{"product_id":"japanese-school-high-socks","title":"Japanese School High Socks 'Ashimoto'","description":"\u003ch2\u003ePlain knit high socks in black or white, three heights, to set the gap\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eHalf the language of a Japanese school outfit is the gap between the hem of the skirt and the top of the sock, and these socks are how you set it. They are plain, solid-colour knit socks in black or white, with no pattern, a ribbed cuff and a smooth leg, and they come in three heights: 30 cm to the middle of the calf, 40 cm to just below the knee, and 50 cm to over it. Six choices, two colours, three lengths, and the outfit changes with each.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlack reads sharp against a pale skirt and disappears against a dark one. White is the classic, the one the uniform was drawn with. The 30 is the sock of an ordinary day, the 40 the one most photographs show, and the 50 the one for a cold walk to school.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe name, Ashimoto, means at the feet, the Japanese phrase for where you are standing and for what you have on when you get there.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe knit is a stretch nylon, smooth and close, chosen because a sock this high must stay up without a band that digs, and because a plain colour must stay plain through many washes. It washes cold and dries on a line in an hour.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWear the white with any of the sailor sets and black lace-up shoes, which is the uniform. Wear the black with the black sets for a column, or with the sky-blue one for contrast. The over-the-knee in black with a short black skirt is a look on its own, and it has been for forty years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe cuff is ribbed and wide, so it grips without leaving a line, and the leg is knitted straight, so it lies flat on the calf. The toe and heel are reinforced.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom across a street they are a line of black or white between the hem and the shoe. From close the knit shows its rib at the cuff and its smoothness below. They are the cheapest thing in the collection and the one that changes the outfit most.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSix variants means the sock matches the set: white 40 with the sky blue, black 50 with the all-black, white 30 with the cream, and the rest is up to you. They are sold by height and colour, one pair each, and they should be bought in twos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey come in one size, knitted to stretch, and they fit most adult legs at any of the three heights.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"YONAKU","offers":[{"title":"30cm black \/ One Size","offer_id":59207747338588,"sku":"14:173#30cm black;5:200003528","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"30cm white \/ One Size","offer_id":59207747371356,"sku":"14:1254#30cm white;5:200003528","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"40cm black \/ One Size","offer_id":59207747404124,"sku":"14:365458#40cm black;5:200003528","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"40cm white \/ One Size","offer_id":59207747436892,"sku":"14:350850#40cm white;5:200003528","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"50cm black \/ One Size","offer_id":59207747469660,"sku":"14:691#50cm black;5:200003528","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"50cm white \/ One Size","offer_id":59207747502428,"sku":"14:200004890#50cm white;5:200003528","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1055\/3386\/6332\/files\/japanese-school-high-socks-ashimoto-1.jpg?v=1790580969","url":"https:\/\/yonaku.com\/products\/japanese-school-high-socks","provider":"YONAKU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}