Long, low, and unapologetically elegant, this Esquire socks advertising display was made to sit at counter height and do its job without shouting. The black-painted wooden center panel carries the crisp Esquire Socks lettering in a clean, Deco-leaning typeface, while the iron scrollwork stretching out on either side adds just enough flourish to remind you this came from an era when even utilitarian objects were designed with a little swagger.
It’s easy to picture this sitting in a men’s department store sometime in the early to mid 20th century. Maybe under warm lights, surrounded by ties, handkerchiefs, and cologne, doing its part to sell the idea that socks mattered.
Long, low, and unapologetically elegant, this Esquire socks advertising display was made to sit at counter height and do its job without shouting. The black-painted wooden center panel carries the crisp Esquire Socks lettering in a clean, Deco-leaning typeface, while the iron scrollwork stretching out on either side adds just enough flourish to remind you this came from an era when even utilitarian objects were designed with a little swagger.
It’s easy to picture this sitting in a men’s department store sometime in the early to mid 20th century. Maybe under warm lights, surrounded by ties, handkerchiefs, and cologne, doing its part to sell the idea that socks mattered.
