SOCK DESIGN CONTEST - inspiration

With today's post for the annual sock design competition going up I thought I would look for some sock design inspiration to get us in the mood. I have had a look round online for some interesting designs and found some examples at Boden, Paul Smith, Joules, Seasalt, John Lewis, Topshop and Accessorize. Hopefully it will inspire you to see what designs from your portfolio would look great on a pair of socks for this years contest. Florals, characters, geometrics, bold colour combinations - what would you do?