Feeling REALLY Ridiculous about Pink Kilt Hose

[ASinclair]

Ah, geez . . . I had a feeling this would happen. I ran across an old bottle of pepto bismol from my own stroll through chemotherapy. Does this mean I need to find a new pair of sox, or can I just send the bottle to you, Ron?

Duke, the bad news is you must get a pair of pink kilt hose. The good news is, you can call them salmon. ith:

[fluter]

Ron,

Do you recall the Duke of Argyll's fondness for pink/salmon/whatever hose with his ancient Campbell? Do a Google image search for the Duke, and about half the photos show pink hose---without another stitch of pink in sight. It just seems to work! With a pink T-shirt, it would be a sure winner.

Then try anything involving purple, that should work also. I'd love to see a photo & hear which hose/color they are. POIDH!

[ProudGrandsonofClanGrant]

Ron, I thought I saw a photograph of you a while ago wearing the MacPherson hunting tartan. I think that pink hose would go really well with that tartan. I have a pair of purple hose that work well with it. And obviously as others have mentioned, Campbell and black watch. Maybe you could post a few pics to see what tartans they compliment.
Cheers
Nick

[tripleblessed]

I agree they would almost certainly look good with your MacPherson. I have pink long socks from Sock Dreams, and have worn them with Fraser Hunting and Clergy tartans, to positive (and surprised) reactions. Too much folding issues with their length, so have ordered
one of Matt's remaining pairs. Like the first time you went out the door in a kilt, just wearing them a few times will calm any misgivings.

Oh, the surprised part of the reactions has been other people's surprise at how well they liked the look. ".....Michael,....Pink socks? But
.....ya know, that actually looks pretty good. Who'da thunk?" I guess if you have what it takes to be comfortable in a kilt in everyday
wear in the States, you have what it takes to wear pink.

[Riverkilt]

After staring at the "pink" kilt hose for a couple days now they seem more "light brick"...but the pink is there too. Don't follow the Campbell tartans stuff...my grandfather Murdoch would rise from the grave and haunt me. He never even bought Campbell's soup and had a fit when I took a job with Campbell Ford.

Do plan to lay out my tartans and put the pink hose on them to see. Think the McPherson Hunting will be a go too. Good eye.

[fluter]

Oops, I forgot about grandfather Murdoch. :-0 I wasn't suggesting Campbell, just sayin' similar colors could work, say Colquhoun ancient...

How about the weathered Gordon or Scott, if they're still on active duty? Isle of Skye? Warrior?

If all else fails, call up Steve and get a FK in Pink Death camo.

[Deil the Yin]

Hmmm... Me thinks ye make a strong argument for yon "pink" kilt hose, forsooth.

Don't think of them as Pink so much as "Antique Red".

In truth, the colour pink was, up until the 1920's a colour for boys- being derived from Red and therefore considered somewhat martial.

Traditionally girls were given baby blue as it was 'calming' and echoed the cloak of the Virgin Mary.


Wear 'em with a green and blue based tartan and you'll be fine- I'd avoid the Loud MacLeod.

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[Nathan]

After staring at the "pink" kilt hose for a couple days now they seem more "light brick"...but the pink is there too. Don't follow the Campbell tartans stuff...my grandfather Murdoch would rise from the grave and haunt me. He never even bought Campbell's soup and had a fit when I took a job with Campbell Ford.

Do plan to lay out my tartans and put the pink hose on them to see. Think the McPherson Hunting will be a go too. Good eye.

Isn't there a pinkish hue in your Arizona tartan kilt? How would they go?

[Riverkilt]

No pink in the Arizona tartan. Only some red stripes. Hope to get some photos this weekend to show how they look with various tartans.