Sole

By Harriet Barovick, Michelle Derrow, Richard Diaz, Tam Gray, Daniel Levy, Lina Lofaro, Michele Orecklin, Flora Tartakovsky and Chris Taylor

SOCKS APPEAL What could be more pedestrian than socks? In an effort to give the $4.7 billion sock market some legs, hosiery manufacturers are putting their jazziest foot forward. From E.G. Smith come Safe Sox, which have pockets, and the Pigalle, a glittery sock with attachable garter. Going for the tattoo look? K. Bell is producing sheer socks with embroidered insects. And Basic Knead has a reflexology sock for those who just have to put their feet up.