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    Quote Originally Posted by GG View Post
    I should like to suggest another procedure when choosing kilt hose colour, by the way. It is not just - to my opinion - a question of tartan but also of the colour of the 'top' - polo shirt, t-shirt, dress shirt, sweater etc.
    Therefore, it might be a good idea to start with the kilt, then choose a suitable 'top' to go with it, and from there decide upon kilt hose colour, in order that the whole combo shall look at its best.
    Here, I might be biased of my Scandinavian background, tending to keep things simple, meaning not too many different colours at the same time.
    A good point. Personally I wouldn’t wear earthy coloured hose with a formal outfit and there are probably other combinations that wouldn’t work. I am lucky in that I have a good selection of hose so I can try different options if the occasion needs that, but for everyday use grab whatever is available.
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    Quote Originally Posted by GG View Post
    But of course you do, Jock. I think, we all do. That's one of the advantages with a forum like XMTS where opinions can be shared. Some, we agree to, some not; and sometimes, we are in two minds. Afterall, our judgement and advice are functions of personal preferences, background etc. This also applies when talking colours.

    I should like to suggest another procedure when choosing kilt hose colour, by the way. It is not just - to my opinion - a question of tartan but also of the colour of the 'top' - polo shirt, t-shirt, dress shirt, sweater etc.
    Therefore, it might be a good idea to start with the kilt, then choose a suitable 'top' to go with it, and from there decide upon kilt hose colour, in order that the whole combo shall look at its best.
    Here, I might be biased of my Scandinavian background, tending to keep things simple, meaning not too many different colours at the same time.
    Good gracious me! Do you really go to all that bother to choose a pair of hose? Of course if that is what makes you happy then carry on, but for me, .......................
    Last edited by Jock Scot; 20th February 25 at 11:21 PM.
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    Quote Originally Posted by GG View Post
    Therefore, it might be a good idea to start with the kilt, then choose a suitable 'top' to go with it, and from there decide upon kilt hose colour, in order that the whole combo shall look at its best.
    Exactly so, that's the custom that I mentioned earlier, often mentioned in the literature and often seen in paintings and photographs (going back to the mid-19th century) of matching the hose colour to the jacket colour.

    In the days when the "top" was invariably the jacket, due to men rarely going out in public in shirtsleeves or a jumper.

    The tartan, it seems, made no part in these decisions.
    Proud Mountaineer from the Highlands of West Virginia; son of the Revolution and Civil War; first Europeans on the Guyandotte

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