In eager anticipation of the upcoming second run of the X Marks tartan and the kilt, I have been thinking about accessories . . .

  1. Leather -- Both Ron's and Hamish's pictures at imff show black leather (belt / sporran / shoes), and that seems like a good choice. Are the blues in the tartan pretty cool blues, or do they have enough underlying warm tones to work with brown also? (Of course, I'd be "forced" to acquire brown leather goods if the answer's yes . . . :rolleyes: )
  2. Hose, shirt -- Hamish looks smashing in his stone-colored (is that the correct color that I'm seeing on my monitor?) shirt and hose. Ron looks great in the white shirt, which makes sense since there's white in the tartan. Ron -- are your hose lovat blue? Other suggestions?
  3. Jacket -- Ron has a black jacket which looks good. I have a black leather jacket and black Argyll jacket. For a dress outfit, the Argyll should work . . . suggestions on shirt / tie / hose to balance that out? I'm also considering eventually getting a lovat blue tweed jacket . . . would that work with the tartan?
That should be enough to stir the pot for now!

Regards,
Mark