The Thousands

It’s pushing 29 outside and I’m wearing a pair of these NOIR socks as I type. Ask Penny, I just can’t stop banging on about them. A collaboration between Pete Le Chic’s Melbourne-based label NOIR and CHUP Japan, they’re 100% cotton yarn, come in three versions (red, navy or black toes and heels with a 4-colour jacquard in between) and are incredibly hot in both senses of the word. I know socks are your quintessential stocking filler option at this time of year but aside from the current gift-giving mentality, I believe you should buy a pair of these socks for yourself. They’re beautiful and they’ll last forever.

I read an interview with Pete Le Chic about NOIR clothing and he said, “It’s not disposable. It’s there for you to have forever.” I think that’s a really nice and important way to think about the things we buy: that they should be there for us to have forever. I did an interview of my own with Pete in his studio the other week. He showed me his new socks, we took photos of them and he told me about how things have changed for him since he started his label. We talked about skill shortages which are forcing him to produce overseas, a conversation I’ve been having with a few people around town lately. These socks man. Penny can you see why I have been banging on about Pete and his NOIR x CHUP socks?