Pantherella Socks

Pantherella - Established 1937

Pantherella first opened its doors in 1937 and began trading as Midlands Hosiery Mills, an established women's hosiery factory. Fast forward to 1945 and our name was changed and a legend was born: Pantherella Fine English Socks began trading.

Innovation and Pioneers

The maverick behind Pantherella was Louis Goldschmidt; he had a vision that fine gauge English socks were the future. Tired of producing bulky, bland, uncomfortable socks for men, he believed that lightweight, seamless, fancy socks would be in high demand. After careful persuasion, Goldschmidt convinced local machine makers P.A. Bentley to produce a specialist sock machine. The demand for lightweight men's dress socks was significant. By the time the competitors cottoned on to Goldschmidt’s innovative design plans he had already set the industry standard, leaving the competition in the shadows. Pantherella were renowned for creating the world's finest socks.