Falke Feet:

The rise of funky socks is a street style statement that you can’t miss. It’s become so common to see people wearing a bright or intensely printed sock with a neutral or fun outfit.

I remember the episode of Keeping Up with The Kardashian’s where Robert Kardashian expresses his new business venture to his family. Kim’s reply was ‘socks?’ followed by her pulling a very displeased face with her nose scrunched up.

I can see the wisdom in it now Kim.  There are so many sock brands ,Happy Socks, Nic Harry and Sexy Socks to name a few. Socks aren’t just something to wear to keep your toes warm anymore, it’s become a fashion statement. One of my favourite sock brands locally is Falke. If you haven’t heard of the brand yet do yourself a favour and have a look at their website here.

Falke is a German knitting company, however, the socks are produced here in SA. You can shop all kinds of socks from advanced sports socks, everyday sport (gold/cycling/arch support) to fashion socks for both men and women. Socks can be purchased online on the Falke site or from the Falke store in Cape Town.

Falke recently sent me some socks to add to my ever-growing collection since I am a sock junky. Here’s how I’d suggest you wear rock the sock trend with Falke:

Sheer socks:

These are my favourite socks to wear at the moment. The striped sheer Falke socks show off just the right amount of skin and is able to take your shoe game to another level.

Scrunched up socks:

This look works well to add a casual edge to your outfit. If you're wearing a jeans, you don't want your socks to reach the cuff of the jeans to make it look awkward. Instead scrunch the socks down towards your ankle and fold up the cuff of your jeans.

Socks with heels:

Whether you think its weird or not it is a trend. I love wearing socks and heels with minimal-look, knee-length dresses. This way the socks and heels together won't shock anyone who looks at you, instead it will be a welcome pop.

Patterned:

Adding a patterned sock to a shoe that you would not usually wear a sock with can add a new aesthetic to the shoe. You can almost guarantee that people will look down at your feet and ask: ''where are those from?'' As if they have not seen the shoe before.

I got in touch with local style icon and sock queen Yasmin Furmie  for some of her sock styling tips too. Here's what she had to say:

1) Have fun with prints - Yasmin suggested wearing a striped outfit with polka dot socks. 
2) Make use of your socks as a pop - Yasmin was wearing a plain black outfit when I met her with statement ''Stance'' socks as a wow factor.
3) The length of the socks are important - Yasmin says with shorter clothing items opt for long socks and with longer clothing items like culottes, a shorter sock will do.
4) Socks can be formal too - Yasmin's suggestion is to wear a pair of sheer socks with killer heels for a formal function.

Myself and Yasmin.

Our fashionable socks.

Believe it or not it was really difficult for Yasmin to give sock styling tips because it comes so naturally to her. She's a natural street style genius.

A special thanks to Yasmin for featuring in this post.

Photography by Lydia Wessels