We live in a time where socks are an important part of fashion for people of all ages, genders, races, etc. Because of this, the sock business is on the rise! There are brands, like Stance Socks , that cater to fashionable men and to sneakerheads. Each pair of Mooshwalks has their own unique personality, their own story, even their own birthdays! Then there are Nike Elite Socks , one of the highest rated performance socks. They utilize compression for better blood flow and extra padding in key areas for impact protection, which are ideal features for athletes of every caliber.
Surviving The Pandemic with you. The History of Socks Posted on August 31 When were socks invented? Some of the earliest socks were toe socks so people could wear socks with sandals. Fashion faux pas, or nah? How have socks evolved? King Henry VII in 15th century rocking some fancy knee-highs. Source The poor, however, continued using the methods Ancient Greek and Roman people used to keep their feet safe and dry.
An example of knitted socks from around the 11th century. Possibly made in Egypt. Gone were the long, thick, baggy socks of the early s. It was no longer about keeping warm and toasty, rather a way to express your own unique style at a time when the fashion was pushing the limits with each season. Women were now embracing their freedom and finding their own style with fun flapper dresses and knee-highs.
In the s knee socks were still a popular choice for fashion-forward women, and had come to be accepted and loved by conservatively dressed ladies as well.
Thigh-high stockings had to be held in place with complicated garters. Knee socks provided a much more comfortable option which would stay in place on its own, at the narrow part of the leg just below the knee. Suddenly women were freed of the hassle of the stocking-and-garter system, and feeling much more comfortable in knee-highs.
Nylon stockings were the uniform for any woman stepping out in daytime. Unless she was at the beach, it was unheard of for her bare legs to be seen.
Stockings were often reinforced at the toe and heel to strengthen those delicate parts of the socks, and many of the knee socks on our website feature a highlight at the toe and heel as a callback to this classic look. By the s, women had become more liberal and a sweeping feminist movement had inspired a fresh and sexy new approach to fashion.
This period of mod culture was all about short dresses, short hair, high heels and even higher socks! In the very beginning attached at the belt, they were improved to become one piece of clothing by sewing a gusset in between. The invention of a machine for knitting stockings revolutionized the manufacturing of hosiery made from cotton, linen, wool or silk and when Queen Elisabeth I was presented the first pair of knitted silk stockings, she did not want to wear anything else again.
Knitting was introduced and bias-cut fabrics have been replaced, which allowed for well-fitting hose. A ribbon below the knee or a simple form of cross-gathering made sure they would stay in place.
A stocking frame — the first sort of hosiery knitting machine — was invented by Reverend William Lee and almost took hand-knit hosiery completely out of the picture. Men more and more moved away from stockings and breeches to trousers and it slowly turned into a typically female feature.
The clothing market experienced a revolution with the first reliable fabrics manufactured from Rayon filaments. They were comfortable, efficient to make and easy to dye, and in combination with acetate, they would make an even stronger and more convenient fabric which stayed in shape and did not wrinkle.
Nylon was born and changed everything. It was the first synthetic fiber and it combined extraordinary strength with elasticity. First only processed for filaments of toothbrushes, Nylon was used to manufacture knitted hosiery and stockings due to the fact that it was cheaper than silk, did not wrinkle around the ankle and added a beautiful sheen to the legs.
During World War II, however, DuPont had to stop their production of nylon stockings for creating parachutes, airplane cords and ropes which led to a shortage of stockings and a creation of a huge black market. DuPont made another great invention. Lycra, also known as Spandex or elastane, replaced the use of rubber in order to achieve stretchiness.
Clothing would stretch and rebound while keeping its shape. It dried even quicker, could be dyed easily and machine-washed as well.
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