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  • Interview with Daniel Ting Chong

    Daniel Ting Chong

    Daniel is the very first in what will hopefully become a very important part of the NicSocks range of socks, the Artist Foundation. I interviewed Daniel to ask him about his experiences designing socks. NicSocks (NS): Tell us a bit about who you are (2 or 3 sentences) Daniel (D): My name is Daniel Ting [...]

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  • NicSocks Website Redesign

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    Starting NicSocks was an attempt at lean fashion ecommerce creation. With the help of the amazing skills over at Obox we launched a quick and effective site seen here: For the launch of the brand this site was perfect, fun and effective. As sales increased, our customer base grew and the brand itself grew legs [...]

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  • Cape Town’s first social sock photo shoot

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    What the sock is happening? NicSocks is launching a brand new website and to go along with this new look we’re inviting fans of fashion and wearers of our socks to be a part of the site. On Wednesday, 17 April 2013 NicSocks and Gregor Rohrig Photography will be hosting a photo shoot for men wanting [...]

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  • What Nic Wore – April 5th

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    It’s Friday and I like to go formal on Fridays, you know, to keep things fresh. So this is what I wore on Formal Friday:

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  • What Nic Wore – March 30

    Ashamedly it has been a couple of weeks since my last post about What Nic Wore. But we’re back in action! Here’s what I wore on March 30th headed out for burgers.   Guess what NicSocks were being worn? Looking at the outfit you should probably be thinking something with red. You’d be right. I [...]

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  • What Nic Wore – March 13

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  • Celebrities wearing NicSocks – Brad Pitt

    It’s always a tough look to pull off: Socks with shorts and we think Brad Pitt is struggling a bit. So we’ve given him a sock-lift. Here’s Brad if he were wearing a pair of the first foundation, Black Brick Road NicSocks:

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  • What Nic Wore – March 12

    Block colours and a splash of orange works for today.   Sailor Stripe NicSocks Aldo shoes Country Road Chinos Zara shirt

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  • NicSocks in Khuluma Magazine (Kulula Mag)

    If you’re flying around on Kulula airlines this month be sure to pick up and page through their inflight magazine. NicSocks makes an appearance on Page 28. Here’s the page and great write-up on our socks. You can also see the magazine online here.

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  • NicSocks in Entrepreneur magazine

    NicSocks has been featured in Entrepreneur magazine! We’re really happy with the coverage so have a read below:

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  • What Nic Wore – March 7

    Today’s outfit comprises of: Mismatched NicSocks. Urban white collared shirt. Adidas Originals Denims. Vans limited edition shoes.   And for good measure – socks with Mumford.

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  • Good socks require a good tie

    Wearing a tie is something that was thrust upon me as a high school kid. I tied my tie at the start of each semester and then would carefully take it off each day so I could slip it back on again. Since moving on I quite enjoy wearing ties at the right occasion with [...]

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  • Celebrities wearing NicSocks – Ryan Gosling

    What if Ryan Gosling were to don a pair of NicSocks? Would we make him even more stylish than he already is? We think so. In this entirely satirical and hypothetical situation we’re giving you the chance to see what Ryan would look like rocking a pair of the famous Barber Shop NicSocks.   Other [...]

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  • What Nic Wore – March 4

    This is What Nic Wore today. The socks are called The Barcode but aren’t in production yet. I’m wearing them to get an idea of what they look like on and what they work with. As you can see I went with a matching of the socks and the shirt, black and white.  

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  • Sir Paul Smith talking about interesting touches in fashion

    Sir Paul Smith knows his fashion. He knows about what men are looking for in fashion items. The video about tells of his thoughts on interesting touches in men’s fashion.

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  • Atoms for Peace looking good in brown

    Thom Yorke from Radiohead has recently kicked off a new project with Flea from the Red Hot Chilli Peppers. Their music video just came out and Thom is rocking a retro feeling brown look. What we think Thom is missing is a pair of NicSocks. But hey, you can’t have it all, can you? If [...]

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  • What Nic Wore – Feb 27

    It was a bit overcast in Cape Town today so the outfit got a bit of a hoodie to match to the socks. Some solid advice: It doesn’t matter what socks you wear if one other part of your outfit compliments the socks. For me today, blue socks and blue hoodie. 

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  • What Nic Wore – Feb 26th

    This is what Nic Wore on Feb 26th. Simple colours with a new and experimental pair of NicSocks. We call these socks the Barcode.

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  • A groom and his socks

    It can sometime be relatively boring being the groom at a wedding. Especially when you consider that the entire day is dedicated to your blushing bride in her white dress and ornate hair. I know of a couple of grooms who have donned the NicSock to spruce up their outfits. Here are some photographs: The [...]

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  • What Nic Wore – The Wedding Outfit

    I attended a wedding on Saturday. It’s the first formal event I’ve attended since starting NicSocks. This is what I wore: The Barbershop NicSock Puma Ltd Ed. shoes Hilton Wiener suit Zara collared shirt Prada Sunglasses I found out later on at the wedding that the groom and father of the groom were both wearing [...]

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  • The Guardian features NicSocks

    I’m extremely pleased to let the loyal NicSocks readers, customers and followers that we made it onto the pages of The Guardian.   Here’s a link to the article and a picture below of the site: Socks by subscription: the tech guy who wants to revolutionise South African fashion

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  • What Nic Wore – Feb 20

    Here’s what’s what today: Mario Blocks NicSocks – ON SALE! RVCA red checked collared shirt Country road Chinos Zoom brown shoes Levi Belt Follow NicSocks on Instagram to get more sock hotness.

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  • What Nic Wore – Feb 19

    Today’s theme was Earthy colours: Khaki, olive green, brown. I threw in a splash of blue with a pair of Deep Blue Polka socks too. The items above include: Deep Blue Clouds NicSocks. Khaki chinos from Country Road. Brown formal jacket. Black and white checked Cheap Monday collared shirt.  

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  • What Nic Wore – Feb 18

    It’s always tough to dress for the start of a new week. I feel like there’s a whole mountain to climb and what I wear determines how the week starts. Today I chose a chilled outfit. Here’s what I wore today:   Candy Apple NicSocks Adidas Original orange sneakers Country Road grey chinos Another Mingo [...]

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  • Spot your socks

    Over the past 3 months we’ve received photos from all over with men rocking their socks off in style. Here are a few of those photographs. See if you can spot your sock. If you haven’t sent us a photo of yourself wearing your socks yet, please do. You can Tweet us and we’ll share [...]

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  • What Nic Wore – Feb 15

    Here’s today’s getup:   Mario Blocks NicSocks (On Sale Now!) Adidas Original red/black collared shirt Plain Black Denims Orange and green Zara belt Zoom olive green shoes

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  • What Nic Wore

    It’s tough to figure out what to wear every day. Especially if you aren’t part of the corporate suit and tie world. T-shirts, collars, suits, ties, denims, chinos, jackets and every other possibility out there is enough to make anyone go mad. Don’t panic just yet. You can now check in every day and see [...]

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  • Share and save!

    Yesterday I launched a nice little feature to incentivise NicSocks lovers to spread the word about your purchases and our amazing socks. The social sharing plugin works quite simply – all you have to do is tell people about your purchase and we give you 5% off your cart total. If you love your socks [...]

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