Show us your kilt hose!

[M. A. C. Newsome]

These are all made by House of Cheviot and feature machine knit patterned tops. Not quite as customizable as the hand knit, of course, but available at a lower price.





Here are the first pair of patterned-top hose I ever owned!


Oh, the variety!

[M. A. C. Newsome]

The epitome of formal attire, which I also like to show off for daywear at times.

Full argyle hose to match my MacQuarrie tartan kilt.


Green & Black diced hose.


Grey & Black hose (note the castellated tops).


I've gotten perhaps the most use out of the above pair, finding the neutral colors tone well with just about any kilt. Here I am at a Burns Supper last year, with my St. Ninian tartan kilt.


Castellated argyle hose to match my Carolina tartan kilt.


Diced hose to match another MacQuarrie kilt.

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The epitome of formal attire, which I also like to show off for daywear at times.

Grey & Black hose (note the castellated tops).


I've gotten perhaps the most use out of the above pair, finding the neutral colors tone well with just about any kilt. Here I am at a Burns Supper last year, with my St. Ninian tartan kilt.

Matt, I've not worn castellated hose (yet) and have a wee question. I know that hand tied garters are to be worn with castellated hose. My queestion is when wearing these is it right and proper to wear only matching coloured garters, or are garters in a contrasting colour also permitted? I notice in the second photo a lighter gray coloured garter. How much, if indeed any, lattitude in colour choice is permitted? Would, for example a pair of red garters be completely out of the question with the above exampled hose? I could imagine some creative combinations, but am not certain as to how they would look "in real life".

[M. A. C. Newsome]

Matt, I've not worn castellated hose (yet) and have a wee question. I know that hand tied garters are to be worn with castellated hose. My queestion is when wearing these is it right and proper to wear only matching coloured garters, or are garters in a contrasting colour also permitted? I notice in the second photo a lighter gray coloured garter. How much, if indeed any, lattitude in colour choice is permitted? Would, for example a pair of red garters be completely out of the question with the above exampled hose? I could imagine some creative combinations, but am not certain as to how they would look "in real life".

Either one works, in my opinion. You'll notice in the first pic I am wearing a pair of charcoal grey garters that match pretty well with the grey in the hose. That worked well with the outfit I was wearing at the time, which was a grey toned tartan kilt (Highland Granite tartan), black Argyle and waistcoat (and of course white shirt, black tie). The whole outfit was rather grey-scale so bright colored flashes would have stood out like a sore thumb.

Now in the second pic I was wearing a more colorful outfit. I had on my St. Ninian tartan kilt, which has many colors, and matching tartan waistcoat. I could have worn the grey garters and it would have looked just fine. But I decided for something a bit more flashy and wore instead a set of garters my wife wove for me that are primarily green with white and red knotwork stripes on them.

So yes, either options works.

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Either one works, in my opinion...

Now in the second pic I was wearing a more colorful outfit. I had on my St. Ninian tartan kilt, which has many colors, and matching tartan waistcoat. I could have worn the grey garters and it would have looked just fine. But I decided for something a bit more flashy and wore instead a set of garters my wife wove for me that are primarily green with white and red knotwork stripes on them.

So yes, either options works.

Thanks Matt, that's what I thought you might say, but I wasn't sure. Interesting that the second pair is primarily green, on my monitor is shows up more of a light gray colour, which is what originally prompted my question. I do like the looks of the second photo. The garters nicely compliment the colouring of your kilt and waistcoat.

[M. A. C. Newsome]

Thanks Matt, that's what I thought you might say, but I wasn't sure. Interesting that the second pair is primarily green, on my monitor is shows up more of a light gray colour, which is what originally prompted my question. I do like the looks of the second photo. The garters nicely compliment the colouring of your kilt and waistcoat.

Maybe you can see them better in this photo from the same evening.


My wife (with me in the photo) wove those some years ago on her inkle loom. They are cotton - if anyone is contemplating weaving your own similar garters, I'd recommend wool as it has more elasticity to it, which helps it stay in place.

She wove enough extra that I also could make a pair of garter flashes to affix to a modern elastic garter. Hardly ever wear those, as I tend to stay away from the elastic garters these days. But here's a photo.

(Did someone say RED KILT HOSE???

[longhuntr74]

Matt,
What color red are those hose? I'm guessing Tartan Red, but can you confirm? They look pretty cool with ghillies (and I'm not a big fan of ghillies).