Men's Dress Socks Guide - Sock Quality Hallmarks & Etiquette

All you need to know about Men's Dress Socks -https://gentl.mn/dress-socks-for-you Want socks that don't slide down? Get them here https://www.gentlemansgazette.com/shop/accessories/socks?utm_campaign=social-lead-gen&utm_medium=video&utm_source=youtube&utm_content=dress-socks-video&utm_term=youtube-description To know the difference between the $4 versus $40 socks and which one has the best value, click here: https://gentl.mn/4vs40-socks-better-value During the 17th century, socks became affordable for regular families but of course, they could only afford the rough, homespun yarn, woolen socks whereas the aristocracy would have fine silk or cotton socks. Socks started to be knitted on machines. First, socks were actually knitted on a machine that was flat, once the knitting process was finished, it was put onto a wooden foam such as here then it was sewn together and that's why you sometimes see these seams in the back of socks in old movies because it was purely functional. In fact, the Cri de la Soie knit ties we offer from Fort Belvedere are knitted on old sock machines that were repurposed to be used with silk and so you create these knit ties. Over time, somebody had the idea to create a round knitting machine so socks wouldn't have the seam that could be uncomfortable. Initially, it only had 72 needles but over time, machines got more and more refined and today, the finest machines have 280 needles, this results into an extremely fine sock and when you use yarns