Holyrood tartan - what color kilt hose? Advice?

[fluter]

I think the ancient green would go well, or a lovat/loden green. Claret or brown, too.

A blue might be too much of a good thing, since the blue is prominent in the tartan.

[Richrail]

Sacramento Pipe band in Holyrood.

[denmcdough]

Sacramento Pipe band in Holyrood.

To my eye, this picture looks like a washout...too much of the gray/blue. I think that claret would be the perfect color to complement the Holyrood.

[cable scot]

Claret or dark brown get my vote.I have a weathered tartan kilt and the claret really sets it off nice.

[Richrail]

To my eye, this picture looks like a washout...too much of the gray/blue. I think that claret would be the perfect color to complement the Holyrood.

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[rondo]

Try copper or burnt orange...it'll make that thang pop!
Rondo

[Couper]

A copper or claret might make it "PoP" but I like the appearance of the piper on the left (in one in the brightest light). He looks quite put together.

Probably just me - but I tend to prefer muted tones along with grays (charcoal) and black. YMMV

[OC Richard]

Another vote for Claret.

In my opinion, it's usually best to compliment the kilt rather than match it; in other words, think of the kilt as a solid-colored/self-coloured garment and pick hose that make a striking contrast with the kilt's overall appearance.

I try to avoid using any of the major colours in a kilt for the hose colours; that has the effect of "washing out" or diminishing the same colour in the kilt.

So with my Isle of Skye kilt my favourite hose colours are Claret, and Blue; neither colour appears in the tartan, which is exactly why it looks so good.

BTW if you DO use one of the kilt's ground-colours for hose it's better to go with a stronger/more intense version of the colour; this brightens the kilt, while the reverse dulls the kilt.

Note in the photo above that some of the pipers are wearing Ancient Blue hose, which looks OK with the Hollyrood tartan, while other pipers are wearing grey hose, which mutes/dulls the tartan.

[mookien]

... Looking for some Lewis Kilt hose. Something that doesn't clash or scream out too loud. Just something that matches a bit. Think that a Lovat Blue would match?? Any other ideas on which Lewis might match well? ...

What this thread, throughout, well illustrates is that regardless of the color hose you choose, some folks will be favorably disposed towards that color, and others won't. So, please yourself, or someone else, but you can't please everyone. Again, good luck on your choice.

[Richrail]

How about these with Holyrood.

http://www.shootingsocks.co.uk/acata...ing_Socks.html