I came across a bin of smartwool over-the-knee socks in "natural"...read "off-white" ... at the local outdoor goods/mil surplus store the other day. For those of you who aren't familiar with Smartwool, it's a brand of merino wool clothing that is mixed with a small amount of synthetics to make a "friendly" alternative to polypropylene fleece and long underwear. They also make socks.

Now, usually the smartwool socks I see, even the "over the calf" styles are not chunky enough to look all that great with a kilt. This goes double for Yours Truly with my outsized calves. Their over-the-knee and knee socks for the lasses are great....just not so much for the guys. However, these were *significantly* more substantial than anything I've seen before. Not only that, but what was originally $26 was now $10. YAY! So I bought three pairs.

I'm set for everyday off-white kilt hose for the entirety of next year and probably the year after that!