My son-in-law used to favor argyle socks, and he never bothered matching them. He figured any two argyle socks formed a sort of match. That's the sentiment behind LittleMissMatched, a company that sells socks in non-matching sets of three. Why three? Lose one, and you still have a pair. Hold on to all three, and you have socks that can be worn in three different combinations. In case you're visualizing a fashion disaster, the socks do co-ordinate, and if you really, really want a matching pair, you can just buy two sets of the same item.
I like to foster thinking outside the box (or outside the socks, as LMM labels it) with my grandchildren, so I was happy to learn about a summer internship offered by LittleMissMatched. It's a virtual internship, so no travel is required. Tween girls 8-14 can practice their blogging, photography and design skills. They'll be interested to know that LittleMissMatched products are favored by kids with names like Jolie-Pitt, Affleck and Willow Smith. I was interested to know that most sock 3-packs are priced at less than $10 and that the product line now includes flip-flops, school supplies, bedspreads and more.