18 hour Gaelic hose & RMWK T-shirt.

[RockyR]

Never had a tshirt or hose reviewed before... thanks!

[fluter]

More on USAKilts' socks... At the risk of hijacking, here is another sock review, Rocky.


Plain Cream Hose on sale.
I'm not up to date on the sock market; that is, I don't know whether everyone carries these socks. The package is marked Gaelic Themes kilt hose, Style K0175, and content wool 25% acrylic 25% nylon 20% polyester 30%.

Package sizing for Large says 11-13 (US 12-14). I still don't know whether those are shoe or sock sizes!!! My sizes are at the cusp of Medium/Large (US shoe/sock 10/12), so I asked Rocky. He encouraged me to go up a size, and this was good advice.

On first wearing (before washing), the foot felt a little big. After one washing, it seems just right. My calves are not too big, 15.75" or 40 cm. After being washed these hose are comfortably snug. I don't anticipate needing to wear garters for any reason besides fashion (flashes).

In short, they fit me well. They are extremely comfortable, and feel light in warm weather. Caveat: my legs generally don't feel hot when wearing kilt hose in hot weather, and I live at latitude 34N and low altitude. Your mileage may vary. See discussion of the colored hose, below.

At $10 US, I conclude these are a terrific bargain.


Colored Kilt Hose in dark green, navy blue, oatmeal

Rocky's diabolical plan worked. In the course of selling me 4 pairs of cream socks at a great price, he also sold me 4 pairs of the colored ones. I hasten to add that I consider these excellent value for money.

Package reads Gaelic Themes finest quality kilt hose. The content is 70% wool, 30% nylon; and the feel is near-luxurious if your feet like wool. Mine like it, emphatically. These feel a little thicker than the cream hose, and I deduce that this is from the loft of the wool.

The sizing is similarly ambiguous, and the same logic (Large) worked out for me. I'm close to 6 feet/182cm tall, and my kilt is 21.5"/55 cm from the floor. BOTH of these styles of sock in new condition are almost, but not quite, a little long; so I think they will fit well in the long run.

At the Greenville games, I wore one pair to the outdoor concert Friday evening in hot but not sweltering temperatures, with 6-inch walking shoes, with great success.

Saturday, I wore a pair all day under pretty adverse conditions with sandals. I'm the kind of guy that wears knee socks with sandals, yup. Deal with it. Anyway the temps were 96F, humidity low, and there was not a cloud in the sky. It was a rugged day, but my feet were happy.


Colors:
the dark green are very dark, indeed. It's a smidge darker than my favorite green polo, or the green stripe in my SWK Hunting McLeod. However, all 3 went together pretty nicely on Friday (guess whom I went to hear at the ceilidh). http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1141/...820b6e97bb.jpg

The oatmeal is going to be a favorite color. It closely matches several shirts I own, and is neutral enough to go with many combinations. I'm wearing them here, in the Xrabble group picture second from left. The shirt looks a little washed out in the sunlight, but it's a close match to the socks.
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[Perldog007]

Never had a tshirt or hose reviewed before... thanks!

Quite Welcome, and thanks for marketing a quality value product.

[turpin]

[QUOTE=fluter;384758]

Rocky's diabolical plan worked. In the course of selling me 4 pairs of cream socks at a great price, he also sold me 4 pairs of the colored ones. I hasten to add that I consider these excellent value for money.

Package reads Gaelic Themes finest quality kilt hose. The content is 70% wool, 30% nylon; and the feel is near-luxurious if your feet like wool. Mine like it, emphatically. These feel a little thicker than the cream hose, and I deduce that this is from the loft of the wool.

The sizing is similarly ambiguous, and the same logic (Large) worked out for me. I'm close to 6 feet/182cm tall, and my kilt is 21.5"/55 cm from the floor. BOTH of these styles of sock in new condition are almost, but not quite, a little long; so I think they will fit well in the long run.

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Glad you got a good fit. I bought some Gaelic Themes lovat green hose, large, at the Blairsville games over the weekend, and had a bit of a struggle to get them over my 16" inch calves. Not exactly spindle-shanks, but not big either.