Socks In Korea

If there is one article of clothing that I have really enjoyed uniquely in this country, it would be socks.  In America it would have to be t-shirts but here it is for sure the socks.  They are pretty cheap and are really creatively made.  I think I have bought 4 or 5 pairs of these creative socks.  They remind me of novelty t-shirts from back home.

There are socks for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Legos, Spider-man, Batman, Superman, Ronald McDonald, and pretty much anything else you can imagine.  If you are back home and would like a pair of these socks let me know, I will try to find you something.  They are only 1000 Won/pair which at this point in time is about equivalent to .86 cents USD.

Here's a few that I have purchased...

This pair looks like a little Lego guy.  This sock is, I believe, a copy of an actual Korean clothing brand called Banc.  You can see that the tag says "Banc Love", which tells me it's not actually a Banc product.  I've seen some really cool Banc t-shirts, including one that looks like the Joker from the Dark Knight.  I have heard though that these Banc shirts can range anywhere from $40-$60 per shirt.  When I heard that I sort of stopped looking to acquire one.

This rather cute pair of socks is, as far as I can tell, made to look like Ronald McDonald.  Not sure what else I can say about this pair.  I like it though.

Another cool pair made to look like Spider-man.  It should be said that most, if not all, of these sock are not endorsed by the companies or people that created them so they are basically illegal copies.  There is not a lot an American company can do to stop this.  On the other hand I find the socks to be quite fun and would rather they not try to stop it...

Now I could be wrong about this pair but I think it was made to look like Raphael from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.  This was the first pair I ever bought and I was pretty much hooked on these socks ever since.  They are such simple and yet fun and creative little products.  I will miss not having the option to buy these whenever I leave Korea.

What you have seen here is actually my entire collection of fun socks.  As much as I enjoy them I have not gotten out of hand in purchasing them.  I mean after all they are just sock, not many people really get to see a persons socks.  I do enjoy wearing them to school and showing them to my students.  They really seem to enjoy seeing them.

With that, I think I'll stop writing about socks for now...