Do you have a bright, outgoing personality? Do you like practical jokes? Do you love cartoon characters? Your personality, likes and dislikes are often clearly reflected in the socks you wear!

Our clothes are often an extension of our personalities, but most people don't consider that our socks can give an indication of who we are. The type of socks we choose to wear and the way we wear them can be more of a giveaway than you think.

Colours and patterns

Bright orange or green, anyone? Designers are starting to make socks bolder and brighter and the loud colours and unusual designs are certainly appealing to some. From businessmen who want to co-ordinate their socks with their shirts or ties, or just to add an unexpected splash of colour to a dark business suit, to people who just love to wear their hearts on their socks instead of their sleeves, there's a big market for new colour combinations and designs.

Character and humour

Go to any theme park or merchandise store, and you'll find a section devoted to socks with well-known characters on them. From children's cartoons to full feature films, no opportunity is missed to market the characters via clothing. This is great news for film and TV enthusiasts who love to show their commitment to a show or genre and for whom a pair of socks printed with their favourite character is a great gift.

Humour socks are also popular. Matching the trend for humorous t-shirts and jumpers, one-liner socks are also great gifts. Aimed and golfer, fishermen, cat lovers, wine drinkers and any other group you can think of, they make a popular appearance in gift catalogues and shops.

Plain and classy

For many people, socks are just something you wear on your feet and they don't spend time looking for the right colour or motif. Straightforward, unfussy and practical are the only criteria for their socksand without knowing it, they've purchased socks that tell you exactly what they're like!

Find the socks that match your personality, or create an additional facet to your personality by wearing socks you wouldn't normally choose!