New Kilt & Thistle Kilt Hose

 

Just in time for summer games season, we have improved our lighter weight kilt hose selection. A better blend and more color options to choose from. It never fails that in Oregon where it is perfect kilt weather 9 months of the year it goes from a pleasant 50 degrees and raining to 78 and blinding sun. You see we here in Oregon have Scottish weather about 9 months of the year. Oddly many of us here enjoy this cooler weather in the Northwest. Many Brits retire here, Washington and naturally Vancouver B.C. In Canada because the weather is so similar with warmer summers. My point is that when we get warmer weather here, we are just not used to it. At nearly eighty degrees it is a bit warm for kilts and gave me a chance to put the new lighter weight kilt hose to the test. They are sized generously with plenty of stretch. I have fairly large calves and they went over them with ease. I am also six feet tall and many kilt hose are a bit short to reach my knees. These new hose came right up to my knee with room to spare. We will be stocking these new hose in off white, black dark green and dark navy blue. We were sent the off white and the black. I assume we will the the other colors in the next shipment. On the first day our new kilt hose performed well with over an hour walking in the sun and I wore them all day. They kept their shape and were cooler to wear as advertised. You can’t go wrong with the Kilt & Thistle Brand merchandise. Kilt tested and kilt approved.

New Kilt Hose Wash and Worn

 

The Kilt & Thistle has now been serving you, our Scottish friends and loyal customers for fourteen years. From the start Cheryl and I knew that quality and consistency would be the benchmark of the values that we held dear. It would also become a very important part of our business model.
With that in mind we use and or give every product we handle a fair testing to make sure it meets your needs.
Our new Kilt & Thistle hose , the second wearing. Cheryl refuses to let me near the laundry equipment , as a bachelor of many years I acquired a unique way to do laundry. Frankly it scares Cheryl when I even get near the washing machine. So Cheryl was nice enough to wash my new kilt hose. Washing machine on warm water and cold rinse, and the hose wear hung to dry. In my original post I mention the slight extended length, which as a fellow of six foot tall is a welcome feature of any kilt hose. This hose will work well for much taller fellows as well without comprising the look of the hose. The washed version of our new kilt hose looked as good as they were coming out of the package. They did not seem to shrink any at all and retained that little extra length that I like.
Duncan’s Tip: For any hose new or not is to stretch the hose length wise before putting them on. This lengthens those other hose that don’t quite measure up and it relaxes the fibers to go around those of us with more desirable husky calves.
My daily walk is about thirty minutes to the shop on a average day, and about a mile by foot. Since I walk this nearly everyday, I get a chance to put wear on a product and test it before you have to. The sock held up very well during my walk. It kept it’s shape all day and without any sagging. Walking home that night they felt as good as they did that morning. I am confident that if you are looking for a mid weight kilt hose that will work in most North American climates , that the new Kilt and Thistle kilt hose is an excellent value.