Socks are worn to cover the feet and to protect it from the elements and also from rubbing against the shoes. The earliest form of socks were manufactured from leather but some early shoe designs would have a lining inside them made out of cloth or leather to protect the feet while wearing the shoe.
Along with protection socks are also used to soak up excess sweat from one s feet, both of them together can give off as much as a half a pint of sweat per day, which makes wearing socks something we should do to be more socially acceptable. But its not only for practical reasons that socks are worn, it can be for fashionable reasons also.
As mentioned earlier socks have an ancient history, as far back as 7000 years ago in Europe there is proof that people made socks out of various types of animal hair. Of course this trend in a way still continues to this day if you consider wool. Other than wool there are many materials used, for example, cotton, polyester, acrylic, and spandex
If you are into spending more money then there are textiles such as silk, linen and cashmere socks. With these natural products, coupled with the plastic products as mentioned before, different types of blends could be made. These blends have more elasticity than other fabrics which makes for a better fitting and more comfortable sock.
All it takes is to look online or go to the store to see how much socks have evolved from it first days as just a piece of leather or animal hair. There is just about every size and color pattern imaginable. One variety of socks that is gaining a lot of fans is the no show socks. So named because it cannot be seen when one is wearing shoes. It is extremely short and stays below the shoe line.
Learn more about No Show Socks. Stop by John Henders’s site where you can find out all about Slipper Socks and what it can do for you.
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