Hose up....hose down

[Siosal]

Just wondering...


On this forum I see pictures of sandals and flip-flops...I perfectly understand, but I think they look terrible with a kilt...I'm not a fashion geek, but when I stand in front of the mirror and I don't like it...well...it's no option.

I'm hopeless...I know

What do you guys think?

to me ...I don't like the boot look...hose up or down.... I work as a construction boilermaker T.I.G. welder and boots are for work, I try not to wear them anywhere else but the boiler
with shoes:hose up
sandels: I think are OK...and with hose....if the toes are cold put on hose...hahahah ....then again if the toes are cold I'd put shoes on....
I usually wear good running shoes with my jeans....I dont think they look that good with a kilt......someday maybe.......just my thoughts

[Hamish]

I cannot imagine how I missed this thread - I would not have done a year or two ago!!

Liking to keep life as simple as possible in a very complicated world: with any kilt, be it traditional tartan or contemporary alternative worn casually, if I am wearing boots then I roll/scrunch down my hose. We do not seem to get real winter weather here anymore, so this applies all year round. [By the way, nowadays I ALWAYS wear kilt hose, never socks!].

If I am wearing the same kilts (not simultaneously, you understand?!) and I am dressing smart-casual, I'll almost certainly be wearing shoes, and so the hose is worn pulled up. Flashes will be added for a tartan kilt, but probably not otherwise - although plain coloured ones have been worn with plain kilts in the past and may be in the future!

With formally worn kilts, kilt suits, etc. it has to be polished shoes with the hose pulled up.

In recent years I have stopped wearing sandals in public (although they can be acceptable with alternative kilts - but not tartan - in very hot weather or at the beach). My feet have never been attractive, but in the past year or so I have developed a discolouration of the skin on the lower legs and ankles, like two very large freckles, which I prefer to keep from public view!!!

[Robin]

I'm happy I posted something semi interesting

The hose down "issue" was new to me, after all....it's my 1st kilted summer.

I don't like "normal" socks...up, down or whatever, they just don't look good with a kilt.


Oatmeal kilthose, triple folded and pushed down....works fine.


I also found some very usable long "country socks" grey/green blend with green tops. Folded and pushed down.


Also handy...hiking socks. These are blue/grey blend...perfect with the XMarks kilt....folded twice.

The advantage of the country/hiking socks...they're long enough to fold them, so they give some optical "body" and they're cheaper as kilt hose.

I also found some (new) Dutch army socks in an army surplus shop...they're oatmeal and perfect for "hose down".

[Robin]

Oh...I know...I still need some black boots to wear with black leather

[Robin]

With these ankle height brogues I think wearing hose up looks best (Edinburgh)

[phil h]

take a look at Hamish's photos, I have a page too.

now some people say winter boots sox down, sorry, not here in Canada when it's -40, you need boots and sox up for a pub crawl.

sandals? maybe with a UK

http://mykilts.tripod.com

[MacSimoin]

...On this forum I see pictures of sandals and flip-flops...I perfectly understand, but I think they look terrible with a kilt...

I totally agree with you, Robin.

I've been wearing handmade wool hose for the past couple of months, even in hot weather, and I always wear them pushed down. I've become a convert (if you will) and I doubt I'll ever wear anything else for casual wear. The wool hose I have (from USA Kilts) are well made and I have zero heat or odor problems when wearing them during warmer weather (80's and 90's). I generally wear these hose with either brown or black Doc Marten boots (for comfort more so than style).

I seldom go 'dress' (few occasions to do so) but I wear a simple pair of balc wingtips or oxford shoes (not a fan of ghillies) with my cream or colored kilt hose pulled up.

My thoughts: Hose down with boots (unless you're in a very cold climate and need to keep your legs warm), and hose up with brogues/wingtips (etc).