Socks
Heights, wool, white socks and the business sock. 17 articles.
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Socks · 11 min read
The Sweaty Feet Problem, Solved
The best socks for sweaty feet are wool, not cotton. Why feet sweat so much, what causes the smell, and the shoe rotation habit that fixes most of it.
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Socks · 11 min read
How to Wash Socks, and Where the Other One Went
How to wash socks properly: the right temperature, why softener wrecks wool, what the dryer does to elastic, and the real mechanics of the missing sock.
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Socks · 11 min read
What Socks Go With What Shoes
What socks to wear with shoes, worked from the leather up: Oxfords, loafers, boots, trainers and sandals, with the height, fibre and colour logic for each.
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Socks · 11 min read
The Running Sock: What Actually Matters
The best socks for running blisters start with friction, moisture and heat. Fibre, toe seams, height, compression and fit, judged on what actually works.
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Socks · 11 min read
The Best Wool Socks You Can Actually Buy
The best merino wool socks, judged on micron count, nylon content, where the cushion sits and how the leg is ribbed. Each pick comes with its honest weakness.
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Socks · 11 min read
Why Socks Fall Down, and How to Stop It
Why do my socks fall down? Dead cuff elastic, a plain knit leg, the wrong height for your calf, a size too big or hot washing. Each has a fix, most free.
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Socks · 11 min read
Why Your Socks Always Hole in the Same Place
Socks get holes in the same place because wear is not random. What the big toe, the ball and the heel each tell you, and how reinforcement and rotation help.
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Socks · 11 min read
The Sock Drawer Audit: How Many Pairs You Actually Need
How many pairs of socks a man should own, worked out from your laundry cycle instead of guesswork, plus the five signs a pair is finished for good.
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Socks · 11 min read
The Sock Fabric Bible: Cotton, Merino, Nylon and the Rest
The best sock material for feet depends entirely on the job. Cotton, merino, nylon, acrylic and bamboo compared honestly, plus why the knit matters more.
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Socks · 11 min read
Sock Sizing, Explained Properly
Sock sizes bear only a loose relation to shoe sizes. What size socks to buy, how to read the three competing systems, and the heel test that settles it.
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Socks · 11 min read
No-Show Socks That Actually Stay On
Why no show socks slip off, and the four things that stop it: a deep heel pocket, a gripper in the right place, a snug size and a properly shaped back tab.
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Socks · 3 min read
Colour, Stripes and Character: The Art of the Interesting Sock
How to wear colourful socks without tipping into costume: the one flash rule, stripes, solids and patterns, and the one place colour is still wrong.
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Socks · 2 min read
Wool Socks: The Outdoor Article
Cotton is the blister's best friend. How merino works, what to look for in the best wool hiking socks, and the pair backed by a lifetime guarantee.
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Socks · 3 min read
The Business Sock: Why Over-the-Calf Is the Professional's Choice
A collapsed sock and a flash of shin undo a good suit. Why over the calf dress socks are the business standard, and the details that separate good from cheap.
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Socks · 2 min read
White Socks Are Sports Kit (and That's Their Glory)
The white sock isn't a fashion crime, it's athletic equipment with a proud history. Where white socks belong, where they don't, and the pairs worth buying.
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Socks · 2 min read
A Field Guide to Sock Heights: No-Show to Knee
No-show, ankle, quarter, crew, over-the-calf: what each sock height is actually for, who should wear which, and the pairs to buy at every rung of the ladder.
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Socks · 3 min read
The Sock Doctrine: The Right Sock for the Right Occasion
White for sport, dark for tailoring, over-the-calf for business, wool for the hills, colour on purpose. The confident man's five rules of socks, explained.