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Overview

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Good socks complete you.
GLEN CLYDE is a Japanese socks specialist brand and manufacturer founded in Tokyo in 1992 by its founder, Mitsuru Hashimoto. Centered on the planning, design, and wholesale of original socks, it also handles OEM production and operates directly managed stores. Its approach to making products is guided by the basic concepts of “presence,” “durability,” and “ease of wear,” and it offers made-in-Japan socks that combine design and durability. Its lines include CHUP, LIFE LONG, relacks, Wellness Socks, Sea Island Cotton, and Atelier. It also has a track record of supplying select shops and major apparel companies in Japan and overseas.

Concept

Product making guided by the themes of “presence,” “durability,” and “ease of wear”

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6 brands
Founded
2009-2025
2009 Sub-brand
CHUP
Clothing

A design line focused on patterns and storytelling

CHUP is a distinct sock line listed in GLEN CLYDE’s official brand lineup. Unlike other li

CHUP is a distinct sock line listed in GLEN CLYDE’s official brand lineup. Unlike other lines centered on functionality and durability, it foregrounds colors, names for individual patterns, and stories associated with the designs, drawing inspiration from traditional ethnic patterns from around the world. Within GLEN CLYDE’s brand portfolio, it is positioned as a design-focused line that emphasizes expressive patterns and ornamentation.

2012 Sub-brand
Sea Island Cotton
Clothing

A material-focused line centered on a rare material

Sea Island Cotton is a material-focused collection listed in GLEN CLYDE’s official brand l

Sea Island Cotton is a material-focused collection listed in GLEN CLYDE’s official brand lineup, developed to make use of the distinctive properties of rare Sea Island cotton. It aims to express the cotton’s soft feel, luster, and strength from its natural twist in socks. It takes a different direction from Wellness Socks, which is organized by function, and LIFE LONG, which prioritizes durability. Within GLEN CLYDE’s range of lines, it highlights the rarity and texture of the material.

2018 Sub-brand
LIFE LONG
Clothing

A line focused on durability and a lifetime replacement guarantee

LIFE LONG is an independent line developed by GLEN CLYDE to rethink the notion that socks

LIFE LONG is an independent line developed by GLEN CLYDE to rethink the notion that socks are disposable. It is offered as a range of durability-focused everyday socks made with CORDURA blended yarn, and is distinguished by a lifetime replacement guarantee if a pair develops a hole. While CHUP focuses on patterns and storytelling and relacks on a soft feel, LIFE LONG clearly emphasizes long-term use and durability as its core values.

2025 Sub-brand
Atelier
Clothing

A design line focused on the connection with clothing

Atelier is listed in GLEN CLYDE’s official brand lineup and is a design line with its own

Atelier is listed in GLEN CLYDE’s official brand lineup and is a design line with its own name and platform for communication. Its theme is to reflect inspirations from encounters while traveling and vintage clothing in the colors, patterns, and designs of its socks. While CHUP emphasizes ethnic patterns and storytelling, and Sea Island Cotton focuses on material properties, Atelier expands the brand family as a line that foregrounds the connection with choosing clothes and its design concepts.

- Sub-brand
Wellness Socks
Clothing

A line offering functions tailored to different foot concerns

Wellness Socks is an independent line developed by GLEN CLYDE to offer functions tailored

Wellness Socks is an independent line developed by GLEN CLYDE to offer functions tailored to different foot concerns. Within the same brand group, it includes COZY for cold feet, Traceless to reduce marks left by elastic, and WASILK aimed at preventing stuffiness, clearly defining functional designs by use. Unlike CHUP and Sea Island Cotton, which focus on patterns and materials, the line centers on comfort for the feet and addressing specific concerns.

- Sub-brand
relacks
Clothing

An everyday line focused on a flexible fit

relacks is an independent line listed in GLEN CLYDE’s official brand lineup, centered on m

relacks is an independent line listed in GLEN CLYDE’s official brand lineup, centered on minimal constriction and stretch when worn. Its distinctive knitting method makes the opening and the fabric as a whole highly stretchable, and it is designed to fit sizes from 23 to 27.5 cm. Unlike LIFE LONG, which foregrounds durability, and CHUP, which emphasizes patterns, relacks is positioned around everyday ease of wear and a relaxed fit.

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