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Do you have so many socks that take up space in your sock drawer? Or do you lack one and stack your socks with your underwear? We’re here to make your sock organization a whole lot easier with a DIY drawer divider! With just cardboard and a few tools, you’ll be able to divide a whole drawer that will make room for your socks! With that being said, here’s how to make a drawer divider in just 4 steps that’ll take only a few minutes to create. Don’t worry, your handmade drawer divider won’t just be a plain one. Carry on reading. Materials needed: measuring tape, ruler, cardboard paper, pencil, blade cutter, glue bottle, and colored papers. 1. STEP 1: MEASURE YOUR SOCK DRAWER Measure your sock drawer in order to plan the dividers. Begin your journey to a DIY drawer divider by measuring your drawer. Use a measuring tape and take the measurements of your drawer’s length, width, and depth. Get the exact measurements, or the wrong values might make your divider too small or too tight to fit in.  L for length, W for width and D for depth.   2. STEP 2: PLAN YOUR DRAWER DIVIDERS & DRAW THEM  Plan the dividers for your socks drawer. Every folded pair of socks needs a space of around 9 or 10 cm by 9 or 10 cm. So go ahead and divide the L (length) and W (width) by 9 or 10. Make sure to get a round number! The result is equal to the (amount of dividers needed + 1). Here’s an example:  Example:  L = 50cm, W = 60cm, D= 10cm  L / 10 = 5,  you will need 4 dividers in length  W / 10 = 6,  you will need 5 dividers in width   Now how do we draw our dividers? With our example above, you will need 4 dividers of 50cm (L) by 10cm (D) and 5 dividers of 60cm (W) by 10 cm (D).  Each separator has an incision of 5 cm. Incisions should be 9 to 10 cm apart (= space needed for a folded socks). Check out the image below for more details: Plan the drawer dividers and draw them on the cardboard.  3. STEP 3: CUT YOUR TRACINGS WITH A BLADE CUTTER Cut the tracings of your drawer dividers. Grab a blade cutter and begin slicing off your tracing(s) 4. STEP 4: USE GLUE AND COLORED PAPERS Add a touch of color to your socks drawer! Here’s where the DIY drawer divider becomes “colorful” to put together. See what we’re hinting at? Grab a glue bottle and glue on one side of the first cardboard. Add the colored paper of your choice onto it, and cut with a blade cutter to mirror the half-cut you made. Glue on the other side too and cut halfway into the colored paper too. Repeat the same procedure for the other cardboard. And now, you have a colorful DIY drawer divider that not only makes more space for your socks, but also brightens your whole drawer. Scratch that—your entire bedroom! Click here for more socks caring tips.

Ever wondered why stockings are a Christmas tradition? You’re probably thinking, “To fill them up with candy canes, what else?” Well, not quite. It actually all began with a single father, three daughters, and Saint Nicholas. Of course, there are always (very) different versions of a Christmas story. 1. CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS & SAINT NICHOLAS’ KIND GESTURE A lithographic book plate that shows Santa Claus by the chimney (NYC, 1895) Credits – Getty Images & TIME. The story of Christmas stockings was set in Finland by a poor family. The father, a recent widower, had a hard time providing for his three young girls.   And that’s where Saint Nicholas comes into the story. Historically known as a bishop situated in Turkey, his incentive was to help people in need. Overhearing villagers talking about the father and his three girls, Saint Nicholas wanted to help and had to find a way to do so secretly since the proud father refused any help.  He slid down the family’s chimney to carry out his secret mission. Finding pairs of washed stockings drying by the fire (the only thing the girls had), Saint Nicholas filled each of them with gold coins. The next day, the girls found themselves saved from Saint Nicholas’ generous gesture and it laid off a lot of responsibilities for the father. 2. CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS & HALLOWEEN A long time ago, Christmas was Halloween and stockings were left outdoors to receive candies and small gifts. Credits: Pikist. Did you know that Christmas was Halloween at one point? We didn’t know that either.   In 12th century AD, on December 5th and 6th (old versions of today’s Christmas Eve and Day), children would go door to door and get their candies. They would also leave their stockings and shoes outside their homes to receive candies and other small gifts from Saint Nicholas. So Christmas was kind of like Halloween but you kept your “Jack-O-Lanterns” … outside your house? 3. CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS & THE TRADITION OF ORANGES Oranges in Christmas stockings are a metaphor of a precious gift. Credits: Dave’s Garden. The Great Depression was a time when people were unable to afford presents. Instead, they packed oranges. Yes, that’s a fascinating Christmas story to tell. Because of their natural scarcity, oranges were pretty rare to find anywhere on American soil. They were therefore considered mysterious and luxurious, and became precious gifts!  What did you put in your family’s Christmas stocking last year? Anything mysterious and interesting?

