Jas. Townsend and Son, Over-The-Knee Stocking Review

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Pictures of these stockings can be seen in the "after" pictures from this album:Corduroy Jacket Conversion.


A while back, I ordered
the dark brown, over-the-knee, wool stockings from Jas. Townsend and Son, Inc. They actually shipped and arrived at my post office box in a couple of days, but it took me a week to be able to get back into town and pick them up. Here is my review.

They are very, very long; folded over twice in the picture. They fit my skinny, bird legs just fine, but would not be for someone with thick legs. I don't know how much they can be stretched, but they might lose some of their bulk if they are stretched too much.

They are not advertised as kilt hose, so I was not expecting them to be the same. They are not knitted in the same way as the other hose I have; looser maybe... they are more like a pair of heavy, knee high socks or regular socks; I don't know the correct terms. They are fairly thick, though, so should be fine for me with a kilt. One other thing is that they have a shallow cable pattern at the very top, and once I figure out how to fold them, that might be somewhat visible on the fold over.

I'm just thankful that I am no longer cursed to wearing only cream colored hose with my kilt. Before too long, I will start a new thread to discuss the outfit in the picture.