socks for winter

Jock · Post by **Jock** » Tue Dec 18, 2007 12:54 pm

I generally wear above the knee skirts and kilts, so this weather I need something tae keep ma legs warm. For British readers I can recommend "Black, over the knee" wool socks from Marks and Spencer. Aye and ye'll have guessed - they're to be found in the ladies' department. Good news is the price - only £2.50 a pair.
I wear them turned down just under the knee, but that's a matter of taste. What I can say is that they are warm.

Merry Christmas!

Slainte!

Skirt Chaser · Post by **Skirt Chaser** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 1:50 am

Warm legs for £2.50 is well worth it. I bet the men who cringe at the thought of wearing socks sold to women would have to pay twice that for socks sold specifically as kilt socks. Silly men, they would probably be buying the exact same pair anyway.

Quiet Mouse

Post by **Milfmog** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 10:35 am

What a shame they don't make them big enough for full size feet

I have the same problems if I want to buy a pair of boots, I am restricted to the (virtually zero) range made for men because even at specialist suppliers catering for women with larger feet seem the range seems to peter out around a 10 or 11 (UK) (44/45 European 12/13 US). Result: the only boots I own are my motorcycle boots.

Have fun,

Ian.

sapphire · Post by **sapphire** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 3:13 pm

How about riding boots?

Post by **Milfmog** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 5:49 pm

It's a thought Sapphire,

However the first site I looked at said "Men's boots from £250" Gulp!

I guess I may have to look a bit further...

Have fun,

Ian.

sapphire · Post by **sapphire** » Sat Dec 22, 2007 6:12 pm

Yikes! I hadn't realized they were THAT expensive. We have a tack shop around the corner and I got mine on sale for $75USD

That being said, I much prefer my $23USD work boots for the snow because of the tread.

Since1982 · Post by **Since1982** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 12:50 am

Milfmog, They do, look in ebay for diabetic socks. I'm not a diabetic but I wear diabetic socks, they fit well and keep my feet and ankles warm.

Peter v · Post by **Peter v** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 3:11 am

sapphire wrote:Yikes! I hadn't realized they were THAT expensive. We have a tack shop around the corner and I got mine on sale for $75USD

That being said, I much prefer my $23USD work boots for the snow because of the tread.

While on shoes, it is possible to find larger shoes, boots from some manufactures, IF you can find out who is selling them, AND then be prepaired to pay in some cases a small fortune for them. While a size or two smaller may even be much cheaper, ( or not) as the case may be.

I have just found some very nice pumps (

for some that just isn't done, but for me, I just love 'em.) They are from ESPRIT, but only go to size 42 European. They are however reasonable in width, so fit my slightly wider male feet well. And are reasonably priced. ESPRIT has a nice internet site, and shipping in the Netherlands is FREE!. They also have good quality skirts and dresses, also reasonably priced, not cheap but very actual, and the skirts are attractively designed, being quite neutral and suitable for men to wear. In my town, there is a shop that advertises with shoe size to 44 european. Which is large for a normal shoe shop. Specialist shoe shops with better shoes, more on the orthopedic quality ( for all ages) do generally have larger sizes, but you do pay for that!

By thwe way, I will look for other shoes to wear socks in, as I think that if i wear socks in shoes ( pumps ) that I normally wear thinner pantys / Tights in, they will become stretched up so that with the oantys they will eb too roomy and not suitable to wear with the pantys any more....? !

With normal lace-up type shoes that should not be much of a problem.

Peter v.

BrotherTailor · Post by **BrotherTailor** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 8:53 pm

With respect to riding boots for men. They are awful. I ride a bit, and bought a pair of Mountain Horse winter men's boots, over a hundred dollars for rubber and vinyl. They do not fit, and pinch like crazy, they are freezing in the cold. The market demand is simply not there. Women have a bazillion makes and models to choose from, custom fitted and all, same with breeches and jackets etc. I did get a quote on custom made boots for a size 13 men's...over $500.00. Fashion injustice extends far beyond men/women to include minorities, very few men ride, and so manufacturers refuse to cater to them. This is one reason why I first got into sewing my own stuff.

Website · Post by **crfriend** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 9:07 pm

BrotherTailor wrote:Fashion injustice extends far beyond men/women to include minorities, very few men ride, and so manufacturers refuse to cater to them. This is one reason why I first got into sewing my own stuff.

I suspect the dynamic may change if a man is riding "Western" style as opposed to "English" style. Cowboy boots (the real article, I'm not talking about your "Urban Cowboy" teeter-totter boots) should still be available as that's still a reasonably valid line of work, and should be perfectly functional as riding attire. It's with the English style where the disparity will rear its head; men who ride in that style primarily do so for competition, and that form happens at a stratum of "society" that most blokes never come close to.

As far as sewing one's own attire, that's a time-honoured skill. It's not often practised today, save for hobby purposes, but home sewing grants full license to whatever style one wants to create and wear. It should be encouraged! The world would be a vastly less boring place with all those individual styles.

BrotherTailor · Post by **BrotherTailor** » Sun Dec 23, 2007 11:35 pm

crfriend,
Just like "roll your own". (cept I smoke a pipe...)

The local Hunt Club Kennel farm backed onto mine before it was moved. As a landowner I was invited to hunt with them and go on hound exercises...hence the need for proper attire and turnout. I've been out of it for a few years now though. There were some "upper crust" types - "la de da" types, if you know what I mean... They had to put up with lowbrows liike me because they were riding on my land

Website · Post by **crfriend** » Mon Dec 24, 2007 1:14 am

BrotherTailor wrote:Just like "roll your own". (cept I smoke a pipe...)

I always took that term to mean home-building one's own capacitors (being an electronics type). You mean you're actually supposed to smoke 'em?

The local Hunt Club Kennel farm backed onto mine before it was moved. As a landowner I was invited to hunt with them and go on hound exercises...hence the need for proper attire and turnout.

Yep, that'd be "English" style riding. I've often heard the "fox hunt" called "the unspeakable in pursuit of the inedible". I think that works.

"Lowbrow", by the by, is a state of mind -- and if you want my take on the matter, I think it's frequently more palatable than "highbrow". Wear that badge with honour!

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