Universal hose color?

[Ryan Ross]

Lovat green seems to be nearly universal, though there are a hand full of tartan types that it certainly wouldn't work with.

Oatmeal is a really good one for more casual settings, but I don't think you'd ever want to wear it with any sort of evening dress.

[fluter]

Lovat green hose with red ties/flashes is about the most universal there is.

I'm also coming to appreciate Jock Scot's choice of maroon. The only reason I don't yet have maroon hose is that my number one kilt is muted red. Might be a tiny bit much; but one of these days, we'll see!

[AFS1970]

Although at this point they are almost as cliched as white, I like black hose for many functions. They are also great at showing off lighter colored flashes. I got my first pair, trying to look more uniform for a color guard, but have grown to like them for other uses also.

[BoldHighlander]

I'd have to agree with the others on the Lovat Green & Oatmeal (or Bison) colours....Maroon is interesting, hadn't given much thought to that. I'd also add a Grey colour, in particular Charcoal Grey.

And perhaps a pair of Khaki (Green) military type from WPG, as seen on Mael Coluim in the Pith Helmets thread:



Oh, and if you go with a pair of Lovat Green / Oatmeal / or Grey hose, then red garters are about the only pair you'll need!

[The Wizard of BC]

One of the things I try to stress with my customers is that just because you start to wear the kilt, not everying in your wardrobe needs to match the kilt.

I usually try to coordinate my shirt and my hose. Or coordinate my flashes and my pocket square.

I let my kilt stand on its own.


I hear this same question over and over here in my shop. What color hose do I need to buy to match my kilt? What color jacket do I need to match my kilt?

My answer is usually something along the lines of;

What shirts do you have in your closet? Pick a hose color to coordinate with your existing shirts.
Build your outfit just as you would with a suit or as you do every other day.
This whole thing about everything in your wardrobe having to match your kilt is only a N. American thing. Scots don't try to match when they wear the kilt. In fact look at any photo of a wedding in Scotland. All the men will be in the similar jackets, shirts, and ties, but each one will be in 'his' Tartan. That looks perfectly fine and natural.
Just because you put on a kilt does not mean that you have to buy an entire closet full of new clothes just to match your new kilt.

I have kilts in 7 different Tartans. Not one of them is a Clan Tartan. I have Gray based Tartans, Blue based Tartans, Green based Tartans, But I pull the same clothes out of my closet for all my kilts.

[MacMillans son]

If had to choose only one color it would be Loden Green seen here:

http://giftshop.scottishtartans.org/P1050668.JPG

I find it goes well with modern, as well as, weathered/earth tones.

[gary meakin]

I wear one kilt (MacLachlan Modern) so I use the hose for variety. But I think a green or dark gray would go with just about any tartan.

[OC Richard]

What Jock said.

It's hard to beat Lovat Green. The Army wears it with every military tartan.



I like Burgundy/Claret. Here it is with my new Isle of Skye kilt:



Black and charcoal grey go with anything, but I prefer adding a dash of colour when I can.

Here's a Roxburgh District kilt with grey hose:

[piperdown]

One of the things I try to stress with my customers is that just because you start to wear the kilt, not everying in your wardrobe needs to match the kilt.

I usually try to coordinate my shirt and my hose. Or coordinate my flashes and my pocket square.

I let my kilt stand on its own.


I hear this same question over and over here in my shop. What color hose do I need to buy to match my kilt? What color jacket do I need to match my kilt?

My answer is usually something along the lines of;

What shirts do you have in your closet? Pick a hose color to coordinate with your existing shirts.
Build your outfit just as you would with a suit or as you do every other day.
This whole thing about everything in your wardrobe having to match your kilt is only a N. American thing. Scots don't try to match when they wear the kilt. In fact look at any photo of a wedding in Scotland. All the men will be in the similar jackets, shirts, and ties, but each one will be in 'his' Tartan. That looks perfectly fine and natural.
Just because you put on a kilt does not mean that you have to buy an entire closet full of new clothes just to match your new kilt.

I have kilts in 7 different Tartans. Not one of them is a Clan Tartan. I have Gray based Tartans, Blue based Tartans, Green based Tartans, But I pull the same clothes out of my closet for all my kilts.

Steve gave me the exact same advice when I went in to purchase a jacket. I wanted it to match with a couple of kilts. He is spot on in what he says but putting it to practice is hard. Trying to get out of that everything must match mentality is difficult.