jarhead kilt, kinda formal ?

**Kid Cossack** · 5th March 07, 07:17 PM

Originally Posted by mcvarmit

mr. cossack from clan McSemperfi, i like it and McPuller as well, guess we have a pretty large clan.

semper fi

slick

Aye, and a finer crew I've never met. I'm but a pup myself, and was only in for a wee time . . . but it gets into your blood. I've got a kilted brother over there now, just pinned on his rocker. The pain is temporary, the pride is forever . . . We few, we happy few, we band of brothers.

**mcvarmit** · 5th March 07, 07:18 PM

mr. sim, thank you for the generous offer on an USMC sword. i actually have one, but when i decided to take the pic's, i was in a rapier kind of mood, i suppose thats why we keep buying kilts, you just never know what your mood is going to be. i hope you are enjoying your jarhead kilt, wear it in good health.

semper fi

slick

**mcvarmit** · 5th March 07, 07:22 PM

mr. cossack,

ain't that the truth. marines have this invisible bond, doesn't matter if you were in for 1 year or 20.

semper fi

slick

**ckelly327** · 6th March 07, 05:49 AM

I'm not really picky on everything that is "proper" so I think everything looks fine. Personally I wear black hose with my black Eton jacket and flashes that match the kilt.

An aside, Thank You very much for your meritorious service to our country. As someone who never served I do still have a lot of respect for the work you gentlemen do for us. You wear those medals well. Thanks.

**MacSimoin** · 6th March 07, 10:59 AM

Originally Posted by thescot

...I, too, wear white, hand knitted hose for formal wear on occassion...

I don't mind the white (or cream-colored) hose either but I do agree that some tartans looks better with darker hose (of a complimentary color of course). In fact, I'm waiting on a delivery from UPS (right now) of a pair of dark olive hose that I purchased last week from Sierra Trading Post (thanks again for the link, Iolaus).

BTW, what or whose hand-knitted hose were you (thescot) referring to? Neither mcvarmit nor McMurdo appear to be wearing hand-knitted hose (I could be wrong), which is (99% of the time) all I ever wear (excluding my wedding which was obviously formal):

Hand-knitted hose:

Not hand-knitted hose:

Am I missing something...is one of the other's photos not loading?

**thescot** · 6th March 07, 11:10 AM

I ordered my own hand-knitted hose from Everything Scottish, a shop in Linville, NC at the foot of Grandfather Mountain about 8 or 9 years ago. I had to make all kinds of drawings of my foot along with measurements of the ankle, calf, height, etc. Since I have a very long and narrow foot--as well as being about 6' - 3" tall--I went for a custom made pair, and they do fit better than anything else I own.

You can also order some through the Scottish Tartans Museum at http://giftshop.scottishtartans.org/hose.htm, but be ware that they are very pricey. the good part is that they really do fit you and not some theorized person who does not actually exist. I've found that "one size fits most" means "one size fits no one."

It's kind of like men's dress shirts: order by collar and sleeve length and pay for the fit, or buy the S-M-L and live with what you get!

**MacSimoin** · 6th March 07, 01:29 PM

thescot,

I already own a lot of hand-knitted hose (HKH herein) so I'm not in the market for more (at the moment). And yes, they certainly are more expensive than "standard" hose. However, I feel that the higher price of HKH is on par with their quality, comfort and style (i.e. you get what you pay for). I'm a size 11.5 so a nice pair of HKH usually runs anywhere from $60-90 (depending on where I buy them).

FYI, Rocky Roeger at USA Kilts sells HKH (I've purchased several from him in-store) at a very reasonable price ($60). From what I can tell, the main difference (other than price) between what Rocky sells and what Matt Newsome sells is that the latter's product is a custom-made HKH (requiring measurements) while the former's HKH is imported from Scotland (and offered in standard hosiery sizes). I can't compare them beyond that; I've never even been to the Scottish Tartans Museum Gift Shop (and I'm certainly no hosiery expert) but I'm certain what Matt sells is of highest craftsmanship (like Rocky, he wouldn't sell them otherwise) and thus the price he charges ($125) is fair and justified. Personally, I prefer the style of what Rocky sells.

To get back on topic, the point in my previous post (though I wasn't trying to nitpick) was that neither mcvarmit nor McMurdo appeared to be wearing HKH in their photos...at least not that I could see. Anyway, I gather from your reply that you were referring to your own HKH (sorry, my mistake) and not what was pictured in the photos of the other gentlemen (who looked just fine in my opinion).

BTW, I don't know anyone who wears white (or cream-colored) HKH with formal attire nor have I ever seen that in person (maybe I live in a vacuum?). However, I have seen photos of guys wearing HKH with formal attire...for me, the jury's still out on whether or not I'll ever do the same (probably not).

Cheers.

P.S. HKH = Hand-knitted hose (one for the kilted acronym list maybe?)

**mcvarmit** · 6th March 07, 03:24 PM

i'm new to this forum, but i have noticed that the color of kilt hose seems to be quite a hot topic.

slick

**MacSimoin** · 8th March 07, 07:54 AM

I forgot to mention McCornack Country Knitwear, located in Dumfries-and-Galloway. Click here to see the HKH they offer. They only offer two styles: Aran-leg hose with cable-top (available in white or cream) or Aran-leg hose with popcorn-top (available in white or cream...black is available in ribbed-leg).

At $74 (including P&P!!) McCornack is hard to beat.