{"product":{"catalog_id":"2d17896f-30ed-4eda-9878-662f92516a03","is_eligible_search":true,"is_eligible_checkout":false,"item_id":"826c8317-efae-4ea2-9563-af50ffeeb714","title":"Chat Noir Socks","description":"These Chat Noir socks are crew-length knit socks from Hot Sox at Simons. They feature a reinterpretation of Théophile Alexandre Steinlen's 1896 artwork 'La Tournée du Chat Noir' printed on the outer side, with a tan upper, red lower leg and foot, black toe caps, and decorative text. The socks are made from a stretch cotton blend with ribbed cuffs.","url":"https://www.simons.ca/en/women-accessories/socks/crew/chat-noir-socks--9804-140097?colourId=0","brand":"Hot Sox","condition":"new","product_category":"women accessories > socks > crew","material":"59% cotton, 38% nylon, 3% spandex","image_url":"https://imagescdn.simons.ca/images/9804/140097/24/A1_2.jpg","additional_image_urls":[],"images":[{"id":"img-1784702829551-0","url":"https://imagescdn.simons.ca/images/9804/140097/24/A1_2.jpg","alt_text":"Chat Noir socks product image (primary)","position":1,"attributes":{"other":{"summary":"Product photographed on a neutral light gray background with soft shadow beneath the socks; even top lighting with slight directional shadow to the lower left.","observations":[{"key":"Background and surface","kind":"feature","value":"Light gray uniform background with no visible props or packaging.","regions":[],"evidence_status":"direct"},{"key":"Shadowing","kind":"feature","value":"Soft shadow visible below and to the lower left of the socks indicating directional top-right lighting.","regions":[{"x":0.02,"y":0.7,"width":0.96,"height":0.28,"confidence":"medium"}],"evidence_status":"direct"},{"key":"Shot composition","kind":"feature","value":"Product centered and filling most of the frame, image oriented portrait with slight diagonal placement of the socks.","regions":[],"evidence_status":"direct"}]},"colors":[{"name":"tan","part":"upper cuff and upper leg","regions":[{"x":0.1,"y":0.02,"width":0.5,"height":0.28,"confidence":"high"}],"subject":"product","description":"Solid tan knit with visible slightly ribbed cuff texture and matte knit finish.","sampled_hex":"#D29D5C","estimated_hex":"#D19A58"},{"name":"deep red","part":"lower leg and foot","regions":[{"x":0.15,"y":0.32,"width":0.78,"height":0.6,"confidence":"high"}],"subject":"product","description":"Solid red knit covering mid-calf down to the toe with a matte knit finish.","sampled_hex":"#AB2443","estimated_hex":"#B31B2C"},{"name":"black","part":"toe caps and cat graphic","regions":[{"x":0.54,"y":0.78,"width":0.33,"height":0.14,"confidence":"high"},{"x":0.06,"y":0.18,"width":0.36,"height":0.44,"confidence":"high"}],"subject":"product","description":"Solid black used for the toe caps and the printed cat illustration, high contrast matte black.","sampled_hex":"#121116","estimated_hex":"#111111"},{"name":"mustard yellow","part":"text and small accents","regions":[{"x":0.06,"y":0.46,"width":0.28,"height":0.16,"confidence":"high"},{"x":0.22,"y":0.44,"width":0.06,"height":0.06,"confidence":"high"}],"subject":"product","description":"Yellow accent color used for some lettering and details within the graphic against the tan and red background.","estimated_hex":"#E6C224"}],"product":{"summary":"A pair of crew-length knit socks laid flat and overlapped showing a tan upper with a black cat illustration and red lower foot and leg with black toe caps.","observations":[{"key":"Overall layout","kind":"feature","value":"Two crew socks shown flat and overlapped with the left sock slightly on top of the right sock; cuffs at top, toes at bottom right.","regions":[{"x":0.05,"y":0.02,"width":0.9,"height":0.96,"confidence":"high"}],"evidence_status":"direct"},{"key":"Cuff and upper leg","kind":"feature","value":"Upper portion of the socks is a tan color with a visible knit cuff texture; left sock upper includes printed artwork and text on the tan field.","regions":[{"x":0.1,"y":0.02,"width":0.5,"height":0.36,"confidence":"high"}],"evidence_status":"direct"},{"key":"Lower leg and