What's the best place to buy cotton argyles socks like those sold by J.Crew?

October 16, 2008 9:01 AM

I've always liked J.Crew's argyle socks - cotton, and thicker and more comfortable than a dress sock, but not so thick as to upset the sock/shoe balance. I do wonder, though, if some other sock purveyor sells a similar item of more quality, less expense, and/or more variety - in short, what's the best place to buy cotton argyles socks like those sold by J.Crew?

I readily concede that I may already offer the best answer to my question in the question itself, but I do tend to think otherwise...

posted by boombot to Clothing, Beauty, & Fashion (11 answers total)

Ben Silver makes quality stuff, including argyle socks, but they'll cost you.
posted by mds35 at 9:07 AM on October 16, 2008

Mr. Padraigin (who enjoys both J. Crew and Banana Republic socks) just came home last night with a big bag o' socks from Macy's, several pairs of which were argyle. Gold Toe Premium was one brand in particular, also "Club Room" which I believe is a Macy's house label. Anyway, Macy's was having a sock sale, plus they had a much bigger variety of colors, and Mr. Pad was disappointed in the palette he found at his usual sock-buying venues.

He has some pretty specific sock-thickness standards that I don't pretend to understand, but I hope this helps.
posted by padraigin at 9:10 AM on October 16, 2008

mds35, it looks like the Ben Silver socks are more expensive than J.Crew; the OP is looking for socks that are less expensive.

I have also gotten good quality, not-too-expensive socks from Macy's, Sears, and other similar department stores.
posted by kate blank at 9:36 AM on October 16, 2008

Best answer: and/or means and or or.
posted by nomad at 9:53 AM on October 16, 2008 [1 favorite]

Pantherella.

Do you want better quality or less expensive? You can't have both. It's impossible.
posted by Zambrano at 9:53 AM on October 16, 2008

again, according to the post he is looking for socks that are any combination of more quality, less expense, and more variety than J. Crew.
posted by nomad at 9:57 AM on October 16, 2008

My boyfriend has several pairs of the Gold Toe argyle socks from JC Penney and they seem pretty nice. They are $15 for 3 pairs but only two are argyle.
posted by cabingirl at 9:59 AM on October 16, 2008

I've had success with tommy hilfiger socks. I've gotten these and Gold Toe at stores like Nordstrom Rack, Marshalls, Ross, etc. At probably 50% the cost of going to Macys
posted by sandmanwv at 11:16 AM on October 16, 2008

I've always found those Gold Toe argyle socks at Ross for about half the price (~$7 for a pack of 3, one pair of which is not argyle.)
posted by one_bean at 12:57 PM on October 16, 2008

While I can't vouch for Gold Toe's argyle socks, I can say that they make some wonderful white socks. (I also have a three pairs of black GT socks which are really nice.)

I suggest you try out the GT's.
posted by 47triple2 at 3:13 PM on October 16, 2008

Gap has argyle socks. I cannot speak for the men's versions, but I have about 6 pairs of their women's socks (and 2 of those are argyle) and I find them to be the perfect middle ground between trouser/dress sock and regular sock. They're thin but not too thin; cotton, so my feet don't sweat as much as they do with synthetic trouser socks; and do a darn fine job at staying UP as opposed to falling down to my ankles at every opportunity.
posted by odi.et.amo at 12:08 PM on October 17, 2008