Hot Sox
Canadian Emblem Sock
Canadian Emblem Sock is a crew-length pair of socks made from a stretch cotton blend, featuring a dark navy knit body with contrasting tan toe and heel panels. The socks are decorated with repeated Canadian-themed woven motifs including a hockey stick, maple syrup bottle, Mountie hat, and axe. Designed for everyday wear, they have stretch ribbed edging for a comfortable fit and are made in Korea.
- Material
- stretch cotton blend
- Gender
- unisex
- Style
- casual
- Category
- Apparel & Accessories > Clothing Accessories
Color
Size
Specifications
Comfortable stretch cotton socks with a Canadian emblem design.
Stretch cotton blend for comfort, ribbed edging for fit.
- Material
- stretch cotton blend
- Style
- casual
- Occasion
- everyday
- Gender
- unisex
- Condition
- new
- Category
- Apparel & Accessories > Clothing Accessories
Additional Attributes
- comfortable stretch cotton blend
- stretch ribbed edging
- made in Korea
- Canadian emblem design
Product Insights
Hot Sox, founded by an album-cover artist and winner of the Coty Award, invented the fashion sock category and continues its legacy through artist collaborations and a Simons-exclusive slate blue colorway of the Canadian Emblem Sock priced at $14, the same as standard graphic socks. The sock is produced by Renfro, the world's largest sock manufacturer, in Korea, using advanced knitting for crisp stitch definition on the multi-color emblem. It blends 52% cotton, 23% nylon, 22% polyester, and 3% spandex for everyday comfort rather than athletic performance, with a self-tensioning ribbed cuff that keeps the design in place without a tight elastic band, fitting men's shoe sizes 6–12. The main tradeoff is that this fashion-forward, heritage piece prioritizes style and brand pedigree over sport-specific features.
Verified claims
- Design legacy
- Hot Sox: founded by an album-cover artist, invented fashion socks, won Coty Award.
- Artist series
- Hot Sox continues its artist-driven design heritage with recent collaborations such as the Richard Haines series.
- Global production
- Hot Sox is owned by Renfro Corp., the world's largest sock manufacturer, and has been distributed in Canada, Europe, and Asia.
- Exclusive edition
- Simons-exclusive slate blue colorway costs $14, no price premium.
- Brand pedigree
- Hot Sox had Canadian distribution in the 1990s and is the only hosiery company with a Coty Award.
- Material
- 52% cotton, 23% nylon, 22% polyester, 3% spandex: everyday comfort, not athletic.
- Fit
- Fits men's shoe sizes 6–12 comfortably.
- Cuff comfort
- Self-tensioning ribbed cuff with spandex provides secure fit without tight elastic band.
- Design heritage
- Hot Sox's ribbed cuff reflects the brand's 50-year legacy as the inventor of the fashion sock category, blending function with design cohesion.
- Exclusivity
- Exclusive Simons colorway priced at standard $14 for Hot Sox graphic socks.
- Manufacturing
- Owned by world's largest sock manufacturer, Renfro Corp., and made in Korea.
- Colorway
- The slate blue colorway uses a dark navy and tan palette for the Canadian motifs.
- Knitting precision
- Skilled Korean production handles the multi-color Canadian emblem.
- Artist collaborations
- Artist collaborations like Richard Haines extend founding design tradition.
- Industry recognition
- Hot Sox is a Coty Award-winning brand, and this colorway is sold at Simons.
- Fabric comfort
- The majority-cotton blend gives the sock a soft, breathable hand feel and prioritizes everyday comfort over athletic moisture-wicking or heavy cushioning.
- Care
- Turn the socks inside out, machine wash cold, tumble dry low, and use only non-chlorine bleach to protect the emblem and spandex.
Product record
- Title
- Canadian Emblem Sock
- Brand
- Hot Sox
- Price
- 14 CAD
- Availability
- In stock
Image Analysis
1 images- 01
Product
A flat-laid pair of crew-length socks in a dark navy knit with tan toe and heel panels and repeating Canadian-themed woven motifs (hockey stick, maple syrup bottle with maple leaf, Mountie-style hat, axe). The socks are overlapped with the left sock slightly on top of the right sock.
- Overall shapeTwo crew-length socks laid flat and overlapping; each sock shows a long leg section, an instep, and a rounded toe panel.
1 region
x 0.06 · y 0.05 · w 0.88 · h 0.90 (high) - Cuff constructionTop cuff is a darker navy ribbed knit band continuing from the leg with visible vertical rib texture.
1 region
x 0.26 · y 0.02 · w 0.48 · h 0.12 (high) - Main fabric and textureDense knit fabric with visible knit stitch texture across the navy body of the socks.
1 region
x 0.12 · y 0.12 · w 0.76 · h 0.75 (high) - Toe and heel panelsContrasting tan-colored toe and heel panels in a smooth knit, visible on both socks.
2 regions
x 0.04 · y 0.63 · w 0.22 · h 0.22 (high); x 0.66 · y 0.74 · w 0.26 · h 0.20 (high) - Woven motif: maple syrup bottleRepeated brown syrup bottle motif with a round body, white label area containing a red maple-leaf graphic, and a small neck and cap detail.
2 regions
x 0.20 · y 0.38 · w 0.13 · h 0.18 (high); x 0.58 · y 0.44 · w 0.12 · h 0.18 (high) - Woven motif: Mountie-style hatBrown wide-brim hat motif with a darker band and a small square buckle detail on the band, repeated across the socks.
2 regions
x 0.18 · y 0.24 · w 0.16 · h 0.12 (high); x 0.58 · y 0.62 · w 0.15 · h 0.11 (high) - Woven motif: hockey stick and puckRed-and-white hockey stick angled diagonally with a small dark puck nearby, repeated on both socks.
2 regions
x 0.24 · y 0.44 · w 0.18 · h 0.16 (high); x 0.52 · y 0.60 · w 0.20 · h 0.14 (high) - Woven motif: axeSmall axe motif with a grey blade and brown handle, oriented with the blade pointing outward, repeated across the sock faces.
2 regions
x 0.63 · y 0.16 · w 0.12 · h 0.12 (high); x 0.70 · y 0.68 · w 0.12 · h 0.12 (high) - Color contrast detailsMotifs use a limited palette of brown, tan, red, white, and grey that contrasts against the navy background.
- Pair arrangementLeft sock is placed overlapping the right sock by about one quarter of its width, showing both full faces and undersides near the toes.
1 region
x 0.08 · y 0.12 · w 0.68 · h 0.80 (high)
Other
Studio product shot on a light neutral background with soft even lighting and slight shadowing under the socks; image shows the full product centered and cropped with no visible props.
- BackgroundUniform light grey or off-white plain background filling the frame.
1 region
x 0.00 · y 0.00 · w 1.00 · h 1.00 (high) - Lighting and shadowSoft even studio lighting with faint soft shadow visible along the lower-right edges of the socks.
1 region
x 0.50 · y 0.70 · w 0.45 · h 0.25 (medium) - Image crop and framingSocks are fully visible within the image with small margin on all sides; image is vertically oriented.
Colors
dark navy· main body#2D3242tan· toe and heel panels#C3A58Bmedium brown· motif brown elements#424553bright red· red accentswhite· white accentslight grey· axe blade and puck- Overall shapeTwo crew-length socks laid flat and overlapping; each sock shows a long leg section, an instep, and a rounded toe panel.
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Customer Reviews
4 total4 reviews · out of 5
Wonderful
This socks are cozy
Nice socks
Good quality socks.
Cozy socks
Fun warm socks. Well made. Perfect fit.
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