The question is not how many pair of hose I need. It's how many can I afford. They are very pricy, and it adds up! Even a plain-jane set of decent solid color hose will run about $25. The diced and argyles run from $65-ish to $200-ish. It doesn't take long to have more invested in freakin' socks than in the kilt itself!

I'd love to have 4 or 5 pairs of argyle, diced, and tartan hose. I just don't want to mortgage my house for it.

I tried convincing myself that kilt hose are a good investment as regular winter socks that can be worn with p@nts too, but that just doesn't work. I'd hate to wear out a good pair of kilt hose wearing them all the time to work. So, alas, my kilt hose remain primarily for wearing only with the kilt (which isn't as often as I'd like!) and I have to wear the same few pairs over and over.