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    Possible Alternative!

    I don't know if these will work, but some might make a decent contratsing look or even match some tartans... possibly Wallace or something..

    Over The Calf Argyle Socks

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    Play around with the different color combinations... It all depends on how high over the calf they actually are. If you're short like me (5ft 5 1/2 inces), they might work...

    as stated: I don't know if they'll work, or their quality... just an idea.. I've seen a kilt aficiando wear 18th century leggings as kilt hoes before and it looked pretty decent.. so maybe if someone wanted to be the Ginny pig (not me )?!.

    Daniel S. Williamson
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    Or you can make your own "cadhadh" (I hope I spelled that right).. I've seen Bob Martin wear them with one of his box pleat kilts and everthing else(accessories) were modern. You can make them out of wool, pv, or cotton (for comfort).

    Mine are Wallace Hunting, 11oz cotton from Wally World (AKA wal-mart). I've recently seen Campbell/Black Watch, Royal Stewart, & dress Stewart at Wally World..



    Daniel S. Williamson

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    I totally want some red/white diced war hose!
    I'm book marking a couple of the sites... as they might come in handy.

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    Thanks for the info supplied so far folks, have bookmarked them for reference purposes.

    I expect I will have a good reconnoitre around the Edinburgh shops next month for comparison before making any buying decisions
    [B][COLOR="Red"][SIZE="1"]Reverend Earl Trefor the Sublunary of Kesslington under Ox, Venerable Lord Trefor the Unhyphenated of Much Bottom, Sir Trefor the Corpulent of Leighton in the Bucket, Viscount Mcclef the Portable of Kirkby Overblow.

    Cymru, Yr Alban, Iwerddon, Cernyw, Ynys Manau a Lydaw am byth! Yng Nghiltiau Ynghyd!
    (Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Cornwall, Isle of Man and Brittany forever - united in the Kilts!)[/SIZE][/COLOR][/B]

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    very expensive! didnt quite find what i was looking for!

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    Quote Originally Posted by sirdaniel1975 View Post
    Or you can make your own "cadhadh" (I hope I spelled that right).. I've seen Bob Martin wear them with one of his box pleat kilts and everthing else(accessories) were modern. You can make them out of wool, pv, or cotton (for comfort).

    Mine are Wallace Hunting, 11oz cotton from Wally World (AKA wal-mart). I've recently seen Campbell/Black Watch, Royal Stewart, & dress Stewart at Wally World..



    Daniel S. Williamson
    Tell us more, Daniel. Are these "bag socks" sewn up from tartan fabric?

    Incidentally, I don't think "cadhadh" is the correct spelling; at least Google has never heard of it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sirdaniel1975 View Post
    Possible Alternative!

    I don't know if these will work, but some might make a decent contratsing look or even match some tartans... possibly Wallace or something..

    Over The Calf Argyle Socks

    fixed link*

    Play around with the different color combinations... It all depends on how high over the calf they actually are. If you're short like me (5ft 5 1/2 inces), they might work...

    as stated: I don't know if they'll work, or their quality... just an idea.. I've seen a kilt aficiando wear 18th century leggings as kilt hoes before and it looked pretty decent.. so maybe if someone wanted to be the Ginny pig (not me )?!.

    Daniel S. Williamson
    Has anybody followed this up? I have emailed them about better postal costs, because at the minute they are charging over twice as much as the goods for shipping. No reply yet.

    Regards

    Chas

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chas View Post
    Has anybody followed this up? I have emailed them about better postal costs, because at the minute they are charging over twice as much as the goods for shipping. No reply yet.
    Chas,

    Check this thread from last January: Argyle kilt hose...

    They were not rated favorably. I suspect it's akin to the difference between this experiment from sockdreams.com



    ... and the custom made Xmarks tartan hose from Skye
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