A very cool kilt hose idea from Big Mikey!

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This is not really true. When you have fancy top hose, generally the top is made as a separate piece and then stitched to the sock base. (I know this is true of the Royal Cuff hose we now offer, and of the Balmoral hose we formerly carried). This means that when and if the sock gets worn out, you can easily remove the fancy top and attach it to a new pair.

I myself have done this. One of the first pair of Balmoral hose I owned got snagged on something that tore a hole in the back leg of one of the socks. My wife said the rip was too bad to repair, so she removed the hand knit top and attached it to a new pair of socks for me. Very easy to do.

I'm just pointing this out because I'm not sure if everyone realizes this or not. And most of the cost of items like this is in the fancy top, not the sock itself. So being able to replace the sock if it gets torn or simply worn with age really helps to extend the life of your investment.

Matt,

Good point. It seems that Mikey's idea of adding a fancy hose top isn't so new after all, though it's still a good one.

Cheers

Jamie