Hose Color Questions

[Father Bill]

Well, I guess whatever you wear, it's a "hose of a different colour."

[Chas]

I used to be able to buy stuff called "woven woollen tape" - in effect a 1" wide woollen ribbon. Generally it came in black, but that didn't matter as it would be hidden by the hose turn-over. I would then buy wool in the colour I wanted and make a tassel of it. Make four the same size and stitch one one the end of each garter. As long as the cuff turn-over covers the join, no one will be the wiser.

Here's an example, at Canada Day in London:



As it happens, I am using two colours here - black and yellow.

The problem is my supplier no longer stocks the woollen tape, so I am searching the country for a new source.

Regards

Chas

[Joshua]

Personally, I feel that a hose color "temperature" goes better than the actual color when matched with the kilt. For example, bold hose colors with modern or loud tartans, and subdued earth-tones with ancient and weathered tartans.

I have two tartans I mostly wear, Caledonia and Davidson Ancient.

I have TONS of different color hose, Bright "Pumpkin" Orange, Bright "Denim" Blue, Marled Oatmeal, Marled Olive, Black, and a cable-knit pseudo-marled Bottle Green.

Of those, I might wear all but the oatmeal, olive, and bottle green with the Caledonia. I much prefer the Orange hose with the Caledonia (even though the Modern really has no Orange in it)


I would not wear the Orange with the Davidson, and usually gravitate towards the earthier tones with it. At Burns Dinner this year I wore the Bottle Green hose:


There are exceptions. The bright denim blue hose I'll wear with either...