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Unisex Grain Or Shine Crew Lightweight Lifestyle Socks

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Unisex Grain Or Shine Crew Lightweight Lifestyle Socks

Ric Cabot

Northfield, VT

Price

$24.00

About this piece

Grain or Shine, this sock was knit to give. Designed by one of our employees, 5% of proceeds from this unisex Micro Crew—inspired by the likes of Scottish novelist Robert Louis Stevenson—go directly to support the Vermont Foodbank.

About the artist

Ric Cabot's family has been making socks in the same Northfield mill since 1978. When cheap imports nearly killed the business, Ric pivoted to premium merino wool and slapped an unconditional lifetime guarantee on every pair. The bet worked. Darn Tough now knits over 30,000 pairs a day, employs 300+ Vermonters, and has an estimated return rate under 3%. The guarantee isn't a gimmick — it's a quality control mechanism that forces them to build socks that simply don't wear out.

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