Gaetano Pesce teams up with doublesoul
This year, Pesce has collaborated with Gen-Z sock brand doublesoul to create socks that are comfortably confident, playfully considering the question, "What if our socks need some love too?"
Pesce creates a springtime of colours in all his work and here, distills his imaginative style into wearable ornaments for the everyday. Floral forms stem from the rim of the socks. They look like upturned tulips on fuzzy black stems. Gesticulating with the wearer, the red-hearted bulbs provide a visual ‘pop’ that keeps the hearts and knotty stalks unobtrusive and fun. You can wear these to work, on a date, or when tucked into bed.
The austere cut from doublesoul allows Pesce to play with the visual and external makeup of the sock, bringing an ecstatic vibrancy to the utilitarian everyday.
Pesce shows us how a pair of colourful socks can add a touch of quirk to an achromatic sole. And in this collaboration, Pesce’s animated abstraction comes to life, fitting in the world like a glove (or a sock…lol). As part of the collection, Gaetano's studio produced 100 handmade resin heart charms that can be threaded onto the socks on rubberized strings.
Dappled hearts on socked feet. Shop calzacoure here.