Photo Contest/Harris Hose giveaway

**M. A. C. Newsome** · 28th November 12, 06:00 AM

The Harris hose from House of Cheviot are made with a large amount of elasticity in the knit, enabling them to fit large calves -- up to 26" in circumference. They also work perfectly fine on more average sized calves, such as I possess. But to show off their true capacity, I'm in need of some larger legs!

I'd like to offer a free pair of Harris hose, any size and color, to a large calved gentleman in exchange for a couple of photos of you wearing them.

Here's what you need to do. Post in this thread and show me two photos. One would show just your leg. The second would be an action shot of you doing something in your kilt -- preferably engaging in Highland athletics or something similar. These would be the sort of photographs I'd be looking to have of you in the Harris Hose.

I'd like to do this sooner, rather than later, so I don't want to set a cut off date too far in the future. How about one week from today (which would be Dec. 5). Let's see how many entries we can get. Winner will be selected by me.

Here's a link to the Harris hose product information, showing the size and color range:
http://www.scottishkilthose.com/harris.html

Thanks, guys, in advance!

**azwildcat96** · 28th November 12, 08:22 PM

Well, as I'm traveling for work and don't have access to all of my photos or a camera to take new ones, I hope this photo satisfies both a leg closeup and a highland games activity shot.

Here's one more without hose. This was taken at the end of the Ventura, CA (Seaside) highland games.

As you can tell from the photos, I'm not shameless when it comes to advertising products, whether it be my alma mater The University of Arizona, my love of bacon, The highland games group (Tucson Celtic Hammer Heads) that I train with, my favorite Tanel360 highland games cleats, Sportkilts, and of course hopefully fine hose from House of Cheviot!

I guess I should also mention, if it's not obvious in the pictures, that my calves are large. I've got a few pairs of hose that simply won't fit around them. Again, traveling, so I don't have a tape measurer, but I'd estimate that they are conservatively in the range of 21"-22".

**Kennedy** · 28th November 12, 09:40 PM

Well, I'm not a large calved man, but looking at those hose, I wonder how they would look on me. While my calves are relatively normal sized, my kilt hose have to go over my AFOs (ankle-foot orthoses). They make my legs look a big and bulky - and lumpy in the front where the hooks go up the front and tie at the top. The cream colored kilt hose I have don't do much for covering up my lumpy legs, or the blackness of the braces. Those hose look like they are heavier weight than the pair I have, and the cables at the top certainly would be nice! But I'm not a gentleman and I don't have large calves (just an extra layer of leather covering them!)

**Minerva** · 28th November 12, 10:54 PM

I can't oblige with a picture of any Highland games I'm afraid, but my husband has the best calves in the business IMO.

**M. A. C. Newsome** · 29th November 12, 05:49 AM

Great pictures so far!

AZWildcat, would the photographer in the first photo also be the one taking the picture of you in the Harris hose? They did a great job!

Minerva, do you know how big around your husband's calves are? His current hose certainly seem stretched.

Kennedy, the Harris hose are a 3ply knit. I don't know how that would compare to your current hose. They are not overly bulky but certainly substantial. And I'm thinking a darker color might help hide your gear a bit better. As I said, these hose are not made ONLY for men with large calves, but are made to accommodate large calves more easily. Men with average sized calves can certainly wear them. Might want to give them a try!

**OC Richard** · 29th November 12, 06:47 AM

Well I have 18" calves but the most "active" thing I do with them, while wearing the kilt, is walk around playing the pipes!

Athletes will be your best bet, probably! Some of those guys are HUGE.

**azwildcat96** · 29th November 12, 11:37 AM

Originally Posted by M. A. C. Newsome

AZWildcat, would the photographer in the first photo also be the one taking the picture of you in the Harris hose? They did a great job!

The photographers are friends of our throwing group (a husband and wife), who come out once or twice a year to take "team" photos for us. They are very good photographers! I'm not sure if they would participate in a commercial venture like this. No guarantee, but I could ask.

**Kennedy** · 29th November 12, 04:41 PM

Minerva's hubby's legs look like is going to be a bit on the large size, but then you see the other picture and you realize that it is all muscle! He must have mighty strong legs!

As for my current hose: I didn't have a kilt to wear with them when I bought them. I was trying different socks to wear between the AFOs and my skin to prevent irritation. I discovered that thick athletic socks worked better and were less expensive. In addition, I need one pair between my skin and my AFOs, and a second pair between my AFOs and my orthopedic shoes or else I go, "Squeek! Squeek!" with every step. Even with the lightest weight socks over my AFOs, my feet got incredibly hot when I wore the woolen kilt hose underneath. (Wearing the woolen hose over did not have the same effect.) I think that the extra heft of those hose, the longer turndown, and cables on the turndown would all help hide the gear. Since my kilt is Kennedy ancient (and the lighter shade at that since it is from Geoffrey [Tailor] Highland Crafts), I would likely go with ancient green. A even darker color would hide the gear better than the ancient green, but the ancient green would look better with my kilt than a black.

I am wondering, Just what is the suggested retail price of those hose? A local business, A Celtic Tradition, is listed on your site. If they didn't have them in stock, they could likely get them for me. I am wondering, are all of the ladies in the UK the size of preteenagers? The only women I know that can wear socks as small as your larger ladies' size have to purchase their shoes in the childern's department.

Originally Posted by M. A. C. Newsome

Great pictures so far!

AZWildcat, would the photographer in the first photo also be the one taking the picture of you in the Harris hose? They did a great job!

Minerva, do you know how big around your husband's calves are? His current hose certainly seem stretched.

Kennedy, the Harris hose are a 3ply knit. I don't know how that would compare to your current hose. They are not overly bulky but certainly substantial. And I'm thinking a darker color might help hide your gear a bit better. As I said, these hose are not made ONLY for men with large calves, but are made to accommodate large calves more easily. Men with average sized calves can certainly wear them. Might want to give them a try!