Yes! Shoe design and empowerment. You might not have linked those two together so we are taking you on a journey to look at how different shoe trends reflect the different roles women have taken up from the 1980s to the 2010s inclusive.    Shoe making was introduced in the Ice Age. Back then, footwear was made out of animal skin. Thousands of years later, shoes developed from fabrics vis-à-vis class divisions. From class, we move to the search for comfort and casual. As women took on more roles in society and the office, comfortable shoes were in order without giving up on style. Let’s look at the evolution:    1. 1980S: FREE FROM FORMAL The 1980s began defining women’s rights and evolution into bold fashion. The 1980s introduced women’s rights to move away from wearing high heels all the time. Thanks to Jane Fonda’s workout videos, she normalized activewear, like sneakers, as acceptable clothing in women’s fashion. Credits: Left – Pay-Ssl999.Xyz; Right – The New York Times. Thanks to Jane Fonda and her workout videos, she popularized activewear for sports and outings. Big sneakers, spandex pants, and leg warmers were all the rage in the 1980s. This decade is when women broke free from formal and liberated themselves from having to dress formally and uncomfortably all the time…. And that’s when activewear design developed.  Mules were favored in the 1980s for comforting the heels without any closings in the back. Just look at how Pat Benatar rocked in them! Credits: Left – GEM; Right – L’Officiel. Mules and cone heels were also big fads of 1980s footwear. Mules uncovered women’s feet from the back that provided comfort for the heels. It also revealed some flesh as a fashion statement to encourage women to shift from traditional to experimental. The ’80s were all about looking edgy. The decade redesigned the common high heels with cone heels that took a daring turn in women’s fashion. Lady D evolved the Royal Family’s conservative fashion with her modern taste, especially in these shoes! Credits: Left –  1stDibs; Right – Harper’s Bazaar. Cone heels showed women in an edgier look. These shoes were on point in the rock ‘n roll scene of the decade, moving women away from the common and ordinary heels. More than that, Princess Diana wore them frequently, evolving the Royal Family’s conservative fashion with her modern taste.    2. 1990S: THICK AND BULKY From Britney Spears to Rachel Green, shoes evolved from the casual trend of the ‘80s. Britney Spears was highly credited for popularizing the thick platform shoes. They made women feel confident with boosted heights. Credits: Left – Outfit Ideas HQ; Right – Cosmopolitan. During her “…Baby One More Time” phase, Britney popularized thick platform shoes that added height and confidence. Britney, you hit us, baby, one more time with your bold fashion! Bad pun, we know. In the 1990s, chunky and bulky shoes paved the way for more artistic designs in shoe design and heels. Jennifer Aniston made them a fad as Rachel Green in “Friends”. Credits: Left – Shoe-Icons; Right – Pinterest. When we think about the ‘90s, we can’t possibly leave out Jennifer Aniston as Rachel Green from “Friends”. She knew how to be on point in high heels, especially in chunky and bulky shoe designs. The One Where We Stan Rachel Green and Her Fashion Taste. If only that were an actual episode in the series. 3. 2000S: STAYING COMFY  The 2000s were bold and liberating. UGGs were all the rage in the 2000s. They eased women’s feet with its heels-free and warming features. Credits: Left – Be Modish; Right – ShopStyle. After an “Oprah’s Favorite Things” broadcast, UGGs became the ultimate fashion scene for women to wear. You definitely wore a pair of these babies back in high school that kept your feet very warm. The shoe design doesn’t include heels, which provide more comfort for the feet. Above all, they gave women a gender-neutral presence to go out without heels. If you wanted to rock in heels in the 2000s, you could have done it with comfort and style together. Kitten Shoes came back in the 2000s that allowed women to move quickly and get things done. Former First Lady Michelle Obama was known to have worn them all the time to deal with her duties in a flash. Credits: Left – Kresent!; Right – Pinterest. The 2000s welcomed the 1960s Kitten Shoes back in the 21st century. The shoes were made for young teenage girls, or “kittens”, who weren’t supposed to wear heels at a young age. With low heels, Kitten Shoes allow women to get around the clock quickly and comfortably. Former First Lady Michelle Obama wore Kitten Shoes to get work done and catch up to her husband. Run, First Lady, run! Thanks to the pumps’ thicker outer soles and slim heels, they made women feel sexy. Credits: Left – The Sun; Right – Pinterest. Pumps were, and still are, one of the shoe trends today. We love how thin the heels have become and how the heels’ height and outer soles have added more height. Not only did these changes make women braver but also sexier. 4. 2010S: NEUTRAL AND BOLD In this decade, shoes became more gender-neutral, flashy, and different. They not only completed the outfit but also made a statement. 2010s were all about wanting gender neutrality between men and women. Fashion even introduced unisex clothes, including sneakers. Rihanna is known to walk in sneakers all the time. Credits: Left – Pinterest; Right – Shopee. Sneakers made a big comeback in the 2010s since the 1980s. They promote gender-neutrality to men and women once again. The shoe design allows women to do physical activities with special-made features. Having shoes exposing the feet made a bold statement in presenting women’s fashion as less conservative and bolder. Credits: Left – Arcate; Right – Fashion Jackson. The 2010s made feet even more exposed. Most shoes have designs on them and lack closed surfaces, displaying women’s feet out in the open. This made women’s shoes less conservative and bolder. Now that’s what we call showing the inner beauty out! Avant-garde shoes in the 2010s represented the