Rob Kardashian’s first toe-dip into the fashion arena, a colorful, cacophonous collection of men’s dress socks that debuted at Neiman Marcus in time for the holiday season, was one of the late-2012 product launches we never got around to telling you about.
The Arthur George by Robert Kardashian collection, consists of brightly colored, boldy patterned cotton/nylon/Spandex blend, made-in-Italy socks festooned with zigzags, zebra patterns and graffiti, emblazoned with polka dots, geometrics and assorted stripes and adorned with a sea of symbols such as horseshoes and suitcases, often on the same sock.
At first blush, the line as a whole feels a bit loud for the shirt-and-tie crowd, but imagining a single pair peeking from the ankle adjacency of a perfectly hemmed pair of dress pants, it dilutes to something closer to an appropriate dash of just-gotta-be-me attitude. And, let’s be honest, should we expect anything less from a member of America’s first family of focus-pulling?
The collection is currently exclusive to Neiman Marcus’ stores and website, but the list of stockists is set to expand with the spring 2013 collection, which will also be expanding in terms of offerings, adding socks and hosiery styles for women and juniors as well.
In addition, a dedicated e-commerce site, AGSocks.com, is scheduled to launch Feb. 1.