Kilt Socks

**Graham** · 19th October 04, 06:35 AM

I like the look we see often on kilt websites of off white, rolled down socks/hose, such as in the piccie Hamish posted http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2225

Are they kilt hose, or soccer socks? anything special about them?

**Colin** · 19th October 04, 08:43 AM

They look like kilt hose Graham I usually wear my off white kilt hose with my brown boots and get the same effect. I unfortunatly forgot them in the dryer one time and my wife forgot to check when she changed the load, so they shrunk a bit. Still perfect for rolling down, but useless for rolled up with garters and flashes.

Soccer socks should provide the same effect and look, but at a bit of a cheaper cost. The kilt hose will hang a bit looser and look more casual.

That picture actually came from an article in the Scotsman regarding the failed hopes and dreams of the tartan army.

**Graham** · 19th October 04, 02:45 PM

Thanks Colin, just as I thought, and I did wonder where the piccie came from.

**bikercelt1** · 19th October 04, 06:05 PM

Originally Posted by Colin

Soccer socks should provide the same effect and look, but at a bit of a cheaper cost. The kilt hose will hang a bit looser and look more casual.

I usually use Soccer socks when I'm going to push them down and kilt hose when I'm going to wear my socks up with flashes. I have a couple of pair of kilt hose that had unfortunate experiences with dryers so I push those down sometimes too but since they're thicker and heavier I sometimes think they look like I should be hanging out with ballet dancers. When I wear my socks down I don't roll them though, just pushing them down and letting them bunch up randomly gives a more casual look and feels less restrictive.

Jamie

**TheFly** · 19th October 04, 07:18 PM

Gotta be careful there. Those guys are straying pretty close to the Japanese phenomenon of Rusu Socks (Loose Socks) as worn by Japanses Schoolgirls.

http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/loose%20socks