RoToTo

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Summing Up RoToTo RoToTo is a Japanese sock label built in Nara Prefecture, a region that has quietly powered Japan's sock industry since 1910, when the craft was known locally as sock weaving. Working from a small factory network around Koryocho, the brand, run by the company germination inc, uses century old, non computerised knitting machines alongside modern equipment, producing constructions that most factories cannot replicate at scale. Its guiding idea, a small good thing, treats socks as lifelong consumables rather than disposable basics, garments meant to be worn, repaired and passed down rather than replaced each season. For Urban Industry, RoToTo sits naturally alongside the workwear and outdoor labels curated since 2002, understated, technically considered, and built with the same longevity first mindset our customers look for. Two styles anchor the current edit, the Coarse Ribbed Old School Crew Sock and the Pile Stripe Marl Sock, each showcasing a different side of RoToTo's knitting expertise. How Does RoToTo Stack Up Vintage machine ribbing: knitted on a rare, non computerised vintage machine using low count, loosely spun cotton yarn, the Coarse Ribbed Old School Crew Sock gets its chunky, broken in rib structure straight off the machine rather than through post production washing or finishing tricks. Silk pile sole lining: an undyed silk pile lining runs through the sole of the Coarse Ribbed style, a terry loop construction that manages moisture absorption and heat retention underfoot far more effectively than a standard cotton only sole. Marl yarn engineering: the Pile Stripe Marl Sock uses a marled yarn, individual fibres of different colours twisted together before knitting, to build its stripe pattern, paired with a pile knit sole for cushioning and shock absorption underfoot. Organic cotton and recycled fibre inputs: both styles draw on organic cotton and recycled fibre stock where possible, part of a wider low waste approach that even repurpose