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Earlier this summer, Happy Socks quietly tip-toed into Venice with its first West Coast flagship. The colorful Swedish brand held semi-random hours as it ironed out all of the wrinkles, and now its charming sock-filled bungalow is officially open on the reg on Abbot Kinney.
Sandwiched between Warby Parker and Caudalie, the 1,000-square-foot boutique offers the cheery label's full range of printastic pairs for women, men, and kids, including its collabs with Snoop Dogg, Pharell's Billionaire Boys Club, and freaky filmmaker-turned-sock designer Robert Rodriguez, who lensed a Halloween-ready short film for the brand. View the cheeky horror vid below and see more inside the sprightly shop above.