Help me please Graham or Hamish!

[GMan]

Well I do believe (and correct me if I am wrong Ham), that he pulls them all the way up and then rolls them down as if he were wearing kilt hose. I have worn them that way, and get a lot of hey sexy comments!

[Bil]

Okay, why can't I picture that? Wouldn't that mean that the exposed area is the inside of the sock? How is that sexy?
Ugh, I'm posting pics to show what I'm talking about and you guys can tell me which one looks best.

[bear]

First, it doesn't matter which way you fold, spindle, or mutilate your socks. It's personal preference all the way. I often wear runner's socks that just cover the foot.
That said, I think Hamish has said, and he can correct me if I'm wrong, socks up for semi-formal and better, socks pushed down for casual, socks rolled or pushed down with the tops folded for dress casual.

[Graham]

I roll over the top as normal then push down. Whatever you are comfy with, it's a casual look, there are no rules.

[Bil]

Alright, I got it now. What it all boils down to is that you guys can pull it off and I just look like an idiot when I try it. I look like a bad 80's flashback, complete with leg warmers. It's like Mr. Clean meets Olivia Newton-John... wearing a kilt and steel-toes.

[Archangel]

Alright, I got it now. What it all boils down to is that you guys can pull it off and I just look like an idiot when I try it. I look like a bad 80's flashback, complete with leg warmers. It's like Mr. Clean meets Olivia Newton-John... wearing a kilt and steel-toes.

but Newton-John was so hot...if you're close you're going to be okay.

It comes down to confidence. You've got several choices: low socks worn right, rolled/folded down or pushed down; knee socks either thick or thin, any colour; and no socks. Try them all, compare to the pics in that section. See which one is you for where you are. Context is everything. In the extreme summer heat, I just wear sandals, in court I wore off-white wooly knee socks. (With my kilt)


got a teenage daughter, ask her, with patience, maybe it's not the socks at all that are throwing off the look.

Anyway, relax. Prepare to crash and burn, read Riverkilt's recent thread. Before you go into anything new kilted just close your eyes and imagine a giant claymore strapped to your back. (just to stop the soldier boys, I mean the sharp kind, the other kind are not relaxing to have on your back.) Most people will see you with that image too.

[KiltedCodeWarrior]

... kilted just close your eyes and imagine a giant claymore strapped to your back. (just to stop the soldier boys, I mean the sharp kind, the other kind are not relaxing to have on your back.) Most people will see you with that image too.

Archangel, I heartily endorse that approach. I have found that if I keep in mind that I am doing something that most people are too timid to do, even though we are only talking about wearing an article of clothing, that my confidence never wavers. Will post a thread later about this weekend's "harrowing" (not!) everyday activities wearing the kilt.

RJI

[davedove]

I look like a bad 80's flashback, complete with leg warmers. It's like Mr. Clean meets Olivia Newton-John... wearing a kilt and steel-toes.

I don't know. Olivia looked pretty hot around then. Although I'm having a hard time combining that image with Mr. Clean ... Yikes!!!

[Bil]

I don't know. Olivia looked pretty hot around then. Although I'm having a hard time combining that image with Mr. Clean ... Yikes!!!

Exactly my point. Yikes!! pretty much sums it up.

Mike, I wear kilt hose. I find that they are just too thick to pull it off. They truely look like leg warmers when I push them down. I think I am going to go with short black socks rolled to the cuff of my back boots. That ought to kill the Olivia Newton-John look for me.