What colour hose

[orionpyoung]

How bout these beauties!
http://,http://www.scottishkilthose....n_green-2.jpeg

[craigclan]

I like those . Now whats the difference between Kilt hose , pipers hose and kilt tops ?

[Downunder Kilt]

Pipers hose usually have what is referred to as "popcorn tops" which are thick hose tops with a very distinctive pattern . Kilt tops, I think, are also known a hose toppers which are knitted to go over your hose cuffs. They can be knitted in whatever design you like. Kilt hose are the whole sock that you buy from vendors in a variety of quality, and knit design. Someone maybe able to post pics of the styles you asked about.

[Jon Lilley]

Times were that if you played in a pipe band (be it competition, parade, performance or street band) you wore snow white hose; no ifs, ands or buts! I don't know what happened, but about 10 years ago popcorn tops came into fashion so wearing snow white didn't seem quite as bad. Well, about 5 years ago, maybe a bit longer, some of the grade 1 bands at the Worlds started wearing other colors and the trend caught on. So now, snow white is sort of rare. Pros & cons? Well, white shows off the detailing in the gillies & flashes really well, but they're a bugger to keep clean! AND, you didn't have to think about what you were going to wear, because everything was white or off white. Along the same lines, every jacket & vest were black . . . same formal look and very nice looking, but very cookie cutter and kind of boring.

Nowadays we've got so many colors to choose from that you almost need a fashion consultant to make it look right. I have to admit I still like the uniform/issued stuff, because you don't have to think about what goes with what. The nicest part is, the colored hose are so much easier to take care of and the color selection is better than it's ever been. If you're still in a quandary, make a trip down to your local craft store and pick yourself up a color wheel and start comparing/contrasting. IMHO, a pair of forest green hose would really look great with a predominantly purple kilt. Heather up in the highlands as inspiration and all. Yeah, silly me, eh?

Meanntachd!,

Jon

[craigclan]

So i want with a pair of navy blue hose from my local kilt shop. I assume they are pipers hose as they seem to have what i figure to be popcorn tops . I Think they look good and i will post pics sometime this weekend to see what others think

[OC Richard]

I have a Heritage of Scotland 8 yard poly kilt that i will be wearing to my Christmas party and i need to buy hose to go with it . I am torn between black , blue or white . I will be wearing it with a black jacket, black shoes and a white shirt and Christmas tie . Also should i be wearing a vest with this outfit ? Any other idea's on hose colour ?
Thanks in advance

Since you already have black in the jacket and white in the shirt, I myself wouldn't choose either of those colours.

It is a Christmas party... I myself might have grabbed green hose with red flashes, or red hose with green flashes, just to be festive!

I'm a believer in colour contrast rather than matching. I try to avoid any of the kilt's main colours, likewise avoid the jacket colour.

Is "Heritage of Scotland" the shop or the tartan? There is such a shop.

Richard

[OC Richard]

Picture borrowed from HoS website without permission

Is that the kilt? Looks rather sombre in that photo. I'd brighten up my outfit by using colourful hose with that kilt, red or claret (it's amazing how many tartans look great with claret hose).

Oh here I found a bigger brighter photo on the Heritage of Scotland site... I'm sure they won't mind the free advertising



Much nicer colours here! A bit of a challenge to find hose that contrast nicely, that "ring" with the kilt... I might go with red or perhaps yellow.

White hose (sad face) tartan flashes (sad face) ... I myself wouldn't go that route.

[OC Richard]

Here's what I would go with, probably



or these

[OC Richard]

Yikes! Here's the whole thing... white hose, tartan flashes, ruche tie, belt peeking out from under the waistcoat, sgian in the wrong sock... this is the very look I would avoid.

[frank_a]

If it's a Christmas party, go with a Christmas tie. I must have a dozen different Christmas ties, have a completely separate tie rack for them. Celebrate the holiday, commercialism be darned. It's a Christmas party for heaven's sake! Enjoy it!

Frank