Niqkita's Sock Journal

I go through phases when I am very rebellious in my dress choice. Spurred on by having my hair dyed pink in aid of
the Tsunami Appeal in a “sponsored hairdye” I am currently well established in one of those phases. The arrival of a wonderful pair of pink/black tights through the post from our hosts here at Sock Dreams could not have been timed better.
I am a great fan of tights and either shorts or a skirt as a general purpose outfit. I am also partial to stripes and these tights make for a bold outfit that I really adore
Not only do they look great but the material is surprisingly robust and very warm and survived the rigours of a day in the fields and woodland of our farm here without damaging either the tights or my circulatory system both of us returning home intact and as fresh as we left. After a day on the farm they are also perfecting for relaxing out on the rug and soaking up the warmth of the radiator.
Who wants pants when tights come as good as this! They even look great with my pair of dual coloured running shoes! They stretch to fit my legs and frame perfectly and allow me to continue being bright and individualistic in a world of grey conformists! What more could I ask for? well maybe a few more pairs!

Andrew Whittaker~ Sock model & celebrity mascot

Our very own Shelleopard made these
… first for a friend, then for me, and now for the world!
I gave a sneak peek at these a little while back when I showed off our next Bust ad with all its layered mismatched glory. Now we have some in to sell. They are just like our other snappy garters with their two snaps and 20 inch max width. I like them best just above the knees or mid thigh so that they are low enough to show off because, really, why would you get a pair and then keep them hidden? I think they are super pretty, very romantic and totally unique!
Under them are our M Stripes. Last night I mentioned how the new stripes are so comfy that they will be pretty much replacing these. Don’t get me wrong, these are lovely and won’t be leaving us completely. They are snug though, even on me, and have so little elastic that the feet & ankles can (and will) get baggy on you. And while they will shrink several inches in length with a few trips through a hot washer & dryer those feet & ankles just don’t shrink up enough to suit some people, in fact, I’ve never found them to lose any width in the legs at all. On top of all this, if you are lucky enough to get them up your thighs, keeping them there is another challenge. A few things that might help are sock garters (of course!), garter belts (preferably one that is sturdier than pretty), liquid latex (not for those who don’t like a little pain at the end of a night out though) and my favorite trick (which many of you have reported works very well) is to wear them over some tights.
(OH, another option we like alot is cuffing them & letting them slouch)
It is because of these very qualities that I named the category M Stockings, in memory of the style of “stockings” my papa & many others wore as a child in Europe (ours are more colorful though!). Stockings do not have to be thin or silk or even nylon, that is just what we are most familiar with when thinking of stockings, at least in America I think we are. But here in the world of Sock Dreams we know that stockings are merely socks with a little more heart & soul than those you’ll find at department & discount stores.

If you’ve ever tried the M Stripes you know they are unique & sexy, but not always comfy, in fact they might not fit you at all because they are so long and lack stretch in the thighs, plus the feet & ankles can be way too loose.
Until recently we couldn’t get them made any bigger so we made the most of it and many of you love the M Stripes despite said issues. A while back we started testing samples of larger versions of stripes, each had their pluses and minuses but we felt this version came closest to what we were looking for, wide enough in the thighs to stretch over 23 inches (actually we found they made it to 25, but your results may vary) with stripes all the way to the toes and enough elastic in them to help the feet & ankles maintain their shape without “bagging out”. This is just our first round of these, I want to add smaller feet (they will fit down to a womans size 8, maybe 7) and I want to add lots more colors because I think these are soooo comfy!!! No struggling to pull them up, they stayed up well and they looked great. I know not everyone will love them as much as we do, but I think lots of you will!!!

When EG first told me this idea I laughed inside ~just how small do you think I am???
But sure enough it worked! I was able to comfortably, if not awkwardly, fit both of my legs into one sock!

Mind you, this is only mid thigh for me, if I were to get them all the way up they’d need at least another 12 inches of stretch, but this is surprisingly comfy!

…you might think that with only one leg in these would be terribly loose on me, not so, they are like putting on the legs of my fav pair of sweat pants, perfect for around the house and especially nice for sleeping in!

They are the Super M’s
and yes… They truly are SUPER.

For years I’ve seen pictures of svelte legs and longsocks loosely falling in wonderful folds and swags, yet everytime I’d try them on it was the same thing…. snug, form fitting… even tight. I watch as some of the more petite girls model over the knee socks, which are so often simply knee high on me. I yearned for really long, really loose, really great socks for ME. Sock dreams brought them to life and named them Super M’s.

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