Solid Color or Tartan Tie?

[MacRobert's Reply]

Any tie except the tartatan one IMHO A good contrast is usuallly better than a bad match and why match if you're wearing the kilt?

[Sharkman]

I appreciate the input from everyone. It has given me even more reason to buy new hose, flashes and a tie! lol!!!

[Tasty Rabbit]

I like the solid tie & matching flashes look . Looks smart yet doesn't detract from the kilt .

[OC Richard]

Kilted men's typical wearing of patterned (usually striped) neckties I suppose goes back to the old Highlander's love of pattern and colour.

Back as far as we have images of Highland Dress the costume as a whole is characterized by this: cloth has woven pattern (tartan jackets, kilts, and hose) leather is tooled, pierced, and is often given sawtooth edges (look at wingtips and ghillies) metalwork is engraved. Only the shirt and bonnet are selfcoloured/solid in old pictures.

So nowadays this old attitude often shows up with checked/Tattersall shirts and striped neckties.

[McMurdo]

It is funny how tastes change, when I first started wearing the kilt I wore a solid colour tie and bought several different colours and I would buy the wool ties from Lochcarron, these really did serve me well. Here are a couple of examples:



I then found a few patterned ties from House of Edgar




These days I prefer a striped tie, I purchased an Army Benevolent Fund tie that works for me in most any day wear

http://soldierscharityshop.org/colle...ts/charity-tie

[Sharkman]

" A good contrast is usuallly better than a bad match and why match if you're wearing the kilt?"

I like that line McMurdo!! And it makes perfect sense!!