the boonies...not a sophisticated town like you do.

Ron

Yeah Ron, we make allowances since you're just a hick from the sticks and ya'll just don't know no better.:bluewink:

[macwilkin]

I'm wondering what the green double bow on the black watch kilt is doing in the picture that Matt provided a link to.

That's a new one on me!

It is a rosette kilt pin that the Black Watch wears, similar to the kilt panel of the Argylls:

http://www.geocities.com/argylls_ww1...anel-1947a.jpg

There are some kilt rosettes shown on this web site:

http://www.highlandclans.co.uk/Kilt_Rare_Tartans.html

Scroll down.

T.

[McClef]

Thanks cajunscot

Personally I think they look awful though

[turpin]

More on red flashes

[David Dalglish]

I may be funny, but I do not think that Black & brown combination works, but we need to see the outfit to give a proper opinion, so picture please

[Nanook]

I may be funny, but I do not think that Black & brown combination works, but we need to see the outfit to give a proper opinion, so picture please

Black and brown don't go together. Black can go with burgundy, oxblood or even tans such as oatmeal but not brown. Brown hose and black shoes is not a good combination just as black hose and brown shoes are, as one used to say, only for cads. Tradition holds that brown shoes are only for day wear and only for use the countryside--- never wear brown shoes at any time of day in the city was the steadfast rule. Since brown hose does not go with black shoes its use too is limited to brown shoes and, at best, in the countryside. I think if one is set of wearing brown shoes in daywear then one is restricted to tans (including oatmeal, eggshell), greens or red hose--- tartan hose might coordinate but is more formal or ceremonial and thus worn with black shoes. Solid blue is towards black and so does not go well with dark brown shoes. Red can go with both black and brown.
For more on colours please read Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's "Zür Farbenlehre" (Theory of Colors) as its really the basis for much of our models of colour harmony and coordination (Chicken or Egg).

[Panache]

Nanook,

You wrote:

"Black and brown don't go together"

I respectfully disagree. I think that black and brown work if you do it carefully. Here is a picture from our last Bay Area Kilt Night:



I am wearing a brown and black patterned shirt, brown beret, a black belt, black sporran belt, a brown and black freelander, and (though you can't see it) brown hose, black flashes, and black shoes. I personally think this is a pretty neat combo. It may not be super traditional looking, but colorwise it works.

Cheers