如果您要问到底什么是增强袜子，官方称之为“形式跟随功能”。通常袜子只是简单地遵循穿着者脚的形状，即Form Follows Form。除了吸收汗水和不弄脏鞋子内部之外，袜子的作用并不重要，但是REXY的设计师丹尼尔·康（Daniel Kang）认为，袜子在保护和赋予双脚力量方面起着至关重要的作用。

If you’re asking yourself what exactly a performance enhancing sock is, think of the term Form Follows Function. Socks, for the longest time, have just simply followed the shape of the wearer’s foot, or Form Follows Form. Aside from absorbing sweat and not dirtying the inside of your shoes, socks didn’t play much of a role in their function, but Daniel Kang, the designer of REXY believes they play a vital role in protecting and empowering your feet, easily the most overworked part of your body.

平均每个人每天走至少10,000步，这意味着到20岁时，您可能已经走了足以覆盖地球的地方，这种活动肯定不仅仅需要一块棉花和氨纶覆盖您的脚。丹尼尔·康将REXY袜子设计为功能性装备，而非基本时尚。REXY的各个方面均旨在帮助和舒适您的行走，同时还可以排汗，减轻长时间的运动导致的脚部疲劳。

They say the average human walks at least 10,000 steps a day, which means by the age of 20, you’ve probably walked enough to cover the circumference of the earth, and that sort of activity surely deserves more than just a piece of cotton and spandex covering your feet. Kang designed the REXY socks to be a functional piece of equipment, rather than basic fashion. Every aspect of the REXY was designed to assist and comfort your feet, helping it help you walk, while also wicking perspiration and relieving foot fatigue from a long and active day.

REXY设计的亮点在于它的足弓支撑垫，它位于脚的足弓中，位于脚趾球和脚跟之间。足弓是一种天然的减震器，并且在一天中趋于扁平化，从而引起脚痛。REXY的足弓支撑垫可让您的足弓全天保持柔软，既平衡又机动，同时减少一天结束时的疲劳感。一个额外的缓冲区域位于脚后跟上方，紧紧包裹住脚后部，以提供支撑，缓冲和缓解压力。

The highlight of REXY’s design is its arch support pad, that sits in the archway of your feet, between the toe-ball and the heel. The arch is a natural shock-absorber, and tends to flatten out over the course of the day, causing foot-aches. REXY’s arch-supporting pad keeps your foot’s arch cushioned through the day, improving both balance and mobility while reducing the fatigue you feel at the end of the day. An additional cushion zone sits right above the heel, hugging the back of your foot to provide support, cushioning, and relief by compression.

REXY是从头重建产品的一个很好的例子。与由棉、尼龙、氨纶或羊毛制成的传统袜子不同，REXY采用了特殊配方的Aqua-X织物，该织物的芯吸水分比聚酯快30％，并保持凉爽干燥，防止不适和异味产生，细菌生长。甚至使用称为Airwave的独特编织法将织物缝合在一起，该编织法旨在最大程度地透气，从而使袜子比传统的棉袜更凉爽。REXY发挥了其在设计细节和材料科学方面做更多事情的能力，提供了可缓解脚部疲劳的袜子，同时使它们能够走路、奔跑或跳跃，而不会感觉到伤痛。袜子的底部甚至还具有四向防滑硅胶垫，因此它们可以使脚在鞋内保持稳定，从而减少可能影响性能的内部运动。

The REXY is a great example of rebuilding a product from the ground up. Unlike conventional socks made from either cotton, nylon, spandex, or wool, REXY employs a specially formulated Aqua-X fabric that’s designed to wick away moisture up to 30% faster than polyester, and stay cool and dry, preventing discomfort and the odor caused by bacterial growth. The fabric is even stitched together using a unique weave called Airwave, designed for maximum breathability, making the socks feel cooler than conventional cotton socks. When all is said and done, REXY channels its ability to do more with design details and material science, to provide a sock that cushions your feet, while empowering them to walk, run, or jump more, without feeling the burn. The socks additionally even have four-way anti-slip silicone pads at their base, so they keep your foot stable inside your shoe, reducing any inner movement that may affect your performance.

令人惊讶的是，这款袜子可以像鞋子一样具有力量和功能。REXY可在各种脚型上通用，使您在训练或进行运动时具有明显的竞争优势，如果您经常走路或站立一整天，它可以减轻脚部疼痛，甚至保持您的脚在更长的时间内干燥、健康和无异味……

It’s pretty amazing to see that socks can be designed to be as empowering and functional as your shoes are. Made to work universally across various foot-types, the REXY gives you a serious competitive edge when you’re training or playing a sport, relieves foot aches if you’re the kind to walk a lot or stand through the day, and even keeps your feet dry, healthy, and odor-free for longer periods of time… and it’s honestly pretty remarkable that the humble sock can do all that.

Designer

Daniel Kang 丹尼尔·康