Ozone founder Laurie Mallet grew up in Paris and was involved in the fashion industry from an early age: Her mother was a designer and her step-father was a well-known artist. In 2000, Mallet founded Ozone Socks, and today her socks are sold at over 1,500 stores around the world. The colorful socks have been featured in the pages of Italian Vogue and Men’s Vogue, and lauded by popular fashion blogs Sea of Shoes and The Clothes Horse. On Ozone’s easy-to-navigate site, shoppers find all sorts of comfortable, durable and (naturally) stylish socks, like classic argyle patterns, floral prints and no-show socks that fit perfectly under those uncomfortable flats. There are also simple and playful socks for men, patterned with everything from stripes and Tetris blocks to Fair Isle patterns. If you’re truly committed to upgrading your sock drawer, you can participate in Ozone’s sock-of-the-month club. Members receive a pair of socks delivered every month for a year. As Mallet says, “For too long the sock has been ignored by the world of fashion, and we’re going to change that.” It looks like she already has.