An Obsession: Socks

So I Suppose I should start with a confession. To anybody who might meet me on the street I would appear a normal functioning human being. However I am harbouring a deep and dark obsession...Socks. I am obsessed with those pieces of material that you can place onto your feet to keep them warm. How ridiculous is that? Socks are not hip, cool or even remotely fashionable in most senses. But you cannot beat the unparalleled joy when, at christmas or a birthday I get some new socks. It Started as a joke between friends but it has turned into a full blown obsession that makes it hard to go shopping without loitering near the footwear section gazing at the options. I don't need more socks I have more than enough, I know that, So why do I keep buying more?

 Recently Socks are making a come back and I could not be happier! I can be slightly less weird when I get excited about wearing a cool pair with my heels because it is something that is being depicted in Look books and fashion ads so more people are putting more thought into what they put there toes into. But Is this shift in societies feelings about socks really affecting the everyday person?

 I just went round to all of my flat mates and asked if I could borrow their most stylish pair of socks for ten minutes. Most of them looked at me like I was crazy before explaining that their socks were pretty basic and normal and that they probably didn't have anything particularly useful. This made me quite sad, they were not confident in their choices for socks and they had pretty much written socks off completely when it came to their fashion statements. However when I bought all of our snazzy socks together we compiled a pretty awesome collection if I do say so myself.

 Brands that are embracing socks in a beautiful way include 'The white pepper' or 'Pixie Market' Who incorporate them into their stunning collections and editorials are giving girls the absolute best socksperation! High end fashion brands, the elite maybe, also have some pretty kick ass ads giving socks the glory they (in my opinion) hugely deserve such as PRADA's January 2015 editorial or Another which highlighted the wonderful styling abilities of socks was the Dana Korstenbroek + Valerie Van Der Graaf for Jalouse dec/Jan 15 by Piczo.

I personally can not wait until wearing socks as a statement piece of an outfit rather than as a comfort aid becomes norm core and we can all complement each other on one on the most uncelebrated clothing items without being on the receiving end of a slightly freaked out stare.


 Until next time... check out these babies!!

 Much love K x