Hose: To Contrast, Complement and Harmonize

[M. A. C. Newsome]

But on the subject, are loud solid-colored hose traditional? I am, of course, aware that patterned hose have been around in Scottish tradition for as long as they've been wearing hose, but off the top of my head, I can't think of any early examples of solid-colored hose that are in bright colors like red, yellow, purple, etc. When did this trend arrive on the scene, as it were?

These hose, worn by the chief of the MacGregors, are in a red and green marl.


He told me they were knit by his grandmother. Sir Malcolm was born, I believe, in 1959, if that puts some context on how old the hose might be. So red hose are nothing all that new.