what kilt hose to wear?

[Nanook]

Which is why, unless you want to look like you rented your socks (and possibly everything else) you would do well to avoid white/creme coloured hose.

I don't agree. The quality of kilt hose provided by the rental outlets--- and sold as cheap hose--- are miserable and in any colour look like the cheap, thin, mixed-acrylic knee-highs they are. A good stout quality cream and oatmeal Aran knit hose can look wonderful and anyone would could mistake the two would surely also confuse a traditional hand sewn kilt with a £25 thing from a supermarket or a bath towel. Off-white (cream to beige to oatmeal ) really show off tanned skin and highlights well toned muscular legs. By using plain coloured flashes (picking out a line from the tartan or a complementary colour to the main hue) one can indeed wear them with a wide range of tartans. These should not be the only colour of hose in ones closet but any wardrobe should have a pair or two.

Again black is a pretty good universal option

I also don't agree. Dark sold black socks even with long pants is considered sufficiently somber but not always stylish or elegant. Black knee-high socks will on most people rarely look good. They are ill-suited, I think, for anyone with a cold skin complexion (reddish in contrast to yellowish) or pale skin with less than ideal skin and muscular tone as they highlight both. Women's fashion is filled with black tights as a universal because it makes their legs look slimmer--- and combined with a shorter skirt longer (and thus also younger)--- but notice also that few women will ever wear black knee-highs and those that are worn are more often show some skin as lace, arabesque or fishnet in style rather than plain opaque knit! They can work but not for or with everyone.