Method Including Footwear And Sock Having Aligning Indicia

A method for conveying a message through the combination of a sock and an article of footwear, the article of footwear including an interior void configured to receive a foot, the article of footwear including a first portion of the complete indicia, the sock including a base portion and a strap portion, the base portion of the sock including a second portion of the complete indicia, and the strap portion of the sock including a third portion of the complete indicia, the method comprising the steps of:

• wearing the sock such that a forefoot region of the sock engages a forefoot region of the foot, and a heel region of the sock engages a heel region of the foot, wherein the second portion of the complete indicia is visible;
• wrapping the strap portion of the sock around an ankle region of the base portion of the sock;
• aligning the second portion of the complete indicia with the third portion of the complete indicia;
• inserting the sock into the interior void of the article of footwear such that the forefoot region of the sock aligns with a forefoot region of the article of footwear and the heel region of the sock aligns with a heel region of the article of footwear;
• positioning the sock into the interior void of the article of footwear such that a first portion of the sock is located within the interior void of the article of footwear and a second portion of the sock is located outside of the interior void of the article of footwear;
• covering a portion of the second portion of the complete indicia with the article of footwear;
• aligning the second portion of the complete indicia and the third portion of the complete indicia with the first portion of the complete indicia of the article of footwear, such that the complete indicia is formed and extends from the article of footwear to the sock.

A method for conveying a message by a sock capable of receiving a foot and an article of footwear capable of receiving the foot, the method comprising:

• placing the sock on the foot;
• inserting the foot with the sock into the article of footwear;
• wherein the article of footwear includes a sole structure and an upper secured to the sole structure, the upper defining an opening configured to receive the foot of a wearer, wherein the upper includes a first indicia portion of a complete indicia disposed adjacent to the opening, the first indicia portion having a first shape, the first indicia portion including a first edge that extends to the opening, the first indicia portion including a second edge that extends to the opening;
• and
• wherein the sock includes a second indicia portion of the complete indicia, the second indicia portion being located in an ankle region, the second indicia portion having a second shape, the second indicia portion including a third edge and a fourth edge;
• aligning the third edge of the second indicia portion with the first edge of the first indicia portion on the upper;
• aligning the fourth edge of the second indicia portion with the second edge of the first indicia portion on the upper to form the complete indicia;
• wherein the complete indicia extends from a portion of the upper to the ankle region of the sock.