Dore Dore is a French brand of socks established in 1819. However, nowadays it’s based in Italy (and owned by Gallo Group), and its socks are also made in Italy. Dore Dore offers invisible, mid-calf and knee-high socks which are Continue reading Dore Dore socks
Gallo is an Italian company, which dates back to 1927. It’s famous for its bold and bright striped socks – mid-calf and over-the-calf ones. Invisible socks and solid colour socks (mid-calf and OTC) are also available. All Gallo socks are Continue reading Gallo socks
Marcoliani is an Italian brand established in 2000. It belongs to Calzificio Italiano Srl company which was founded by Giuseppe Gatti. Nowadays Marcoliani specialises in ‘one-size-fits-most’ (not ‘all’!) socks – invisible, mid-calf and over-the-calf ones. They usually fit UK 6 Continue reading Marcoliani socks
Gammarelli is an Italian company established in 1798. It has been producing clothing for Bishops, Cardinals and Popes for more than two centuries. Gammarelli is also famous for its high quality over-the-calf and mid-calf socks which are made in Italy Continue reading Gammarelli socks
Mazarin is a French brand of high quality socks. It was founded by Alain Stark. Mazarin dress socks are knitted in Italy by machines with up to 240 needles. There are also English-made sport socks designed for shooting, hunting, hiking, Continue reading Mazarin socks
Bresciani is an Italian company established in 1970 by Mario Bresciani. It speclializes in high quality socks – over-the-calf and mid-calf ones. They feature hand-linked toes, and they’re made in Italy. Bresciani uses extra-long staple cotton (Egyptian cotton, Pima and Continue reading Bresciani socks
Cariaggi is an Italian company, which specializes in wool and cashmere yarns production. It was founded in 1958 by Aurelio Cariaggi. The range of the firm includes 2-ply cashmere yarns (2/28 – 2/80, woollen and worsted), baby cashmere (2/36 – Continue reading Cariaggi wool and cashmere
1. Material. I’d recommend to buy socks made of extra-long staple cotton (Egyptian, Sea Island, Pima, Supima) which was mercerised (‘fil d’ecosse‘). It’s good if the yarn is 2-ply or 3-ply. Merino wool blends are great too, especially for autumn Continue reading How to spot high quality socks
The finest socks are knitted by 240 or 276 / 280 needles machines. They can make lightweight, very comfortable and flexible socks with superior fit. Moreover, these machines can process very fine yarn, and they allow to use various small Continue reading Knitting machines with 240 needles
Merino wool is harvested from Merino sheep breed. It can be very nice, fine and soft. Sometimes it’s transformed into very thin and delicate fabrics and garments, but you can find very thick Merino wool garments too. Australia is the Continue reading Merino wool
Cashmere is a fiber harvested from the underhair of cashmere goats. It’s fine, soft and warm (usually three times warmer than sheep wool – with all others things being equal). However, the quality of cashmere varies greatly, that’s why you Continue reading Cashmere
Fort Belvedere is a menswear accessories brand, which was founded several years ago by Sven Raphael Schneider (the editor-in-chief of Gentleman’s Gazette). Fort Belvedere sells high quality over-the-calf socks made of 2-ply Egyptian cotton (fil d’ecosse, knitted on a machine Continue reading Fort Belvedere socks