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As per white hose, to me they were the only, and logical choice when I started wearing the kilt. They didn't seem to me at the time to stick out like coloured hose do. Which is of course a laughable reason, I am after all wearing a kilt which is no where near the norm here in west central Illinois. These days I still have my white hose, but much prefer the look of the coloured ones that I have in two shades of green and a pair of blue. I like the options which the coloured hose give me in pairing with my several kilts, and with whatever shirt, tie, etc. I may be wearing at the time. Would I wear the white hose again? Sure, but not as often as coloured hose.
I think you may have hit the nail right on the head here. For the last 30 years, my socks have been white, black or green. That's it. So the idea of colored hose wasn't an option with me. I'm astounded that I now will not hesitate to put on a pair of say, bright purple hose! Though I still have a ways to go before I will feel comfortable even considering diced hose, no matter how good I think they look on others.

I'm surprised that some folks have been assumed to be Irish rather than Scottish. I've never met anybody who didn't assume me to be Scottish right from the start.