We are really pleased to be able to offer you Terry Towelling socks designed to look right around the ankle area. It’s such a classic look, but one that’s been hard to emulate in recent times. The socks are always far too high and create a ripple effect. So as you can guess, we got them made to the right length, as you can see in the picture

Add to that they are made of lovely super soft Italian cotton, right here in the UK. You will be very surprised at just how nice they feel on.

The white terry towelling socks were everywhere in the 80’s. It’s so reminiscent of the Two Tone Movement, and was totally adapted by everyone. We think the first real media time you see the socks so vividly is 1977 Jam. The image of the young Weller, jumping up in his Two Tone Gibson Jam shoes, bashing his guitar, was such a great striking image. And part of that image was that everything was Black & White. Fast forward a year or two and The Specials take that look , and multiply it. The 2 Tone man Walt Jacobs, has white socks, and so did most of the Specials.

So we couldn’t believe that White Towelling socks weren’t available anymore, and so it has been on our list for ages to get them made. Without boring you too much, finding someone with the right machine has proved difficult. Towelling of this kind requires special machinery , and finding a company that is happy to do a small run, is even more difficult. So I know some people will mention the price ! because I remember buying socks like this for a £1 , but then you could also get chips for 30p in those days as well !

So these are made here in the UK, from Italian cotton. They wash well, but please be careful with them, as they are Italian cotton, so no tumble drying.

The socks are incredibly soft and feel much much better to wear than the cheap market ones we used to wear in the 80s. You will be pleasantly surprised we hope.

As for styling , there are so many different outfits these work with, for both men and women. And we have included a photo library below for you to get some ideas.

Size wise there is a lot of give in these, so advise going smaller not up.

Tech: Cotton 91% – Polyamide 8% – Elastine – 1%
Come in 2 sizes – 2-5 & 6-9