Christmas this year was spent split between Luxembourg with my sister and lil niece India, and SockGirl’s family @Lewins. Amongst my favorite presents was a copy of the Sartorialist – a compilation of all the best bits from the sartorially awesome blog.
Archive for the ‘Sock Man’ Category
x-mas socks
Wednesday, December 29th, 2010Superman socks
Monday, December 13th, 2010“Flying high in my superman socks . . . blue socks on my douche feet”. I haven’t a clue what this means, however these guys are seriously fun + amusing . . .
Paul Smith’s in Paris
Tuesday, December 7th, 2010Last Sunday was SockGirl’s birthday, so we popped off to Paris for the weekend. Obviously the big question was *what kinda socks are fit for the streets of St. Germain?* The answer was a pair of apple green Paul Smith’s – SPOTTED in the Mon Hotel ACCOMPANIED by not much else ; – )
Sock art
Sunday, October 24th, 2010Me and Sock Girl spent last Sunday wondering around the Frieze Art Fair (Regent’s Park, London), indulging in some art-therapy. Not a great deal excited me, however I did come across a couple of sock-themed art pieces, which seemed to sate both my love of socks and art at the same time – though I held off any sock art investments as I like to keep the two fairly separate for the moment. One for the future maybe . . .
One from Lothar Baumgarten (untitled) . . .
And another, which I’ve (wittily) called “Stuck between a sock and a hard place”, from Gabriel Kuri . . .
Sock salute
Wednesday, October 13th, 2010Another pic from SockGirl’s photoshoot. The sock salute – “hello Mayfair” from the SockGirl . . .
Pope + Fashion week socks
Monday, September 20th, 2010If you were around certain parts of London this weekend, there were two things you couldn’t avoid 1) The Pope 2) Fashion week – and with both came hoards of pilgrims, some better dressed than others . . . As both a Catholic and a lover of fashion, I decided to do a bit of both on Saturday, so popped down to Buckingham Palace to see the Pope and then onto Pyrenex’s Dover Street pop-up shop for a Fashion Week party.
So the big question was – what kind of sock is reverent enough for an audience with the Pope, whilst fashionable enough for an audience of a 100 fashionistas? The answer is of course a pair of this season’s Richard James turquoise and red spot socks:
Whilst at the Pyrenex party, I bumped into another (more prolific) fashion blogger by the name of 5inchandup (Sandra), who was sporting a fabulous pair of olive Acne boots (together with invisible socks – see below). Sandra’s tip for an emerging sock trend was *socks with holes* – something to look out for in the upcoming season . . .
Ayame sock road-test
Friday, August 6th, 2010Thanks to the wonderful Sock Girl, I’m now the proud owner of a pair of Ayame socks. Ayame are a boutique Japanese brand, who produce some pretty special socks.
So my first day out in my new pair of Ayame’s was pretty exciting. Similar to Tabio (another Japanese brand) man-made fibres are the dominant feature (out-waying cotton by 80 to 20%). What this means in practice is that although remarkably well shaped and strong feeling, they tend to sweat a little in the heat, making them not massively ideal for the summer months.
That said, the retro green geometric styling is pretty awesome, and went down a treat on my visit to Monocle Magazine’s HQ to see editor Andrew Tuck.
So it’s a case of SPOTTED a fine pair of green geometric Ayame’s @ Monolce HQ in Maylebone, London ACCOMPANIED BY a pair of brown Eterno loafers. Oooh la la!
Happy socks (guest #4)
Monday, July 26th, 2010I bumped into my old uni mucker Chris L last week, and whilst having a work chinwag we got onto the subject of socks (naturally). It turns out that Chris is a bit of sock-lover too, and had recently indulged in a pair of stripey numbers from Happy Socks.
So it’s a case of SPOTTED a pair of stripey Happy Socks ACCOMPANIED BY a pair grey suede Ted Baker boots AT London Bridge.
Sock anatomy
Sunday, July 4th, 2010I was going to write that I wouldn’t be seen dead in these socks – though on second thought these are definitely the kind of socks that I would most definitely be seen dead in ; – )
Having said that, they’re kinda cool. Randomly SPOTTED in the blog of v.cool Estonian designer Anton Repponen.
Sock marriage made in heaven: English socks + Italian shoes
Sunday, June 27th, 2010It’s got to be my favorite combos – a fine pair of English socks (preferably Pantherella) served up with a fine pair of hand-made Italian shoes (preferably loafers). This weekend me and Sock Girl went to a friend’s wedding at the Royal Holloway where I was SPOTTED wearing a pair of Richard James’ finest Pantherella-made pink socks, ACCOMPANIED by a truly awesome pair of Italian suede tassled-loafers from Eterno (Conduit Street).
To finish off the combo, I was SPORTING my 80’s-tastic Ralph Lauren pinstripe suit. Possibly the finest sock-shoe-suit combo this side of the Thames : – )