foot","kind":"feature","value":"Lower leg and foot area are a solid red knit, extending from mid-calf to toe on both socks.","regions":[{"x":0.15,"y":0.32,"width":0.78,"height":0.6,"confidence":"high"}],"evidence_status":"direct"},{"key":"Toe caps","kind":"feature","value":"Both sock toes have solid black caps that contrast with the red foot section.","regions":[{"x":0.55,"y":0.78,"width":0.37,"height":0.18,"confidence":"high"}],"evidence_status":"direct"},{"key":"Cat illustration","kind":"feature","value":"A stylized black cat graphic with visible facial features and whiskers is printed on the outer side of the left sock overlapping the tan and red areas.","regions":[{"x":0.06,"y":0.18,"width":0.36,"height":0.44,"confidence":"high"}],"evidence_status":"direct"},{"key":"Printed decorative text block","kind":"feature","value":"A vertical block of decorative text appears to the right of the cat graphic on the left sock, spanning the tan field and partly the red field.","regions":[{"x":0.22,"y":0.2,"width":0.2,"height":0.46,"confidence":"high"}],"evidence_status":"direct"},{"key":"Text - top phrase","kind":"text","value":"TOURNÉE DU CHAT NOIR","regions":[{"x":0.24,"y":0.24,"width":0.18,"height":0.18,"confidence":"high"}],"evidence_status":"direct"},{"key":"Text - small word","kind":"text","value":"DE","regions":[{"x":0.24,"y":0.48,"width":0.04,"height":0.04,"confidence":"high"}],"evidence_status":"direct"},{"key":"Text - lower name","kind":"text","value":"RODOLPHE SALIS","regions":[{"x":0.06,"y":0.46,"width":0.38,"height":0.18,"confidence":"high"}],"evidence_status":"direct"}]},"packaging":{"observations":[]},"schema_version":2,"coordinate_space":{"units":"normalized","origin":"top_left"}},"variant_ids":["4405642"]}],"price":"5.99 CAD","sale_price":"5.99 CAD","availability":"in_stock","listing_has_variations":"false","variants":[{"sku":"4405642","url":"https://www.simons.ca/en/women-accessories/socks/crew/chat-noir-socks--9804-140097?colourId=24","image":{"id":"img-variant-4405642","url":"https://imagescdn.simons.ca/images/9804/140097/24/A1_2.jpg","alt_text":"Chat Noir socks - Light Brown - ONE SIZE variant image","position":1,"variant_ids":["4405642"]},"price":{"value":10,"currency":"CAD"},"title":"Chat Noir Socks - Light Brown - One Size","option1":"Light Brown","option2":"ONE SIZE","image_url":"https://imagescdn.simons.ca/images/9804/140097/24/A1_2.jpg","sale_price":{"value":5.99,"currency":"CAD"},"variant_id":"4405642","availability":"in_stock"}],"item_group_title":"Chat Noir Socks","size_system":"US","gender":"female","is_digital":"false","review_count":2,"q_and_a":[{"a":"Our one-size crew socks typically fit women's shoe sizes 5–10.","q":"What shoe size range does the 'one size' fit for women?"},{"a":"To prevent shrinkage, we recommend air drying these socks. While machine drying on a low setting may be possible, the cotton blend can shrink with high heat.","q":"Can these socks be machine dried or should they be air dried to prevent shrinkage?"},{"a":"The Chat Noir design is knitted into the sock as part of the fine knit pattern, not printed. Knitted designs generally hold up well with proper care, such as washing inside out and air drying.","q":"Is the Chat Noir design knitted into the sock or printed on, and how well does it hold up after washing?"},{"a":"These are lightweight crew socks with a fine knit and no cushioning. They work well with both boots and casual shoes.","q":"Are these socks lightweight or cushioned? Are they suitable for wearing with boots or casual shoes?"}],"reviews":[{"date":"September 28, 2025","title":"Love the design!","rating":5,"content":"Love the design!","reviewer_name":"Nadia J."},{"date":"November 29, 2025","title":"Chaussettes beau look","rating":5,"content":"Recommander pour ceux ou celles qui aiment les chats","reviewer_name":"Cécile L."