PC Color Questions

[Nighthawk]

Firstly from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Glad you're here.

To your questions I'd say the choice of hose colour is a personal one you may want to look at the Formal Thread here for some ideas. As for where to buy hose I'd say you should try the Scottish Tartan Museum here As I think Matt has large size hose, he is a member of the board and I'm sure he will be able to answer your questions once he sees this thread. Personally I'd wear hose that brings out colours of the tartan, or perhaps diced hose in Black and Red.

He beat me to it. I have a pair from the Scottish Tartans Museum and they are amazingly comfortable. I'm a 300 lb hiker and martial artist, so my calves are also huge. I wholeheartedly recomend the Lewis Rich socks. They're well worth the price tag. However, if you don't have $60 to spend on a pair of socks, check out this eBay store : http://stores.ebay.com/WB-SOCKS_KILT...QQftidZ2QQtZkm I have several pair from them. They're not top of the line to be sure, but they're nice, and they're very stretchy. They go over my calves (which have been described as "freakishly huge") just fine. Avoid Gaelic Themes- they're worthless for us. Locharran make excellent socks- if you get a size larger than your shoe size. I wear a 12, so I buy 13's from Locharran. Those work out really well. Hope this helps! And as to color, cream and white look cheap to my eyes. I avoid those like the plague, as was already stated elsewhere. I'd go with a navy, grey or black with that tartan. Actually, a bright red would go well, too. Cool colors in the kilt with hot colors in the socks make a sharp and striking look. As to flashes, if you get the Lewis Rich socks, you won't need any. They hold themselves up quite well. Otherwise, get flashes that are a complimentary color to whatever socks you buy.

Welcome to the board!

[davedove]

... As for where to buy hose I'd say you should try the Scottish Tartan Museum here As I think Matt has large size hose, he is a member of the board and I'm sure he will be able to answer your questions once he sees this thread. Personally I'd wear hose that brings out colours of the tartan, or perhaps diced hose in Black and Red.

He beat me to it. I have a pair from the Scottish Tartans Museum and they are amazingly comfortable. I'm a 300 lb hiker and martial artist, so my calves are also huge. I wholeheartedly recomend the Lewis Rich socks. They're well worth the price tag. However, if you don't have $60 to spend on a pair of socks, check out this eBay store : http://stores.ebay.com/WB-SOCKS_KILT...QQftidZ2QQtZkm I have several pair from them. They're not top of the line to be sure, but they're nice, and they're very stretchy. They go over my calves (which have been described as "freakishly huge") just fine.... And as to color, cream and white look cheap to my eyes. I avoid those like the plague, as was already stated elsewhere. I'd go with a navy, grey or black with that tartan. Actually, a bright red would go well, too. Cool colors in the kilt with hot colors in the socks make a sharp and striking look. As to flashes, if you get the Lewis Rich socks, you won't need any. They hold themselves up quite well....

I would also recommend the larger hose from the Scottish Tartans Museum. They fit over my 19" calves wonderfully. I own several pair in different colors.

I often wear a black pair of these hose with my formal outfit.