ILT HOSE ARE THE TRADITIONAL SOCKS WHICH accompany Highland Dress. Coming up just below the knee (three fingers' width) and folded down once, there are many styles and colours to choose from. The most common are the plain or self-coloured hose. In general, bold colours such as tartan green and navy go well with Modern tartans, lovat green and lovat blue go well with Ancient colours, and black, ecru (off-white), and charcoal go with everything.