Diced hose for daywear?

[Tim Little]

Thanks to both of you gentlemen for the prompt replies!

The red and black diced hose would be a perfect choice with evening dress. For daywear, not so good.

Shades of green, blue red, and grey all would work well...reds especially. Try a claret colour.

Quesition of clarification: Is the objection to diced hose in general for dayware, or to the particular black/red color combination? Too "loud" perhaps? Similarly, are you suggesting solid hose in those other colors, or in combination as diced hose?

Given that the tartan is Mackenzie of Seaforth, might I suggest emulating the Seaforth Highlanders and wear red and white diced hose with evening attire?

I have a pair of tartan hose that I wear with my clan tartan for formal functions, but now I'm pretty much a diced hose man, as the diced hose tend to "pop" out from an outfit more than the tartan ones do. A buddy of mine wore red and white diced hose with his Macaulay Hunting kilt at our Burns Supper this year, and got nothing but compliments about it.

T.

If I were to go the red/white route it would definitely be for evening wear, but to my eye it seems a bit over-the-top for a simple Prince Charlie; I think the red/white combo looks better with a doublet of some sort.

I even think the red/black "pops" a little too much for my taste, hence my preference for tartan hose for black-tie.