Snap ‘em up!
This was going to be a sneak peak post because I didn’t think we’d get our full order so soon and we only had a small starter order on hand with lots more due next week. But half of the filler order showed up early so there ya go! fully stocked sooner than expected, how often does that happen? not often enough…
Leg Avenue Leg Warmers with Brass buttons
Brass buttons!!! yes, they are functional. and brass.
There’s ribbing and an actual cable knitted in, though we thought that a tad strange because it is on the inside. The supplier’s image showed them to be a knee high so I was a little disappointed that they are 25 inches long and need to be scrunched to be below the knees. Once the initial surprise was over I actually really like them longer.
Another weird thing about them: they are all identical. What I mean is, they all seem to be for the left leg. How do I say this? the flap with snaps on it, always faces the same way, at least on every pair I’ve seen. It’s only a little weird, but I can totally see this bugging some people. You could always wear them so the snaps face in on your right leg, revealing the cable on the outside. We’re pretty sure this wasn’t their intention though because in the supplier image (on the label and in their catalog) the snaps appear to be set up correctly and face outside on both legs.
…You could also wear these with the snaps going down from the top. In fact, earlier today I saw a very similar leg warmer on another site with the snaps going top down. They claim theirs is an exclusive, for $20 no less (ours are $15 with free shipping for US orders, which, said “other site” does not offer).
Another way to wear them is on your arms, this will be best if you have larger arms. Mr Natosi did it the other day and was quite pleased with them. I’d've taken a picture, but didn’t realize he was wearing them til he took them off later at home.
Ohwell, I’m sure it looked quite nice and am sure to see him do it again soon.
I wore them over jeans and they stayed up perfectly all day. Dara is wearing them over tights in the image above and they stayed up for at least an hour before I took them back (MINE! all MINE! ~;) …I’m not so sure they would stay up as well over bare legs, but really, at this time of year why would your legs be bare?
November 15th, 2008 at 11:28 am
I don’t suppose you could mention/link the website that showed the leg warmer with snaps going down? I am curious as to how that would look.
November 15th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
Urban Outfitters.
Cute stuff, high prices
November 16th, 2008 at 5:51 pm
Neat stuff! That IS kind of strange about the snaps, but I think they’ll still be worth a gander!
November 16th, 2008 at 7:09 pm
oh, I can’t stand UO’s marketing habits and business practices so I don’t shop there. they do look way cute with the snaps at the top!
eagerly awaiting the arrival of the ivories! :D
November 16th, 2008 at 8:35 pm
Sounds like a manufacturing error with the snaps – you might want to contact them about it.
Either way they’re super cute! (and asymmetry is fun!)
November 17th, 2008 at 11:11 am
yeah, our reps are pretty used to us letting them know when something isn’t quite right ~;)
November 18th, 2008 at 6:53 pm
I finally got to wear my Cronert wide stripe tights today (that I bought during the summer) and I loooooooove them. They are so comfy and muy cute! I’m so glad I got two pair : )
My heart actually leapt when I saw the OTKs.
November 27th, 2008 at 4:13 pm
Happy Thanksgiving to all! thank you for all the friendship and caring people i have found at Sock Dreams….thank you Mz Niq for following your dream!
December 2nd, 2008 at 6:53 am
A little off topic–but didn’t there used to be a Mermaid color and a purple color of the Dreamy Knees? Are they not available any more? I’ve tried my best to look back though the sock journal where I thought there was a post about them, but haven’t found them yet. I’m beginning to think I just dreamed them up.
Thanks for any info! Jennifer
December 2nd, 2008 at 8:18 am
Jennifer: they were there for sure! i have a pair of Mermaid dreamy knees. the purple one was ‘Ultraviolet’ i think.. i’ve had exactly the same experience as you a few months ago, it was the ‘Sunset’ i was looking for; eventually i emailed sockdreams and Amanda kindly told me that they are not available anymore, due to the yellow yarn being not available. i am guessing the same thing happened to those 2… :x
December 10th, 2008 at 11:59 pm
Oh my god. I bought similar legwarmers at Torrid for $12 and they were so thin and cheap. I wish I could have checked out here for some legwarmers. *kicks self*
May 6th, 2009 at 1:46 am
Oh my, I really love this pair. Do they really not stay up over bare legs? I live in warm California….. :(
May 6th, 2009 at 6:56 am
just like anything, your actual results may vary, but I was surprised by how well they stayed up. Not so great if I were to sprint down the street, but for general walking around they do pretty well…