Toss out those old boring white socks and pull up a wild party patterned pair!
Go big, go bold, go wild, and even weird! Thanks to the efforts of Dr. Adam Galinsky, a social psychologist at Northwestern University, we now know that what we wear affects our moods and how we think.
Dr. Galisky's study explained that colorful and crazy socks could uplift our spirits, and in fact, make us feel happier. The joy at looking down of those funny colored feet clingers can bring a little giggle past our lips, making us part of a little club with an inside joke that only you and your little piggies are a part of.
A study published in the Journal of Consumer Research discussed that the art of wearing boldly colored socks suggested to others that the wearer is more individualistic, creative, and intelligent. You gained IQ points through the roof, for just a new crazy pair of boldly colored socks that tell the world… ‘Watch out I am coming!’
Next year let’s all toss out those sad rags of plain white socks and get some new unusually colored fluffy feet covers. Pick out an outlandish partnered print to showcase your creativity and abstract way of thinking. Tell people you are not afraid of being different from the pack, with a silly comic cartoon or a whimsical narwhale. That’s right the unicorns of the sea! Every time you look down you can think ‘yes mom, unicorns do exist, they just live in the sea… and have fins.’
Don’t stop with your collection though! Share the love! Make it a sock revolution and get something for everyone. Gone are the days of socks being the most depressing gift under the tree. Hello, new best gift ever! Make your dad strut his stuff wearing his favorite sports team logo or car brand. Put that pep back in your mom’s step with a pair polka dotted toe snugglers. Give the gift of, hilariously weird, with a pair of Micheal Jackson sauntering sock slipper and hand over a smile of childish glee to your sister with a cozy cupcake rainbow petter patter pattern.
Socks have now become your ultimate superpower and rendered you a gift-giving genius. They are the perfect thing to have wrapped up and waiting for those “OH MY GOD I FORGOT AUNTIE CLARA,” moments. No sweat for you, with feet that smell like roses, and your two secret weapons already wrapped up in style. Be smart and get two of those Cat In the Hat ones for those important people, you almost forgot.
It’s the time of year when everyone needs warm tootsies, and you know just want they need to help bring a smile to their face and a little warmth to their feet!