Winter thigh high socks fer me kilt

[tundramanq]

Back in October I started looking for thigh socks for the winter as I wear the kilts year around and my knobby knees get cold.
After searching and buying a few, One thing became clear, If marketed as male or Unisex it will not stay up!
Bought a garter belt but can't kid myself into wearing it. Should mention I have skinny legs here.

The knee warmers mostly look orthotic - in either compression or too loose - most of these clowns size by your waist size !?! There is no correlation between the two.

SO, I took my masculinity in hand and looked at what there is for gals.
The selection is vast, cotton, wool, sythetics - Most have some spandex in them.

The five pair I have so far stay up, the American Apparel solid cotton with 1% spandex very well, The Smartwool pretty well - and when they slip it is to above my knee not down to slouch level.

I have ordered more colors of the AA cotton in solid and heathers - these also fit snug enough that I think I can get by without my light compression socks. Also some Yogacolors cotton solid thigh-highs that promise to be thicker and has 3% spandex from MoonTree - Uh-Huh in midnight Navy - they also have some "very bright" colors. The quest goes on.

WHY COTTON? In the wet wool is king, in the dry cotton rules. I have a 365 day a year shedding pug - skip the synthetics.