Funny Socks with a Swiss Cable Car

The design follows the journey: the dark blue foot at the bottom, the mountain range with its snowy tops above it, and in between the red gondolas on the cable and the pylon that carries them. The idea behind it is quickly told - next stop, the mountain top, for anyone who enjoys the view as much as the trip up.

Nobody sees the green sole with its white dots and small red figures while your shoes are on. It is the detail for the moment the shoes come off, in a mountain hut, on the train or on the sofa in the evening.

The socks come in one size covering shoe sizes 41 to 46 and are worn unisex. The material is a cotton blend with polyamide and elastane, and the exact composition is listed below. One pair comes in the pack, so if you want to wear them often, two pairs are the better idea.

• Colour: multicoloured in beige, blue, red and green
• Pattern: cable car with red gondolas and blue mountains with snowy peaks
• Size 41 to 46, unisex
• Material: 75 % cotton, 22 % polyamide, 3 % elastane
• Contents: 1 pair of socks
• Washing at 40 °C recommended, do not bleach, do not iron, do not tumble dry

Mountain fans, walkers and skiers with shoe sizes 41 to 46 are the obvious people to give these to. Because the socks are unisex, you do not have to decide whether they go on a man's or a woman's feet.

Birthdays work, so does Christmas, and so does a Secret Santa round at the office, where the budget is small and a laugh counts. Packed into the suitcase before a ski holiday, they arrive exactly where the design belongs. And for guests from abroad they are a present that does not just picture Switzerland but gets worn.

For the wash, 40 °C is recommended. Keep bleach away, leave the iron in the cupboard and keep the socks out of the tumble dryer - after washing they dry in the air.

For gifting, roll the socks up and tuck them into a walking boot, a ski boot or a mug: the unwrapping takes longer than with a flat parcel. If you have several mountain fans on your list, add an Alpine postcard and the present looks like one idea rather than two.

Are the socks for women and men? Yes, they are unisex and cover shoe sizes 41 to 46.

What is on the sole of the foot? The sole is green with white dots and small red figures.

Can the socks go in the tumble dryer? No. Do not tumble dry, do not bleach and do not iron them.

Do the socks work as a Swiss souvenir? Yes, the cable car and the mountains make them a gift for guests from abroad or after a trip to the Alps.