Niqkita's Sock Journal

Slouch vs Boot socks

over the years I’ve had a handful of requests for slouch socks. Until recently the closest we had were the E.G. Smith boot socks, close, but not close enough for some. Last month I brought in some rather generic slouch socks, I like them okay, but for me the bootsocks are still a better sock. Then a few days ago a customer started asking more questions about them and alerted me to the style the girls at Hooters wear, last night she specifically asked how the two compare in length, stretch ect. So here I am wearing them side by side to compare & share…

on my left foot is a light blue slouch sock, about 12 inches long
on my right foot is a royal blue boot sock, about 10 inches
now to scrunch them down…

notice how the slouch sock has a lot more orderly little wrinkles…
they are made of 93% cotton with 7% nylon
the bootsocks are 99% cotton with only 1% spandex…
so they are thicker & looser with less stretch

heel to heel they look pretty much the same,
the boot socks are a bit thicker, more of a solid sock.
Both fit nicely on the feet & do not slip around in shoes.
in this shot you can see how different they look inside…

closer stitches and more nylon in the slouch give it that super stretch that pretty much stays right where you put it, the bootsocks have a looser knit with less stretch. This particular pair of bootsocks has been worn extensively for well over a year by both of us and has held up terrifically, no holes and just a bit of fading.
The slouch socks only come purple, pink, light blue, navy & black
The boot socks are available in 15 colors with more due in a week or so.
As for the style the Hooters girls wear, I hear they don’t offer them for sale, I checked their website and they certainly don’t sell them there (I had trouble just finding a picture of them~;) But when I asked our fav supplier I found out they have a nice basic “aerobic” slouch sock in several colors that we’ll be getting later this month…