I gave in

**Alan H** · 29th July 09, 01:43 PM

...and bought medium-dark gray hose to wear with my X Marks tartan, while I was at the Enumclaw Games.

...along with my friend Kathy and athlete Jon Thorn, whom we REALLY need to get into a kilt.

So. Hm.

Not that I won't be wearing white hose when I feel like it, and I still love my natural wool hand-knitted hose from the inimitable String, but I DO like these. I cannot stand black hose on myself, personally, but I like the gray.

**Tattoo Bradley** · 29th July 09, 02:16 PM

Just because you happen to like white hose doesn't mean you can't like another color.

**McMurdo** · 29th July 09, 02:22 PM

The link is not working for me right now. I do have several pair of hose in a myriad of colours one does not have to be tied to white.

**Arizona Scot** · 29th July 09, 02:44 PM

It's good to branch out, so to speak.

**Kilted_John** · 29th July 09, 03:55 PM

Alan, did you get them from The Tartan Thistle? Bought a replacement pair of off-white hose from them, and a pair of charcoal. Both the Piper's kilt hose, like what I have in bottle green, navy, and black...

-J

**Alan H** · 29th July 09, 04:21 PM

Originally Posted by Kilted_John

Alan, did you get them from The Tartan Thistle? Bought a replacement pair of off-white hose from them, and a pair of charcoal. Both the Piper's kilt hose, like what I have in bottle green, navy, and black...

-J

Actually I had a bad experience with the Tartan Thistle, and I won't shop there again, though really, it's not Maureens fault. She just employees at least one bozo.

I got these at MacKinnons.

**GMan** · 29th July 09, 04:23 PM

Glad that you stepped out of the box.

**Doftya** · 30th July 09, 10:10 AM

Originally Posted by Alan H

Actually I had a bad experience with the Tartan Thistle, and I won't shop there again, though really, it's not Maureens fault. She just employees at least one bozo.

I got these at MacKinnons.

Do the have an online store? MacKinnons that is.

**Nighthawk** · 30th July 09, 11:14 AM

I actually have two pairs of grey socks. I love the way they look with my Albannach, saffron, Nightstalker and black Amerikilt. Those fit the X Marks tartan really well! I love the way it looks. There are some colors that just really bring out the tartan, and those do wonders.

**Alan H** · 30th July 09, 11:49 AM

Originally Posted by Doftya

Do the have an online store? MacKinnons that is.

They do...

http://www.mackinnonskilts.com/

Be aware that the kilts they sell are the infamous Gold Brothers items. Some people will shudder at the prospect of owning one, at all. Personally, I have a 5-yard Gold Brothers kilt in the Scottish National Tartan that I bought from MacKinnons several years ago, that I throw in a lot. It's a reasonable kilt and I like it fine but I don't care if I trash it. IN fact I'm wearing it at work as I write this, since our weekly workout is Thursdays 5:00 - 7:30 PM.

MacKinnons sells 8 yard versions for $90 in the booth at the Games, the same kilt markets for $150 online.. They're not custom-made wool kilts. You MUST understand that. Also, the girls at the booth will tell you that they're polyester-viscose, and I know this much...they're sure not the Marton Mills polyester-viscose material! The kilts are quite stiff, almost scratchy at first but they soften up considerably with a washing or two.

I like mine just fine and I might spring for an 8 yard Scottish National someday, since I really like the tartan, and I grok what I'm getting for my money. The people running the booth and the company seem on the up-and-up to me, I like them. Just *understand* what you are getting.

The hose I bought from them were Woolrich, BTW.