Cowboy Boot Socks

Prepare yourself for what could possibly be the intellectual ride of your life: It’s time for a wild, wonderful history of socks, specifically cowboy boot socks.  We hope you’ve packed your knapsack and got some comfortable cotton-knit stockings on, because this is going to be quite a journey.

Socks have existed for millenia.  Just like anything that’s existed for millenia, it’s a bit difficult to precisely pin when and where they came about.  However, we do know that ancient Greeks wore socks from matted animal hair, while the Romans opted for leather or woven booties.  Due to their nature as flimsy products worn on a heavily-used body part, socks acquired an association as a symbol of wealth, something it didn’t shed until the early 20th century.  Today, of course, socks are virtually ubiquitous in this country, from nearly sheer, elaborately designed dress socks to thick, squat, white gym socks to, yes, cowboy boot socks.

Now that you’re in a stocking’d froth, we’d imagine you’d like to see what socks we have to offer.  Just like with our excellent selection of cowboy boots, we only select the best to provide our customers.  In the case of cowboy boot socks, the best comes from Thorlos Socks, which, as you’ll see if you’ll check that link there, are the product of extensive research into how the foot lives and plays.

More specifically, we have Unisex Thorlos Western Dress Socks, which are fashioned with so much attention to detail you’d think they were built by a luxury car company.  Such details include variable padding along different parts of the foot to best facilitate the demands of walking and to protect against unwanted rubbing inside the boot, and a stretch nylon top designed to stay above the top of the boot.  We’re not normally huge tech buffs around here, but in the case of Thorlos socks, such attention to cutting-edge design is definitely appreciated.