Niqkita's Sock Journal

Black & white Jester Fishnets…
Another fun fishnet option for your leggy wardrobe!

For those of you who love crazy combinations and lots of layering, imagine the possibilities with these! right off the top of my head I see them with the OTKs with bows, white with black bows on the black leg and black with white bows on the white leg, or the other way around, maybe a black leg warmer on one side, white on the other, you could just go on and on with the variations….
Me, I’m usually a simple girl, happy just to be comfortable for the day and I think these are stunning all by themselves (okay maybe they’d be even better with a short black skirt or dress). The neting is not extra fine around the toes but is small enough that my toes managed to stay inside.

Some of the colours seem a bit longer than others, and my milk & cookies {white and black} pair did shrink a little in my dryer. I recommend cold washing and hang drying to avoid any shrinking. These do slip down a little while wearing, and some like to sit at the top of my knee caps, but most socks need a pull up now and again, so it doesn’t bother me too bad to pull these up occasionally.

I think what will turn most people off of the ink-lined is that they are a very snug fitting sock with smallish feet, and will definitely only be knee highs on sturdier legs. However, if you avoid the frustration of trying to make them OTKs and instead buy them AS knee highs, you’ll probably find them quiet wonderful. They always stayed put as knee highs on me. Shown here in lilac which re-awakened my love of purple, as I had carpet this exact colour as a kid. :) They are also fun to twist or cuff:

If you have really sturdy legs and have been hesitant to try the ink-lined, then start with the white/white. They are much stretchier, come up a lot higher and stay put better than the typical pair of ink-lined do. The white/white combination reminds me of little girl socks, so innocent and sweet.

I’ve heard that less colour choices will be available in the future, so don’t wait too long to get yourself a pair of the fabulous ink-lined.

After a wonderful week of visiting with our beloved webmistress Olivia our house seems terribly quiet without her infectious laugh filling the air. Many cool ideas were shared as we began work on the latest site update. Our home page was freshened up this week and new error pages are now in place with much MUCH more to come in bits and pieces in the months ahead. I’m off to shower in some of my newly acquired Lush products before attempting to catch up on sock shots (because, thanks to Shelleopard, I have recently become a Lushaholic too~:).

Here are some of the lovely letters we were blessed with this morning:
I would just like to say how very impressed I am with your site. As an American currently living in Thailand, I am used to things taking months to arrive in the mail, if they show up at all, but my order was incredibly prompt, and correct. The layout of the site itself is quite attractive and comprehensive, and I am amazed at the selection. I look forward to my next order, and I wish you well.
I would so love to see pix of our socks in Thailand, wouldn’t you?

I think you guys have a great site and you’re definitely the best sock distributor I’VE ever seen! You know what would be great? if you guys had more pictures of models in your socks with ideas for outfits to go along with the socks. You know, cool outfit ideas to show the socks off. Especially the knee high and over the knee. I really love them, but I’m usually not a skirt person. The only skirts I own are to-the-floor skirts. I would really love some over the knee socks, but I can’t think of what I would wear with them to show them off. Thanks!
Livvy & I were definitely discussing the need for more pictures of the socks, larger images, more angles. And I know there are others who would love us to show outfit ideas, but as I’ve always said, there is so much diversity & changes in the fashion world that suggesting how others should dress beyond their socks just isn’t my thing, however, I did point her to our journal because we do tend to show off what we wore our socks with here.

Hello. My roommate, Josie, and I have loved your site for years now but we’ve never told you all how great it is. We are both Chemical Engineering majors at the University of California, Berkeley and we’ve been family ever since we met with a shared love for socks (a miracle in a stuffy major like ChemE). Thank you for supplying us with so many choices and for being what makes us feel better so often.
There was more to that letter, but it was of a more personal nature due to a recent occurrence in their lives so I kept it private. We are honored to share the comfort great socks can provide.

I simply must share: I am LOVING my little Pink A Chevrons! I can’t stop looking at them on my feet! I will actually be sad to see them tossed into the hamper today. I have never before been into anklets, but these little adorable pink yummies have turned me onto them yet!
So this confirms for me 3 things:
1. I can now enjoy anklets.
2. I desperately need the longer version of Pink w/White.
3. I now love pink. (First time in my life, I think.)
Ah, sock goddesses, you have performed your magic again. Congrats.
Have a fabulous weekend, cheers to you all. =D
Hahaha, how many of us have said his exact thing about pink? and I recently discovered a huge love for anklets thanks to the A Chevrons too. I really am having a fabulous weekend thanks to all the sock love going around!

Just one more before I get up and get going:
Dear GREAT people of Sock Dreams,
I just want to let you guys know that you rock!! Not only was the shipping free (which believe me, freaked me out) but I placed the order Monday night and received my order on Wednesday!! I have never been so happy with ordering *anything* in my life and I’m not the type to exaggerate.
The same night I placed this order I placed an order with [another site]. Not only did I get error after error on their site but they placed a hold on the amount for the order then lost my order!! So that was the worst experience of my life. If you guys know of any sites to get cute garter belts please let me know so that I don’t have to give in and order from the evil [other site]. :)
Just wanted to let you know how awesome you are and to get ready because I know where I’m ordering all of my Christmas presents this year!!!
Huge fan,
Lana
We have even more cute garter belts coming!
Happy weekend everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!
~xoxox~

My ultimate favorite: Flat Knit Cotton OTK in black:

and everybody loves them, the O Chevrons with Black Details in lilac. Woo! The color of my carpet when I was a kid. … now to unpack….. ugh. … “Now where IS that thing I’m looking for?”…..

I don’t really think these pictures need words…

But just in case they do…
Geonet Collants
They are from Levante so they were made in Italy and smell nice.
They fit great & the pattern is very flattering.
Shhh! I cheated for the “capri” which is basically beige. I photoshopped images of the Glicin (pink to you & me) they look perfect from my monitor so hopefully I got it right. For the mango (uh, that’d be yellow, kind of an orange-y yellow) I used the package, we can’t try them all on all the time, much as I want to.

There was a time when I would’ve considered these too ordinary to be sold here. But so many of us have enjoyed the Hot Sox Flat Knit Knee Highs and OTKs that I decided to give the Flat Knit Bell Tops a try. They are a rayon/nylon blend rather than cotton and are extra smooth & soft as a result. The toe seam is woven for those with extra sensitive toesies and the tops are loose enough that they didn’t leave marks in my ankles. They don’t snag easily and keep my feet feeling fresh on hot days. I think they are a great addition to any lightweight sock collection. Ah, is that a cool breeze I feel?

I think that’s what a lot of us thought when we first saw the Fishnet Anklets with Cutouts, followed quickly by, “Well, I don’t know how I’d wear it, but it *is* kinda cute!” :D Shelleopard to the rescue! I got a pair of the two-tone black and pink to try out, and here are the results.

First things first, I just HAD to see how they’d work on hands…

Okay, so they’re sorta cute, but this certainly can’t be what Music Legs had in mind when they made them…could it? So, as the good little sock-scientist that I am, I tried again, this time on my feet.

Score! How CUTE!?! As you can see, I’m wearing them with a pair of the new Skull Leggings, for which I’ll post a review in the upcoming days. They looked perfect together, especially with a pair of toe-banded, ankle-strap stilettos. Pull on a hot pink mini and a slinky black top and you’re ready for ’80s night for sure! I was really impressed with these once I figured out how to wear them; I thought the hems around toe and heel were comfy and not-too-tight, and the pattern was thick enough to not give you that walking-on-fishnet feeling too badly. Totally adorable! I guess these anklets are trying to teach us the merits of giving something a chance. ;)