"Viking Style" Brouge lacing?

[Silmakhor]

Thank you, Father Bill, that must be the most sensible advice I have seen here yet, and I have looked at so many threads in the past just to get a really balanced view. As I posted before my wife has a Scottish background although no kilt-wearers we are aware of so all advice is valued. Also I must have some Yorkshire blood(not that I know of) bur still have short arms and long pockets so the budget for occasionally worn clothes is definitely not bottomless- hence the white socks question. I know others suggest black socks but is this not just white socks by another name? I am not sure that I want to look like or am even qualified to look like a seasoned kiltie and, from what I have seen, white socks seem pretty mainstream.

If you want hose that go with everything, get charcoal. Just as neutral as white, in terms of color, and never "wrong," but somehow more interesting.

White hose are (or were) mainstream for pipe bands and rental outfits. I, personally, bought a bunch of hose in other colors because I was in a pipe band for years and don't want to wear a uniform again. But that is just my personal preference.