Compression Hose - Kilt Hose

[mmmbbq]

Does anyone make a compression hose that I can wear with a kilt?

[Big Mikey]

I occasionally have to wear prescription compression hose. I just wear them under my kilt hose.

[ForresterModern]

Like Mikey said. Knee highs should be fine with proper kilt hose. If you need longer compression hose go for skin tone and don't worry about hiding your knees-----wear teh kilt and hose anyway. your health far outweighs a little bit of spandex showing between the top of your hose and the bottom of your kilt, and your mental health will definitely be aided also by the freedom of wearing the kilt.

[JolyStNicholas]

I agree with Forrester 100%..........Health consideration over fashion.

[piperdbh]

I have no experience with compression hose, but would well-fitting hand-knit hose work? They can be made to exactly fit your leg, unlike most machine-made hose. There are several of us here who make kilt hose and other socks, if you want to explore that option.

[Sionnach]

Just be careful- the tops when turned down can create a kind of tourniquet and impede venous return. I agree with the others- wear under kilt hose. Now having said that- there could be a whole industry out there of tartan ted hose for the craft minded that wishes to pick up on it.
Regards,

[piperdbh]

Sionnach,
With handmade hose, the tops/cuffs don't have to be so tight. They can be bigger that the leg of the hose, which would eliminate the tourniquet effect. I prefer to make hose and socks that hold themselves up with ribbing rather than depend on flashes or garters to do all the work. It's also possible to make hose with no cuff, and tie them (loosely) with garter ties, or no ties at all. I suppose it depends on how you plan to wear them, and how traditional or formal you want to dress.

[ForresterModern]

Careful with ahything that might cause the tourniquet effect just below the knee. Compression hose are specifically designed to provide progressively decreasing compression of the soft tissues, and thereby the blood filled veins, of the legs, withthe highest compression at the foot and ankle and gradual gradation as you ascend the leg to wherever the hose stop---knee or thigh most commonly. The idea is to help push the blood from the lower legs north toward the heart and keep it from stagnating in the lower legs, causing varicose veins and blood clots, which could be fatal if they break loose and go into the heart and lungs (pulmonary embolus). Putting a garter tie at the knee defeats the purpose by causing that tourniquet effect. Wear the compression stockings, then your kilt hose over top without a tight turnover or garter at the top, and the texture of the compression hose should help hold up your stockings if they at least fit reasonably well.

NO, I didn't stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night---I really am a doctor.