Hosiery Brands - Sock Shop, Jockey International, We Love Colors, Pretty Polly, No Nonsense, Hanesbrands, L'Eggs, Aristoc, Gerbe, Levante (Paperback)

Chapters: Sock Shop, Jockey International, We Love Colors, Pretty Polly, No Nonsense, Hanesbrands, L'eggs, Aristoc, Gerbe, Levante. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 34. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Sock Shop Limited is a leading British-based specialist retailer of socks and hosiery, founded in 1983 by Sophie Mirman (b.1956) and Richard P. Ross. Mirman said "People should be able to buy socks and stockings as easily as they buy newspapers." She envisioned small shops that only sold women's tights, stockings, and socks. With this in mind, Sock Shop outlets were placed for convenience on busy city streets, in train stations, subway stations and at airports. They were small, between 400 and 1200 square feet, and had no visible doors, which drew passers-by (as many as 1000 a day) into the store. Their stock featured bold colours, dramatic patterns and novelty designs in hundreds of styles. Prices were considered moderate at $1.99 to $40.00 per pair in 1987, with the priciest designs including gold-lace tights. Sophie Mirman is the daughter of the famous milliner Simone Mirman. She started out as a junior secretary at Marks