2009: The Year in Review...

Well, here we are at the end of 2009 and I suppose I was not the best at keeping you all updated here on the RocknSocks blog. However on the flip side it means that we were busy busy busy making sure that the world got RocknSocks on their feet. And overall I would have to say we have done a pretty good job. We more than doubled the amount of retail locations across North America. We are now in 23 states in the US and 2 provinces in Canada! (Of Course the goal for 2010 will be get into all 50 states! and I think we can do it!)

We traveled up and down the west coast for retail events. We made it to four Green Festivals this year: Seattle, Denver, Washington DC and San Francisco and plan on continuing to attend in 2010. In fact our first major event of 2010 will be the first ever Spring Green Festival San Francisco, where we will be launching our new line of socks. Oh oh oh I am so excited to share these with you they are super cool. We've been developing some great patterns and new designs as well as cool new striped color combos. Also we will have more options for larger footed folks! Yes 2010 is the year that some over the knees and knee highs will be available in both size 9-11 and 10-13. That's SOCK size for those of you who still may be confused on sock vs shoe sizes. Just a reminder that a sock size 9-11 fits a women's shoe size 6 to about a 9 or 10, and a man's shoe size 9 and under. Sock size 10-13 is for those with a shoe size larger than a woman's 10 and a man's 9.

But enough about what's to come. The purpose of this post was to relive some of our favorite moments of 2009. I've included some great photos take from this year to share with you some of the highlights.

So here we are at the San Francisco Green Festival and yes that's Mayor Gavin Newsom and a brand new pair of RocknSocks in his hand! If you are in SF and have not made it to the Green Fest, you are missing out! In fact it was Green Fest 2003 that I decided that what ever kind of business I was going to get involved with it was going to have to "green." Conscious business is the only way to go. Our world is way to fragile to not th ink about the big picture even when you are focusing on the details... like keeping your feet fabulous!


Next up I want to mention Style Caravan.
At the beginning of 2010, a group of my friends and I started Style Caravan, a traveling boutique. The intention of Style Caravan is to bring customers a cohesive group of designs that symbiotically layer to form a fresh look in fashion. Created to promote the individual talents and creativity of each designer, Style Caravan allowed us to maximize our resources and gain exposure as a community. Plus it gave us a chance to have a lot more fun working together at retail events. The photo on the left show is an example of how we put it all together. In November we donated this outfit to the Black Rock Arts Artumnal Gathering for their silent auction.


In September we were featured on the Cover of Aura Magazine. I was interviewed for an article in their monthly wholesale profile. You can read the interview on the archive pages at AuraMag.com.
Big thank you to Geneva Shanti for taking the photos and Amy Semler for letting us put her face on the cover.


Next up we have a series of cuties rockin' it in RocknSocks.





That's miss V-love is the wearing Venus Over the Knee at Earthdance.

Here's a photo of a girl from Union Street Fair who got a limited edition Slick Black and White. They matched her outfit so well, she couldn't wait to put them on.

And here's Special, showing off her brand new Ixchel Over the Knee Socks in the booth at Harmony Festival in June. Special shout out to Special who stepped it up this year and worked for us at various events! Thanks girl. YOU ROCK!

Sara loves her RocknSocks. She's a great model. I think she has one of each of the girls sizes we made. Unless we get a huge demand for the little girl sizes however we are retiring this line for now. We have a limited selection left in kid's sizes so email us directly if you are interested.

Some very happy feet on JamCruise. Deva Over the Knee and Aisha Over the Knee kickin' it on the upper deck.

So it's been quite a year and before it takes me until next year to finish posting some more fun photos. I am going to say good night and have a happy new year! We look forward to treating your feet in 2010. And thank you again for all the support you have shown us along the way.

The whirlwind of fall....

RocknSocks has been on the road for most of the summer, bringing funky foot fashion to festivals around the west. We also made it out east for the DC Green Festival! It was great to be able to introduce our socks to a whole new community. People were loving the tall socks! It was so wonderful to get such a positive response.

More and more stores too are now buying RocknSocks, so people around the country can now get a few pairs in their favorite boutique or natural foods store. From Madison, WI to Chapel Hill, NC; Alberta, Canada to Santa Fe, NM; and of course all up and down the west coast, RocknSocks is hot on the scene.

We did a fun faerie photoshoot this summer with photographer Geneva Shanti and models Amy & Liz. (Thanks ladies!)

Recently we were featured in Aura Magazine (www.auramag.com). I was interviewed about the company and had a chance to share my vision of RocknSocks. You can read it on pages 42 & 43. We also had a featurette in Common Ground Magazine. We are grateful for all the press.

So as summer turns to fall we are preparing for a few great events in San Francisco. RocknSocks will be vending at the Noe Valley Harvest Festival on October 24 and the West Fest's 40th Anniversary Celebration of Woodstock on October 25th at Speedway Meadow in Golden Gate Park. And soon after that we will be at the San Francisco Green Festival on November 13, 14 & 15. Stay tuned for more details. Hope to see you soon.

Remember you can always get your RocknSocks at www.rocknsocks.net

RocknSocks at Bobolink

So here we go... Summer is here and RocknSocks is ready to roll on in to a festival near you...if you are in Northern California that is.

We just returned from Bobolink Music Festival. A super fun camp-out in the woods along the Feather river. Lovely weather, warm nights. We raged it with the Sock Wagon at night! Bobolink was the very first place we busted out the wagon two years ago. My how the time has flown. We had one original design then, the ISIS over the knee socks and now we have over 100 different styles, sizes and colors. Amazing what a few years will do.

Check out this old photo from Bobolink 2007. I am wearing the Isis while riding the trike past the bar stage.

One of my favorite moments was when a customer shouted out in the dark: "Are you kidding me, socks right here now, I sooo need them, my feet are getting all blistered from walking in wet shoes. You are saving my night!" - And that is why we created RocknSocks... so people can get their freshies when they NEED them.