A 70-den opaque sock with the Brave pattern applied as a heat-transfer print and a contrast black toe — knitted with a cuff but, by design, no shaped heel.
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70 den — dense enough to be properly opaque rather than sheer, which is what lets a printed pattern read as a pattern instead of a smudge.
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The Brave pattern is a heat-transfer print, not a knitted-in design — Conte describes the transfer as durable and credits it with a 3D effect. Printed graphics on hosiery sit on the surface, so this is a different proposition from a jacquard knit.
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No shaped heel — Conte states these are made without one. A tube-knit sock twists round the foot in the shoe more readily than a heeled one, and that is the trade-off for the smooth printable surface.
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45% polyester, 41% polyamide, 14% elastane — no cotton at all. If you want cotton against the foot, the Conte Active and Classic sock styles are the ones to look at instead of this range.
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One size only, listed as 6–9, and one colourway called Mix — Conte doesn't say whether 6–9 is a US or a EU shoe range, or which colours the Mix contains. Two things worth settling before you buy.
This is the loud end of the Conte sock range. Where the cotton styles are built around what the foot sits on — terry towelling, reinforced heels, a flat toe seam — the Fantasy 70-den socks are built around the graphic, which is why they are knitted as a smooth printable tube. Wear them where they show: with a low shoe and a cropped trouser, not inside a boot.
Two siblings sit next to it on the same 70-den base. Conte Fantasy 910 Dense Socks carries art-style designs on the identical 45/41/14 blend, and Conte Fantasy Dense Socks “My dreams” uses a knitted design rather than a transfer print on an 85% polyester base. Against 910 the difference is genuinely only the pattern; against “My dreams” it is print versus knit, which changes how the graphic wears. The rest of the hosiery lives in Women's Socks and Tights.
70 den. 45% polyester, 41% polyamide, 14% elastane. Heat-transfer printed Brave pattern, contrast black toe, knitted cuff, no shaped heel. One size, listed as 6–9. One colourway, Mix. 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 6–9 size range is US, UK or EU shoe sizing, which colours make up Mix, wash and care instructions, the cuff or elastic band type, and the sock height. A companion style in this range states “1 pair” on its own title; this one states nothing, so don't assume a multipack. Ask us and we'll confirm with the supplier before you order.
