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Black socks for the working day
Short answer: Black is the most versatile sock color for work, because it matches almost all dark pants and hides dir...
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White socks and when they work
Short answer: White socks belong with sports, with sneakers and short pants, and around the house. With dark pants an...
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Socks that match your shoes
Short answer: Matching the sock to the shoe instead of the pants works when the shoe is darker than the pants. Otherw...
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Socks that match your trousers
Short answer: Socks should match the pants, not the shoes. That creates an unbroken line from knee to foot and makes ...
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Polyamide in bamboo socks and what it does
Short answer: Polyamide takes the wear at the heel and toe. Without it a bamboo sock would develop a hole within just...
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Bamboo viscose versus nylon in socks
Short answer: Nylon gives durability and stretch, bamboo viscose gives softness and moisture transport. The best sock...
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A high instep and footies that slip off the heel
Short answer: Choose a footie with a higher back cut and silicone in the heel. A high instep pulls the sock forward w...
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Narrow feet in a sock that is too wide
Short answer: Choose a more tightly knitted model in the right length. Excess width folds under the foot and causes c...
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Large feet and the right sock size
Short answer: Choose by foot length rather than shoe size. A sock that is too short presses on the toes and wears out...
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Heavy calves and a sock cuff that cuts in
Short answer: Choose a taller shaft that ends above the calf muscle, or a low sock under the ankle, and always look f...
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Slim legs and socks that sag around the ankle
Short answer: Choose a more tightly knit sock in the right foot size, with a shaft that ends above the calf muscle. A...
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The sock twists around your foot
Short answer: A sock that twists is too big or has lost its shape. Choose the size by foot length, and look for a hee...
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