Hunting/Shooting socks vs. Kilt Hose

[Nathan]

Sometimes the "fullness" could appear way too bulky and not as streamlined, or flat against the leg as you typically see most kilt hose being worn. I have seen chaps who have quite obviously folded over the cuffs of their hose several times in order for them not to ride too high up on the leg and it looks like their wearing donuts around their legs! Entirely too thick in my opinion. Your technique, however, looks rather intriguing and perhaps doesn't lend itself to having too thick of a hose turnover.

Cheers,

I like the look of a thick turnover as someone with thin calves, I find it looks good. Too thick? I guess it's a matter of taste. I have the opposite issue as WBHenry. The feet on the smallest size were too long for me so I cut the ends and resewed them. Much better fit now.

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[creagdhubh]

I like the look of a thick turnover as someone with thin calves, I find it looks good. Too thick? I guess it's a matter of taste. I have the opposite issue as WBHenry. The feet on the smallest size were too long for me so I cut the ends and resewed them. Much better fit now.

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Yours look fine to me, Nathan. I have seen some that are very bulky, which to me eye looks a bit odd.

[FatherWilliam57]

For some reason, small details stick in my mind. Nathan's picture above got me thinking: It seems I see a lot of people on this site tie their footwear with Hidden Knot Lacing or Straight Bar lacing, rather than a "military" Criss-Cross. Just my imagination, or is this becoming a trend here? (I use the Hidden Knot Lacing myself. I simply wanted something different when wearing the kilt..)

[creagdhubh]

For some reason, small details stick in my mind. Nathan's picture above got me thinking: It seems I see a lot of people on this site tie their footwear with Hidden Knot Lacing or Straight Bar lacing, rather than a "military" Criss-Cross. Just my imagination, or is this becoming a trend here? (I use the Hidden Knot Lacing myself. I simply wanted something different when wearing the kilt..)

That's typically how I lace all of my (Loake) dress shoes and daywear brogues. It looks smarter in my opinion, see below.

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Cheers,

[TheOfficialBren]

That's typically how I lace all of my (Loake) dress shoes and daywear brogues. It looks smarter in my opinion, see below.

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Cheers,

Goodness that looks sharp! We used to do bar lacing on our street shoes when I was a lad (our Etnies, Emericas, Vans, Osirus -styled shoes). It was more of a counter-culture thing as we saw it. Who knew that we were actually reinforcing a style that has traditinal roots (completely obliviously)?!

I see a relacing session in my dress shoes near future!

[Sir Didymous]

Though not as high in quality, I normally use some reenactment 1770's-ish stockings. Though they are intended for use with knee breeches, the make decent kilt socks for taller guys with big feet (6'2", US size 13eee). I pull them up to over my knee then do about a two inch fold and then fold them again to make a 3 to 4in cuff. I have found them to be quite nice for their low cost. I thought that the same method could feasibly apply to shooting socks.

[rmccool]

A wee resource for those who aren't familiar with the various lacing methods:

http://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/index.htm

[creagdhubh]

A wee resource for those who aren't familiar with the various lacing methods:

http://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/index.htm

Very cool! Thanks!

[SadisticMedic]

... It seems I see a lot of people on this site tie their footwear with Hidden Knot Lacing or Straight Bar lacing, rather than a "military" Criss-Cross. Just my imagination, or is this becoming a trend here?

I'm a left-over-right, military, criss-cross for life. I notice little things like that too. It was one of those little things that drove my Drill Sergeant crazy so it was drummed into me there is the right way and everything else. I think a lot of people, unless they were in a strict, uniformed service, don't even pay attention to how their shoes are laced and just leave them laced as they come out of the box. I say that because I have noticed my shoes coming out of the box "hidden laced" much more often than in the past.

[creagdhubh]

I'm a left-over-right, military, criss-cross for life. I notice little things like that too. It was one of those little things that drove my Drill Sergeant crazy so it was drummed into me there is the right way and everything else. I think a lot of people, unless they were in a strict, uniformed service, don't even pay attention to how their shoes are laced and just leave them laced as they come out of the box. I say that because I have noticed my shoes coming out of the box "hidden laced" much more often than in the past.

The same was "drummed" into me whilst serving on active-duty in the U.S. Marine Corps, laces left over right - always. Whereas I am still that way with my running shoes and Sperry's, all of my lace-up dress shoes and daywear brogues are done in the other fashion.