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Sexy Socks UK - Warm toes all round @SexySocksSA

For every pair you buy we give school socks to a child in need - socks are our vehicle for inspiring children to become social entrepreneurs

Sexy Socks UK - Warm toes all round
Sexy Socks UK - Warm toes all round @SexySocksSA

For every pair you buy we give school socks to a child in need - socks are our vehicle for inspiring children to become social entrepreneurs

Dom And Dave
Created by Dom And Dave
£10,014 raised
of £10,000 goal
121 backers
0 days to go
United Kingdom     Fashion
£10,014 raised of £10,000 goal
121 backers
0 days to go

This project raised £10,014 and was funded on Wednesday, October 04, 2017.
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What is Sexy Socks?

We are a cheeky bamboo sock comapany with a big social mission.

Sexy Socks adds social and environmental conscience to your wardrobe. Our mission is to ensure that no child ever goes to school with cold feet. By designing the best socks the world has ever seen from 83% bamboo, and giving a pair of school socks to a child in need for every pair you buy.

Not content for our positive impact to end at a pair of socks, we are using our platform in schools to inspire them to look beyond what their world view currently allows, to show children how business can be used as a force for good, and to enable them to realise the potential that they have to change their own lives and the lives of their community for the better.

Being made from bamboo they're great for the environment too!

 

How do Sexy Socks have a positive impact?

 

What do Sexy Socks look like?

 

Limited Edition!

The first 1500 pairs we sell are limited edition designs in the UK for the crowdfunding campaign only. So once they're gone, they're gone and only a select few of you will have them! 

Size and Design 

Girls Socks are size 4-7 and Men's are size 8-11. When you buy socks through our campaign we will assign designs at random and of course ensure gents get gent designs and girls get girls. We'll follow up with an email after you order to find out if you want girls or guys socks and if you have a specific design in mind we'll do our best to ensure you get what you want! 

Bamboo

Made from 83% pure bamboo, Sexy Socks are softest socks on the block. Hypo-allergenic, anti-odour, anti-bacterial, anti-chafe, environmentally sustainable, and made in South Africa. Don’t worry, we’re as baffled as you are about why anyone is still wearing anything else.

Cycling

Hey, big climber. Whether pushing up a monstrous hill or freewheeling as fast as the wind, you need these Sexy Cycling Socks to keep things light, bright and on point. Added bonus? For every pair sold, we give a pair of socks to a child in need. Winning. Made in South Africa from 78% cotton, the Sexy Cycling Socks are mostly double cuff (for that extra bit of compression), with breathable mesh over the top of the foot, super thin feet on the road socks, and some extra padding on the mountain socks. 

 

 

What is our vision for the future?

Who's behind all this?

 

What's our story so far?

 

Press

Sexy Socks came fourth in the 2017 UN Global Sourcing Council Awards for Sustainable and Socially responsible sourcing. We have also featured in Virgin Unite, MensStuff, and GQ Magazine to name a few. 

 

 

 

 

What have we done so far?

So far we’ve sponsored and given socks to over 20,000 children, and we are working hard to distribute a further 15 000 pairs as we speak.

We already employ 12 people in Cape Town and have helped over 30,000 people drastically up their sock game.

But this isn’t enough.

What we want to do now is expand our impact - we want to reach beyond South Africa and reach out around the world, we need you help to deepen our impact by further developing our sessions in schools and positively affect the lives of millions of people.

Our vision is to expand our existing model so we can reach beyond what we have started in Cape Town. 

With your help starting here in the UK, we plan to expand into Europe, The America's, throughought Africa, and Asia.

We would like to expand our schools program to offer children in need regular leadership skills, practical business skills, ongoing coaching and knowledge that will inspire and enable them build their own way out of poverty.

We would like to expand our sock drops and school programs beyond Africa and reach other communities that have cold toes and need help. With your help we can reach underprovileged schools in other countries, orphanages, people without homes, and refugees from conflict who have lost everything.  

 

 

 

 
04-10-2017 01:49 PM
Eduard Beyer

Good luck :) Let me know when you plan to expand to continental Europe!

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02-10-2017 07:54 PM
Dom And Dave
Hi Louise, the other 17% is a substance called polyamide - it is a mixture of other things (a bit of nylon, a bit of lycra, etc) that holds it all together and gives the socks a bit of stretch. Yes, all of our socks are made in ethically run factories in Cape Town, South Africa. I hope that we'll be sending you some socks soon!
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16-09-2017 12:25 AM
Louise Quinn

Hi. You say 83% bamboo - what is the other 17%? And are the socks fairly made? All I can see on your website is that they are made locally to you. Thanks.

