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COLOURlovers + Betabrand Creations 2011: Plaid Shirts & Striped Palette-Socks

By Molly Bermea // December 22, 2011

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Remember the Betabrand + COLOURlovers plaid shirt and striped, palette-sock contests back in August and September of this year? Yes! Of course you do! How could you forget?! It was so much fun. If you haven't hopped over to check out the finished products, you should!

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In the first contest, Color a Plaid Shirt, a single winner was chosen. The winner was, 'Elements' by Lisa Clair (lisadale69). Check out the real deal here at Betabrand!

The flannel shirt turned out fantastic! Complete with elbow patches and a nifty custom tag with all the COLOURlover designer info. Obviously, Betabrand spares no detail because this was produced top notch.

I'm pretty sure you will be just as excited as this guy when you are wearing a COLOURlovers designed, Betabrand produced, plaid shirt. Why wouldn't you be?

Our second contest, the Betabrand Palette-Socks, was another enormous hit. Winners, Luna Rose with "Urban Nature", Northern Dancer with "80 proof socks" and earlgrey with "Good Morning" all came out looking fantastic as the real thing. Buy the three-pack of socks at Betabrand here!

Who wouldn't want striped, palette-socks?! The colors are vibrant and hey those feet sure do look like they're having fun!

The most intriguing part of doing these contests is witnessing our digital designs turned tangible product. Seeing how the color from your screen becomes something real has been exciting for everyone.

We hope everyone enjoyed these contests and look forward to more to come in 2012!

Socks $33 / 3- pack (one of each palette)
Shirt $64

Did anyone get their socks or shirt in the mail yet?

If so, give us a snapshot of your styl'n feet or plaid torso!

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Written by Molly Bermea

mollybean.comMolly is the COLOURlovers Community Curator & Blog Editor. Her ultimate passion is fine art, which mainly pertains to painting wild surrealist scenes on canvases too large to hang in her own home. Aside from designing and painting, She loves to create serendipitous projects with sewing and crafting, figuring out how to DIY everything and anything.

Molly comes from a family with five imaginative kids. Her mom instilled creativity to the max and you can usually find them scheming together, figuring out new ways to sew, craft or build DIY projects.

She is a house-work-wife, has an amazingly supportive husband, two genius kids and works in a button factory

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Northern Dancer

Posted Dec 22, 2011

I just got my striped socks on Tuesday and I have to say they are even more fab in person! I can't believe they are really here already- seems like yesterday when the contest ended. They are a little big for my feet, but fit perfectly over another pair of socks. At least the cold weather is all about the layers!

Here's my Photocopa palette of my socks :D :D :D

izzanniznadia

Posted Dec 22, 2011

Nice things :)

Team

mollybermea

Posted Dec 22, 2011

@Northern Dancer - LOOOOOVE!!!! I can't wait until mine get here! Awesome pic!

Northern Dancer

Posted Dec 23, 2011

@mollybermea- you are going to LOVE the real socks!!!!! Be sure to share your photo for all of us to see!

Thanks for posting my pic... I was sooo excited to snap it that I couldn't even get the other sock on :D

Nie Niez 1702

Posted Dec 23, 2011

Great!

sec9586

Posted Dec 23, 2011

Im about to order my shirt now :)

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mollybermea

Posted Dec 23, 2011

I'm totally uploading a picture of my feet this weekend (hopefully tonight!). Mine just arrived!!! YAY!

Northern Dancer wrote:

@mollybermea- you are going to LOVE the real socks!!!!! Be sure to share your photo for all of us to see!

Thanks for posting my pic... I was sooo excited to snap it that I couldn't even get the other sock on :D

TABD

Posted Dec 24, 2011

out of stock !

BronStamps

Posted Dec 26, 2011

How neat!! I had no idea such things existed!! Socks from palettes!! And one of my fave palettes, the Sock Hop of Northern Dancer's, too!! :D I would love to get some...

Any Palacios

Posted Dec 27, 2011

Great post Molly...We all enjoy participating in those funny contest...I am looking forward for the next ones next year.

despise

Posted Dec 28, 2011

I NEED those socks!

starfishian

Posted Dec 29, 2011

Please excuse the poor phone-cam quality photo and hiked-up yoga pants, but here are my (Where's the Rum?) 80-Proof Socks, exquisitely designed by Northern Dancer! Although they're a bit big, they are super soft and warm and FABULOUS!!:

roberthuston

Posted Dec 30, 2011

Oh man, I love this! But damn! Those prices ( sorry to be frank ) are absolutely outrageous! $11 for one pair of socks. Wow, somebody needs to get off their high-horse. Too bad, love the socks.

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mollybermea

Posted Dec 30, 2011

hah, not to try and sound like I'm selling you, but yes, the prices are a bit higher than you'd normally pay... take in to consideration these things:

Betabrand produces short-run, high-quality and unique products - meaning they commit to a certain amount. They aren't a retailer, say like, Wal*Mart for instance where they can get things made for less than a penny and sell it for say, $3. Just an example.

The quality of the products (I am wearing the flannel and socks as I type) are really impressive! More so than I imagined a flannel could be.

These items here, aside from the quality and uniqueness in that they were designed BY and ON COLOURlovers.com is like buying an experience you were a part of (if you were). :) Take all those in to account and compare that to a pair of socks at your local Wal*Mart or even Amazon. :)

roberthuston wrote:

Oh man, I love this! But damn! Those prices ( sorry to be frank ) are absolutely outrageous! $11 for one pair of socks. Wow, somebody needs to get off their high-horse. Too bad, love the socks.