House of Cheviot/Hawick tartan top hose review and new vendor Redshank

[Mael Coluim]

Sweet Jeff!

I noticed over the weekend in Redshank's signature, The Dunadd Trading Company. Clicking on I found Chris's offering of House of Cheviot Argyll top hose at an unbelievealbe price. The exchange rate put the hose at 50 US$. Chris has priced his hose to include shipping worldwide. That's an extraordinary deal! I instantly knew that I wanted a pair of the Royal and Ancient Scot. Then I succumbed to the excellent price and order all four. Chris mailed them on Monday, so the Jones has begun.

[ForresterModern]

Sweet Jeff!

I noticed over the weekend in Redshank's signature, The Dunadd Trading Company. Clicking on I found Chris's offering of House of Cheviot Argyll top hose at an unbelievealbe price. The exchange rate put the hose at 50 US$. Chris has priced his hose to include shipping worldwide. That's an extraordinary deal! I instantly knew that I wanted a pair of the Royal and Ancient Scot. Then I succumbed to the excellent price and order all four. Chris mailed them on Monday, so the Jones has begun.

Mael

Your jones should not be long lived if you get yours in the same timely fashion I got mine.

Interestingly, going through my kilt hose "box" I remembered picking up two other pairs of these hose while in Scotland two years ago, they were on clearence at Edinburgh Woollen Mills Royal Mile shop (National and Hunting Scot---Black and navy bodies respectively). But since at that time they did not match any of my kilts they had been slowly relegated to the bottom of the pile and never worn. With several new kilts in the past few months, and a couple more on the way I will have to get them out and start matching them up with my kilts now.

Can't wait for my Mustard Bowmores to arrive and see how well they match up with my Ancient Caledonia Kingussie kilt from Keltoi that should be rising to the top of his queue any day now, as well as matching my own family tartans. If I didn't already have HoC fancy top hose in red and in loden I would have clicked my way to happiness by ordering those Bowmores as well.

jeff

[Mael Coluim]

These House of Cheviot Argyll top hose have become my favorites! Today, I wore my Hunting Scott (Navy blue) pair. And as you can see I had quite a flock of admirers!



The bonnet is a Black Watch one, which was a special order by Chris from Robert Mackie. The jacket was an off the rack purchase at Hector Russell when I was in Glasgow this summer. The kilt is a Burnett’s & Struth casual in the Malcolm modern tartan. The belt from Cavscout at Oconee Leather Works. The XMarks Clan badge and buckle is from Steve at Freedom kilt. I really love this display of our clan badge in the buckle. My favorite sporran which was made by Turpin, Thorfinn #80. Sporran strap from Scottish Tartans Museum. The self tie garters are also from STM. Now a close up of those great hose for Dunadd Trading Company.



And finally a word of thanks to Riverkilt in introducing me to the Sportsman Friend. Those monk strap leather Hushpuppies were only $35!

[piperdbh]

Watch out, Ern. That goose will untie your garters!

[ForresterModern]

And as you can see I had quite a flock of admirers!

Watch out Mael. That fellow behind you looks like he is already in the process of performing a sneak attack kilt check, that could turn into a "goose" of another variety.

Glad to hear you enjoy your hose and Balmoral, and that you had as good an experience working with Chris as I did. You look grand, by the way.

jeff