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Keep warm and cheery
“omg TIGHTS love TIGHTS...”
~ marshal
What is a midcalf?
“i dont like mid calf i like my socks low or high sorry dreamers...”
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Valentine’s Day!!!
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by Brenna
February 17th, 2012
Frills and lace for Feburary
I will say this for Valentines day, I like seeing all the lacy decorations. I’m not a very girly person, but I have one heck of a soft spot for lacy bits and stockings that don’t keep you warm. It’s not just me that’s feeling frilly and fancy, earlier this winter Style.com had an article (and slideshow) about “elaborate hose” showing up more often on the runway and on celebrities.
images above from Style.com, but similar styles are:
• Medallion Net Tights •
• Faux Garter Look Pantyhose •
• Lacy Faux Lace Up Knee Sock •
This, as any dedicated sock fan knows, is just the rest of the world catching up! What the popularity of fancy tights means is that our suppliers are offering more options and we have more great styles to choose from!
Of course, I am not a runway model or a celebrity that gets driven around everywhere. I have to deal with the still-too-cold-for-my-taste weather of February. I’m guessing you do too, so remember, a gorgeous lace or net style is just as stunning (if not more so) layered over something like the Color Tights or the Foot Traffic Combed Cotton Tights.
Let’s start off with all the amazing options from Foot Traffic. They offer some great textured tights, most with plus size options and some of them come in white even!
Clockwise from top: Narita Sheer & Opaque Tight, Brooklyn Mesh Flower Tight, Dublin Texture Tights, Paris Fleur-de-Lis Pantyhose, Nordic Texture Tights, Lima Texture Tights.
More lovely, lacy options after the jump! Read more »
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by niqkita
February 15th, 2012
More sock news coming soon!
But first, we’ve got a whole lot of orders to process and socks to restock and dogs to play with… Thanks for all the orders and requests and great feedback! keep the love coming!!!
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by niqkita
February 14th, 2012
Valentine’s Day!!!
Did you get what your heart desired? or do you despise this day with all your heart? either way… we’d like to give you a little treat on us. 20% off anything on our site as long as you complete your order by noon (west coast time) Wednesday February 15th. All you have to do is enter SockLove2012 in the shopping cart (the box is directly above your items and will not appear if your cart is empty). Now you have a reason, or even more reason, to enjoy your day, your night or your morning after… Because Sock Dreams loves you.
(((XOXO)))
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by Brenna
February 10th, 2012
What is a midcalf?
By general definition, a midcalf hits you right in the middle of your calf, or about halfway up to your knee. Our Measurements & Sizes page has a handy diagram of sock coverage, and you can see that the crew is close, but not quite, as tall as a midcalf.
On average, we’ve found that a midcalf is about 9-11 inches long from heel to the top of the cuff. They give you a little more coverage than a crew for a reason—a midcalf is one of the traditional men’s dress sock heights. When you’re wearing slacks and sit down, the legs of your trousers ride up, flashing ankle. A midcalf just covers that skin that might show and they are just the right height to be paired with old-fashioned sock garters. Crews are a touch too short to close that gap between shoe and cuff and knee highs are more sock than you need, but midcalves are just right.
• Nicolo Rugby Stripe Midcalf •
• Franco Wool Boucle Stripe Midcalf •
More on what makes a midcalf (and a common misconception about them) after the jump! Read more »
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by Brenna
February 3rd, 2012
Keep warm and cheery
Whether or not the groundhog sees their shadow, it’s still cold and (at least here in Portland) gloomy. And it will be for a while yet! The prescription is warm things and bright things, to cheer you up and keep out the chill.
Layers are key to warmth, and the best first layer is something extra cozy, like fleece-lined tights or leggings.
• Lined Micro-Fleece Tights •
• Fleece Lined Leggings •
Warm and wooly socks in any height also go great lengths in keeping your toes toasty.
• Lexy Wool Boucle Stripes•
• Cronert Ribbed Wool OTK •
• M Bootsocks •
These and other warm and snuggly styles in our Warm! collection should take care of the physical downers of the season, but what about bright and cheery things to get you through sunless stretches? Well, I’ve got some eye-dazzling options for you after the jump. Read more »
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