A short cotton sock with a palm-tree pattern and a knitted heel — four colourways, which is the widest choice of colour on the patterned Conte socks here.
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A knitted heel — an actual shaped heel pocket, which is worth stating because the Conte Fantasy socks in the same range are built deliberately without one. A knitted heel is what stops a sock rotating round the foot over a day.
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Four colourways: Light Pink, White-Pink, White-Black and Black — two plain and two two-tone. The rest of the patterned cotton socks here come in two colours each, so this is the one where the colour is actually a choice.
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68% cotton, 30% polyamide, 2% elastane — the lowest cotton share of the Conte cotton ankle socks here — against 84% on the Active 571 and 572, 82% on the Active 256 and 74% on the 3D Socks. That is the honest trade-off for the extra colourways and the knitted heel: nearly a third of this sock is polyamide.
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Two size steps only, 6–7 and 8–9 — and note the top of the range stops at 9, where the Active 571, 572 and 3D Socks all go up to 11 and the Active 256 offers a 9–11 step. If your size is at the upper end, this style may not reach it.
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Conte calls the design “minimalistic patterns” in the plural — while the listing name specifies palm trees. It isn't stated whether the palm motif is knitted into the fabric or printed onto it, or whether each colourway carries the same motif, so the pattern you receive is not something the listing pins down.
A summer-leaning short sock: palm trees, pinks and monochrome, built as a comfortable base for both sports and everyday shoes in Conte's own framing. The knitted heel and the elastic cuff make it a properly constructed sock rather than a novelty one, and the pattern keeps it from being a basic.
Choosing between the cotton Actives comes down to what you want under the foot. Conte Active 571 Cotton Ankle Socks and Conte Active 572 Cotton Ankle Socks have a terry towelling foot and 84% cotton but only two colours each. Conte Active 256 Cotton Ankle Socks has a non-slip coated sole and three size steps at 82% cotton, in plain white or black. Conte Cotton Women's Ankle 3D Socks is the plain low-cut basic at 74% cotton with five shades and a size-marking colour band. This one is the colour-and-pattern pick, and the one with the least cotton. All of them sit in Women's Socks and Tights, part of the wider women's range.
68% cotton, 30% polyamide, 2% elastane. Short length, knitted heel, elastic cuff, palm-tree pattern. Two sizes: 6–7 and 8–9. Four colours: Light Pink, White-Pink, White-Black, Black. Conte gives the origin only as “Made in Europe” and names no country. Not published for this listing: how many pairs are in the pack, whether the palm pattern is knitted in or printed, whether the 6–7 and 8–9 figures are US, UK or EU shoe sizes, wash and care instructions, whether the toe is reinforced or the toe seam flat, the cuff or elastic band type, and whether the pattern differs between colourways. One other Conte sock style here states “1 pair” on its title; this one states nothing, so don't assume a multipack. Ask us and we'll put any of it to the supplier before you order.
