Flash alternatives

[toadinakilt]

If you didn't want to wear flashes (bear with me here), what alternatives might there be to dress up your hose? Has anybody seen or done anything creative/elegant/awesome to their hose in place of flashes?

[English Bloke]

Garter ties are ace...


Hose tops are another option although usually worn by pipers under white spats I believe... Not sure how they'd work without the spats though.

[The Guy in the Kilt at UC]

Garter ties are ace...

Agreed. That's what I wear most of the time.

[toadinakilt]

Now this question is just because it sounds like something my crazy artist Mom might try... anything involving beads, braided/embossed leather, or other cloth alternatives?

[Ryan Ross]

Now this question is just because it sounds like something my crazy artist Mom might try... anything involving beads, braided/embossed leather, or other cloth alternatives?

Traditionally speaking- Noooooooo.

...does that mean you can't do it? Also no.

[toadinakilt]

This thread is borne of an overarching concept that came to me as I indulged in a late-night beer and a cigarette, whilst watching the stars...

Modern casual kilts are alright, I guess. But I'm interested in a "new" classic kilt look, a modern look built around a traditional 4-8 yard wool tartan kilt.

Hose, shoes, flashes, sporran, vest, belt, jacket, bonnet... but not in any way the tradition PC's, Balmoral's, Argyle's, flashes, or indeed sporrans. How to dress up a kilt to at least semi-formal, maintaining the spirit of traditional components, whilst using new and exciting designs, or alternatives.

[English Bloke]

... anything involving beads, braided/embossed leather, or other cloth alternatives? ...

Ahhh, I see where you're comin' from. You might find some yardage in this... I was on Ely station a while back waiting for a change of trains. It was dark o'clock and a bit brisk out. There was a Bloke on the opposite platform in a black denim kilt (box pleats, cargo pockets, snaps et al...)

He was also wearing a black jacket-n-t shirt, a black, wide brimmed, roo hat, black chunky boots and black hose pulled up, not scrunched down. Pretty black all over really. To drop in the contrast, he also had what appeared to be 5mm (I'm guessing, it was clearly visable from across the way) red ribbon interlaced up the side of his hose in a criss-cross pattern. Looked cool as a cucumber I have to say and that wasn't entirely due to the fact it was winter time and I was also feeling pretty chilly meeself.

Probably not something I'd try with my own hose but then again I'm not in my twenties. It did look impressive though, on a young Fella.

[piperdbh]

You mean something like this?


This shot is with the cuff up, not yet folded over. It shows how I tied the two ribbons. Here's with the cuff down:


These are made from 3/8" ribbon with beads on the ends. I got the beads at a bead store (imagine that!) and the ribbon at a fabric store.

[lethearen]

I love those hose! Any clue where to get them? I looked on the website the pic is from (nextdayclothing) but haven't had any luck.

[cloves]

i think RKilts has some cool leather flashes available.....still a flash...but a different material to be sure!