Formal Hose--loads of questions

[macwilkin]

Not, like....life or death, yanno? I can't stomach dropping $200 on a pair of SOCKS, no matter HOW long they are going to last me or how beautiful they are. I don't care...they're socks, guys....socks. Socks to wear once a year.

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Two hundred dollars for a pair of socks? Sorry, I just can't wrap my head around it. If you can, then that's great for you, and McMurdo's Isle of Skye socks look ruddy gorgeous, they do! Good for McMurdo! Wear them with pride and joy! But me?............ I'll stick with those really sharp-looking cream or brilliant white hose that I like just fine.

Alan,

I respect your right to wear whatever colour of hose you wish. I personally don't care for white hose, but I would never say "I just can't wrap my head around" why you'd wear them. Different horses for courses and all that.

But, the whole $200 thing is getting a bit old. I'm tired of the general insinuation that because someone chooses to invest in quality accessories, they are either wealthy spendthrifts or intolerant snobs. I can't speak for the other traditionalists here, but I know I am neither. And for the record, I didn't spend $200 on my hose -- they were a gift from my wife, and they were not $200.

Let's drop the whole "$200 for a pair of socks" line, please.

Regards,

Todd

[ForresterModern]

Being a newbie to the kilted world, along with the three new kilts I have recently purchased I have acquired a virtual rainbow of matching hose in solid colors, and even ordered a few patterned ones I am jonesing to arrive soon. But I must admit I really lust for those beautiful matching tartan hose and believe that they are really the classiest look with a colorful kilt. I did an exhaustive search (twice) and, besides the unbelievably low priced hose at Higgins, have found several other reasonable options without dropping $200+ for pair.

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