Niqkita's Sock Journal

The lace up velvet otk’s have been so popular I decided to give these a try…
I’m so glad I did, I like them even better than the velvets, these are mostly cotton with a good dose of spandex (lycra spandex) for stretch. That combined with lace ups makes for a really great fit and super stay up powers, not to mention how sexy they are, I was really impressed and again will not be able to part with my sample pair ~:) They also come in black (sorry, I cheated and used another image of the black velvets for now, they look pretty much the same except for the extra sheen and these area bit longer). Another fabulous addition to our collection!!!

This is the first of many shots Xilia took (and will take) of me wearing the new stuff that arrived this week…
The little bows start just above the heels and go all the way up to about midthigh. They are glued on, so you might want to snip the extra bits of glue off when you take them out of the package, I pulled at it and rolled it off, but I think using scissors might be safer (as long as you don’t cut into the stockings of course;) The fishnet is fine enough around the toes that my toes didn’t slip out and the tops stayed up without any assistance. These are sooo cute that I don’t think I can part with my pair.
I don’t know why I waited so long to get these, we had a couple of requests for knee highs with bows down the backs (which I still have not found) so I decided I better try these. My only real complaint is that this is the only color we can get…

Polka dots!!!
I’ve been resistant to the polka dot craze
…but I’ve been hearing from people who think they are pretty hot so I thought we’d try these cute tights. Opaque black (and only black) with itty bitty white polka dots (that aren’t quite round up close, but sure look to be from a few feet away). The size range on these says 4′10″~5′9″ 90~160 lbs. I’m right in the middle of the height and near the bottom of the weight range and I don’t think these will accommodate anyone outside the range. I found them to be quite comfortable & opaque, thick enough that they are not going to run easily, thin enough that they should not overheat your legs and may snag on rough bits of boots or shoes (they are nylon afterall). Supplied by Music Legs under their Queentex label “The Art of Stockings”. If your in search for more polka dots (we only have a few), be sure to use our quick search feature on the lower right side of all the pages (except this one).
We have a ton more new items to show off…
so many that Xilia & I are teaming up this afternoon to do a huge shoot in my studio and around the neighborhood, it should be alot of fun!

Lookie who else can wear our Snappy heart Garters!

After being banned from my studio since she was a baby I’ve been taking her in for short shoots to get used to it.

She’s still a bit uneasy on the big backgrounds under the bright lights which is good because she takes everything we do in there very seriousely…

Happy Sunday!

After I took the pictures I had to take I decided to take a few shots just for fun…
I’d suddenly gotten curious about what it would look like to layer contrasting stripes so I pulled on of my sheer horizontal pink stripes over my black & light pink vertical stripes, then I spied a pair of the sheer black vertical stripes and put one on the other leg and topped it with the other sheer pink, I couldn’t stop there, I put on two different mary janes, then I topped the stocking collage with four different sock garters, two on each leg, oh, and don’t forget those cute little warmers I’ve been making this week, they’re reversible! (now I just need a serger so I can make enough to share)
50 or so shots later I knew I had my new Bust ad, I just had to figure out which one…

I had a much simpler version all ready to go, but this one image says so much with so few words that I decided to go with it, even though a part of me feels like it is too busy. It was really fun to put all these different bits together and no, we don’t actually sell a few of those, but we will…

PERFECT

Yes… you heard me right. I said Perfect.

You may have noticed by now that I tend to be a bit picky when reviewing socks. I have this bothersome quirk of noticing little details that the average person really isn’t bothered by. At the risk of sometimes sounding tedious I always include exactly what I think (even the little things)… I hope it will perhaps help someone find their pairs of ultimate socks. But with the E.G. Smith Pippi Longstockings I am speechless.

They cradle my size 11’s perfectly. They pull up my large calves and fit like a dream up and just over my knee. (I would not recommend them for wider legs than mine though). They are the cushiest, snugglyest, dreamiest socks ever. Multifunctional too! So easy to go from the perfect slouch sock (and I do mean the PERFECT slouch sock… lots of folds… lots of cush) to an adorable over the knee. I love having that cute suprise… like an afternoon of hiking around in your shorts and workboots (with your socks slouched), ending up that evening in a cute little bar with margaritas flowing and you in your now pulled up to sexy over the knee socks… weeeeeeeee. Transformers … yes, that is what they are!!

We have petitioned for a very long time to get these (thanks Niq!!!). Now that we have got them in white I want colors too (maybe I will write a hundred letters to E.G. smith and beg)!!! Then maybe once we get them in colors we can get them in thigh high, then once we get them in thigh high maybe we can get them striped.. then… okay, okay… I know, getting carried away. But you do see where I am going. If I were on a deserted Island with just one pair of socks… these are what I think I would want. When you buy your first pair of these E.G. Smith Pippi Longstockings you will see what I mean. These are absolutely a necessary staple in my sock wardrobe.

A definate ten toes up!!