![]() When it comes to socks with “creative designs,” Snyder and three more of the men we spoke to are fans of Japanese company Anonymous Ism, which makes unique knitted socks in old-school herringbone and patchwork styles. Material: 98% Cotton, 2% Elastane | Thickness: Medium to heavy weight | Height: Crew “They’re so good that during the winter when I’m feeling grumpy about having to leave the house, remembering I have a clean pair of Maggie’s socks legitimately makes a difference,” Schwartz says. Strategist writer Erin Schwartz is also a fan of the brand, noting that the natural color takes dye really well if you want to tie-dye them yourself. They can also be found at many crunchy health-food stores, including the Park Slope Food Coop, where I like to buy them as a little treat alongside fancy French butter and heirloom tomatoes. The wide ribbing makes them look deceptively more fashionable than the average white sock, like they could be Prada,” she says. ![]() “The cotton is thick enough to feel sumptuous but not so heavy that you can’t wear them on a hot day. Strategist contributor Ruby Redstone discovered the brand’s perfect creamy-white socks after a lengthy online search. They come in tons of colors (including a perfect tie-dye) and hold up well after many washes. The brand knits its gender-neutral socks out of organic cotton and a touch of nylon on old knitting machines, a process that gives them a level of quality not often seen for the low price. Maggie’s Organics has a very loyal fan base that includes every kind of sock wearer from Waldorf school teachers to fashion obsessives. Material: 98% organic cotton 1% nylon and 1% spandex | Thickness: Medium weight | Height: Crew And photographer Patrick O’Rourke likes to wear them with black loafers “so you can catch a glimpse of color on top.” New York City street-style photographer Christopher Fenimore says they “last hundreds and hundreds of washes before fading or tearing” (Nicolás Lazaro, a community specialist at menswear-resale site Grailed, says he has been wearing some of his Uniqlo socks for “more than a decade now.”) Alexander-Julian Gibbson, a celebrity and editorial stylist at Ebony and Grazia, says he buys new colorful pairs monthly. Phillip Wong, co-founder and creative director of Hawthorne, appreciates the socks’ medium height and thickness, which make them work for many different outfits and activities. But if that’s not convincing enough, they also come recommended by nine of our panelists and several Strategist staffers, myself included. They feel good - snug but not too tight - and last for years. Uniqlo crew-height socks come in more than 40 different colors, can easily be worn with any type of footwear, and at $5 a pair, are super-inexpensive. Material: 59% Cotton, 26% Acrylic, 12% Nylon, 2% Spandex, 1% Polyester | Thickness: Medium weight | Height: Crew Read on for the criteria we considered, or use the table of contents to jump to any of our sock superlatives. The resulting list, based on their recommendations and ours, includes simple and affordable everyday staples, statement-making styles, and even a pair for those of us who want to make it look like we’re not wearing socks at all. ![]() ![]() Our panel includes clothing designers, photographers, footwear designers, runners, and stylists. To help find the very best socks in what feels like an almost infinite sea of options, the Strategist asked more than 20 stylish people what socks they like to wear for a variety of occasions and tested several pairs ourselves. Suddenly, unwrapping a fancy pair of socks made of cashmere or moisture-wicking merino wool makes us smile rather than roll our eyes. There are so many ways socks can go wrong: when they don’t hug your ankle tightly enough, when they develop heel and toe holes suspiciously fast, or when a single wash cycle turns them into something entirely different from what you bought.Īs we age, it’s easier to appreciate the mundane pleasures of a good pair of socks - the ones that last forever, go with everything you wear, and those that feel so good they make workouts and long workdays less of a pain. If they’re bad, you can’t help thinking about them. Every day, you put on socks and forget about them - if they’re good. ![]()
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