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08-08-2017 10:46 PM
Luke Jones

 

Loving the 'half a pair of socks' idea!! The singletons of my sock drawer will be rejoicing!!!

I'll also be getting a few pairs of cycle socks to keep the attention away from the Lycra on the weekend rides! 

Great concept! Good luck. 

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08-08-2017 10:10 PM
Jo Cruse

Such an amazing company and am so excited about what the UK launch will mean for increasing Sexy Socks' impact even further. I'll definitely be getting a six-sock bundle, love the idea of a few week of beautiful socks and all the toes of school children which will be warmed as a result. Good luck Dom and Dave!

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Love what we do, but socks not really your thing (yet)? No problem, you can pledge £3 and we will give a child a pair of socks on your behalf so they have warm toes this winter.
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1 Pair of Bamboo Sexy Socks
20 sold
Give your ankles what they didn't know they were missing with a pair of lush bamboo socks.

Our unique bamboo fibres, outrageous designs and sexy feel ensure your feet feel more loved (and more sexy) than ever before in a pair of Sexy Socks.

RRP = £12; campaign price = £10
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1 pair of awesome Sexy Cycling Socks
1 sold
Elevate your cycling strategy with these Sexy Cycling Checks. Designed with both comfort and performance in mind, you won't look back.

Double cuff, breathable mesh, terry towelling - just what your feet need to keep them sexy.

RRP = £13; Campaign price = £12
You save 8%
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1 Pair Bamboo and 1 Pair of Sexy Cycling Socks
14 sold
Sexy beast on the streets, sexy beast in the… well, everywhere else. The double combo has you covered on all fronts with one pair of Bamboo Socks and one pair of Cycling Socks. We'll give two pairs to children in need.

RRP = £12 (bamboo) and £13 (cycling); Campaign bundle = £20
You save 20%
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3 Pairs of Bamboo Sexy Socks PLUS a bonus pair free!
33 sold
Level up your daily sock game with 4 pairs of Sexy Bamboo Socks. Stay comfortable and warm and know that four kids in need have warm toes because of you!

RRP = £12 per pair; campaign price = £10 (plus a bonus pair free)
You save 17% (plus you get an extra pair free)
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3 Pairs of Sexy Cycling Socks PLUS a bonus pair free
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Get ready to ride in style. Whether you are just cruising the streets or powering
through circuits, you'll never look this good.

Specify 'road' or 'mountain' and 'male' of 'female'.

RRP = £13 per pair; Campaign price = £11.67 (+ a free pair)
You save 11.5% (and you get an extra pair free)
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6 Pairs of Sexy Socks PLUS a bonus pair free
12 sold
Get your whole week sorted with this bundle of 7 pairs of bamboo socks. We will also drop a pair to seven kids who need them the most and for that, you'll have their thanks.

RRP = £12 per pair; campaign price = £8.33 (+ a free pair!)
You save 30% (and you get an extra pair for free)
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6 Pairs of Sexy Cycling Socks PLUS a bonus pair free
2 sold
Gear up ladies and gentlemen! A full supply of Sexy Cycling Socks for all your cycling needs, all week round. Add extra power to your spin knowing you are helping someone less fortunate.

RRP = £13 per pair; Campaign price = £10 + a free pair!
You save 23% (+ a free pair)
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Retail option - Small Free standing Unit and 48 Pairs of Socks
3 sold
Stocking 48 pairs of Sexy Socks also means that your business has donated 48 pairs to children in need. Sexy Socks tend to fly of the these great looking stands so they're good for your business too!

RRP = £12
Usual wholesale = £6; Campaign wholesale = £5
Estimated delivery: October 2017
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Retail option - Cycling Stand 60 Pairs of Cycling Sexy Socks
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Be the first in the UK to stock the most awesome cycling socks the world has ever seen!

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Retail option - Cigar Box - 88 Pairs of Bamboo Sexy Socks
8 sold
Not only will your business be donating 88 pairs of socks to those in need, but you will also receive a custom-made Point of Sale unit that will make the socks fly from your shelf.

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Retail option - Big Stand 192 Pairs of Bamboo Sexy Socks
1 sold
Make your shop the mecca for happy feet with this Sexy Socks bundle!That's also 192 warm feet your shop and your customers will have created in the run up to Christmas.

RRP = £12
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