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Hot American design: Stance takes everyday socks to new heights
By April MacIntyre Mar 25, 2012, 19:07 GMT
The quality is evenly matched by the clever interpretation of WHAT design means on a lowly sock.
California company Stance puts out the baddest mofo socks you can hope to buy your little (or big) grinder and thrasher.
Until you slip on a pair of these beautifully crafted socks, you will never buy average ho-hum ones again.
The quality is evenly matched by the clever interpretation of WHAT design means on a lowly sock.
My 20 year-old son lives for interesting sock patterns and is known to cruise the old man knee-high golfer argyle sock bin looking for some 'clash with the world' stockings to wear with his Dickies long shorts.
The Stance socks we tried out rocked his world, and since my kid is still at home and I do all the laundry, the quality of these densely woven socks with gusseted heels (huge selling point for athletes) has held up in the numerous washes I have done. I will be buying more.
These socks are for those comfortable rocking individual style with flair and a sense of the absurd.
Socks are a fun and inexpensive way to take a plain outfit and push it into hipster style-setter land.
Stance uses combed cotton, spandex and nylon/spandex to help keep its shape, to a seamless toe closure so you don’t feel a weird bump in your shoes. The socks have an arch-band support so the sock really wraps the center of your foot, to the y-gore seem (heel gusset) so that your heel sits snug in the sock and doesn’t let the sock float around once you’ve worn them all day.
Add to that the excellent designs and colors and you have a superior sock experience. Highly recommended!
April MacIntyre is Monsters and Critics' smallscreen and people/celebrity editor who loves to visit and celebrate small American businesses when she can. You can contact her on Twitter