}],"target_countries":"US","canonical_url":"https://www.simons.ca/en/women-accessories/socks/crew/chat-noir-socks--9804-140097?colourId=0","deep_research":{"dimensions":{"steinlen_artwork_background":{"title":"The story behind the Le Chat Noir poster","entries":{"le_p_re_des_chats":"Steinlen’s deep feline obsession led his contemporaries to nickname him “Le père des chats” (the father of cats); the Chat Noir image is the apex of a career filled with cat-centric commercial work — from a 1898 book Des chats to advertisements for milk and chocolate — making the graphic an authentic expression of an artist who truly lived among cats, not a marketing trope.","an_activist_artist_s_signature":"Beyond the iconic poster, Steinlen was a committed socialist and social realist who inked hundreds of illustrations for leftist journals and occasionally used a pseudonym to evade political harassment — knowing that the artist behind the stylish cat fought for workers’ rights in his time gives the design a conscience that sets it apart from disposable novelty graphics.","art_nouveau_bohemian_montmartre":"Steinlen was a contemporary of Art Nouveau giants Alphonse Mucha and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, and his poster shares their fusion of Japanese compositional techniques with advertising; by reproducing it on a sock, Hot Sox effectively turns a fin-de-siècle objet d’art into an everyday piece of apparel, letting you wear the same bold silhouette that once lured Parisians to a shadow theatre spectacle.","the_world_s_first_modern_cabaret":"Le Chat Noir, opened in November 1881 by Rodolphe Salis, is credited as the first modern cabaret — a novel format of table-seated variety entertainment that became a nexus for avant-garde figures like Toulouse-Lautrec, Debussy, and Satie, so the poster encapsulates a cultural revolution that redefined nightlife across Europe."},"entry_quotes":{"le_p_re_des_chats":[{"url":"https://news.artnet.com/art-world/theophile-alexandre-steinlen-tournee-du-chat-noir-2417712","quote":"And in 1898, he went so far as to produce the artists’ book Des chats, dessins sans paroles, comprised of a selection of his cat-centered designs."}],"an_activist_artist_s_signature":[{"url":"https://news.artnet.com/art-world/theophile-alexandre-steinlen-tournee-du-chat-noir-2417712","quote":"The artist was deeply involved in leftist circles and activities and devoted to the rights of the working class."},{"url":"https://news.artnet.com/art-world/theophile-alexandre-steinlen-tournee-du-chat-noir-2417712","quote":"The societal critiques inherent in much of his work led to him frequently using a pseudonym to avoid any potential political harassment."}],"art_nouveau_bohemian_montmartre":[{"url":"https://news.artnet.com/art-world/theophile-alexandre-steinlen-tournee-du-chat-noir-2417712","quote":"Steinlen was of the same generation as Alphonse Mucha (1860–1939) and Henri de Toulouse-Laurec (1864–1901), fellow Art Nouveau artists and illustrators recognized for their uniquely stylized work and taking inspiration from the vibrant, colorful world that was Paris at the end of the 19th century."}],"the_world_s_first_modern_cabaret":[{"url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Chat_Noir","quote":"Le Chat Noir is thought to be the first modern cabaret: a nightclub where the patrons sat at tables and drank alcoholic beverages while being entertained by a variety show on stage."}]},"entry_sources":{"le_p_re_des_chats":["https://en.creativosonline.org/Who-designed-the-Le-Chat-Noir-poster-and-why-is-it-an-icon-of-graphic-design.html","https://news.artnet.com/art-world/theophile-alexandre-steinlen-tournee-du-chat-noir-2417712"],"an_activist_artist_s_signature":["https://news.artnet.com/art-world/theophile-alexandre-steinlen-tournee-du-chat-noir-2417712"],"art_nouveau_bohemian_montmartre":["https://news.artnet.com/art-world/theophile-alexandre-steinlen-tournee-du-chat-noir-2417712","https://www.vangoghmuseum.nl/en/prints/collection/p2361S2003"],"the_world_s_first_modern_cabaret":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Chat_Noir"]}}}},"handle":"chat-noir-socks-9804-140097","storefront_path":"/en/women-accessories/socks/crew/chat-noir-socks--9804-140097","storefront_url":"https://ai.simons.ca/en/women-accessories/socks/crew/chat-noir-socks--9804-140097"}}