Quote Originally Posted by davidg View Post
I would echo Matt's suggestion to go with House of Cheviot. I am the opposite in that I find their hose come far too high up my leg compared to other brands of hose

Failing that, you can get hose made to measure, but that's a bit on the expensive side. I think both the Matt's Scottish Tartan Museum and Rocky's USA Kilts can probably both arrange custom made for you
*** to all of this. I love the quality of the House of Cheviot hose, but they tend to be a little too long for me. Perhaps they're made for taller fellows.

That said, you don't necessarily want your hose to come all the way to your knee. We are not Catholic school girls, and we don't wear knee socks. Highland kilt hose are really only supposed to come high enough to go just over the widest part of your calf. You would tie your garter there and fold the top over. If you're trying to get hose to come all the way up to the bottom of your knee, then that's too tall. They really do look better when they're several inches below your knee (I think some people use a guideline of three finger widths or something like that).

Unfortunately, most standard kilt hose do that on me. The seam for the fold-over cuff comes all the way up to my knee, and I have to do really weird stuff to make them not come up so high. If your hose are tall enough to cover your calf swell, they're perfect. No need to go higher.

And I would heartily recommend getting some custom hose made. Not necessarily right off the bat, but as you start fine-tuning your kilted wardrobe. It makes a world of difference when you have hose made to your measurements. I have at least three pair (two hand-knitted cable hose and one machine-made pair of Argyle hose to match my kilt). They can be pricy, but when you wear them, you will understand why.