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Ayame sock road-test

Friday, August 6th, 2010

Thanks 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!

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Japanese socks