Exploring the world of socks:

• How to spot high quality socks
• Cashmere; cashmere yarn producers: Cariaggi,  Todd & Duncan
• Extra-long staple cotton
• Sea Island cotton;  Egyptian cotton;  Pima and Supima cotton
• Fil d’ecosse, mercerized cotton
• Hand-linked toes
• Merino wool
• Over-the-calf socks and length issue
• Knitting machines with 200, 240, 280 needles

Brands of socks:

• Beams+
• Berg & Berg
• Bresciani
• Brioni
• Brooks Brothers
• Budd
• Canali
• Corgi
• Dore Dore
• Duchamp
• Falke
• Fort Belvedere
• Gallo
• Gammarelli
• Herring
• Hugo Boss
• John Smedley
• Kingsman
• Marcoliani
• Mazarin
• Pantherella
• Paul Smith
• Rampley & Co
• Richard James
• Sorley and Sozzi
• Suitsupply
• Sunspel
• Turnbull & Asser
• Uniqlo
• Zimmerli