A Different take on White Kilt Hose

[PatrickHughes123]

I recently ran into a Scot on a cruise. We were both kilted for a black tie evening - I with diced hose. He insisted that white hose and Gillies are what Scots wear for formal occasions - weddings, funerals, Sunday services, etc. When I commented that neither Rothesay nor the Clan Chiefs have been photographed with white but rather diced or Argyle, and rarely Gillies, he said "We don't care what Rothesay or the chiefs wear; we all wear white."

Not what I read here. Jock? Neloon? Alex? Others over there?

What's going on?

Patrick Hughes here, actual Scot.

Well, I wouldn't say he is lying completely here. It is just exaggerated.

The last time I was at a wedding was years ago, and if I remember right, all of the kilt wearers wore white hose. I can't exactly remember the tartan, I think it was Pride of Scotland. So as I remember it, all plain white hose and all PoS tartan!

Now, things may have changed since then. I'm not sure, I would need to go to a wedding again to find out. But according to other people on this, it is no longer really acceptable anymore and people do tend to wear different colours or patterns now. But weddings as I know them and my personal wedding experience as I remember it, is white hose, all white hose.

But again, this guy appears to be exaggerating.