I’m a cold person. Not as in mean, with a hard personality and severe tone. Just genuinely quite chilly most of the time. So a good pair of socks is essential. But I get bored of my black multipack pairs. And sometimes it’s nice to see something cheerful peeking out from under my trousers.
Like my excellent new Jarvis Cocker and wine socks from Printsfield. They specialise in personalised socks (and pants!), and ship all over the world. Whether its funny photos to make you smile, a memorable image that acts as a momento, or a tribute to a pet, there’s plenty of options.
The company began two years ago. Jakub Konopka, one of the creators, says ‘We knew from the very beginning that we want to give our clients something truly unique and special. So it was clear that we’ll create a personalized product that works great as a gift or souvenir idea. One of us is also a passionate dog owner, so we were aware of how much people identify with their four-legged friends and love to share their funny photos. The combination of these two ideas and observing market trends gave rise to our idea of funny personalized socks. Who doesn’t love colourful socks with crazy designs?’
Pet owners are their main group of clients, followed by people in love, happy husbands, partners and girlfriends who want to make a funny and one-of-a-kind gift for their loved one. There is also a growing group of young parents who order socks with the image of their cute kids. But there are also completely different stories – such as a huge order for employees of a large company – all with the image of their boss, and one a boyfriend who wanted to print his arse on the socks as a gift for his girlfriend. It was difficult to dissuade him from this idea…
I was lucky enough to be given my pair of super sexy socks, and am very grateful for them. If you would like your own, Printsfield are offering 20% off to readers of my blog. Just pop in the code andsoshethinks20.