I recently (today) received a pair of kilt hose which I purchased from the well known auction site. The kilt hose were described as House of Tweed Harris Kilt hose and marketed towards those with larger calves. Great thought I , they must be House of Cheviot Harris Hose but marketed through a different vendor. The HOC Harris hose are marketed as being able to fit up to a 26" calf , being a mere 17 1/2 these would be perfect.

Whilst they do look superficially like the HOC Harris can anyone confirm if the turnover tops on HOC Harris Hose are sewn on to the body of the hose. This row of stitching on the House of Tweed hose prevents expansion more than 18" max and indeed would be cutting in to the top of you calf. Luckily they still fit but am concerned that they are advertising them to fit larger calves when in fact they don't.

Here is a picture of how the hose tops are attached to the rest of sock.

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