Ka Mate

Haka is a ceremonial dance of Maori in New Zealand. It used to be a cheering dance before the wars. The most well-known performance is from the New Zealand national rugby team ‘All Blacks’, who danced HAKA every time before each game. The traditional culture pays respect to both the opponents and audiences. This dance does not only proclaim strength, but also to provoke against the opponents.
Haka is not only performed before the games, but also performed to welcome distinguished guests, or to acknowledge great achievements, gatherings, occasions or funerals for memorizing and admiring the ancestors.
Generally, the HAKA performed by the All Blacks is called Ka Mate. HAKA differs based on occasions. The performers mostly do stamping of the feet, slapping against the body, protruding of the tongue and staring wildly. The contents of performance describe the ancestors and major events in the history.

The design continuously adopted the classic style - Tā moko of FLIPPOS with the color of All Blacks team to show the players' heroic spirit. The design expresses the perfect blending of Europe and Maori culture and the heritages from generations when the hosiery is folded.
In fact, New Zealand is by far the best country in the world for integrating European immigrants and indigenous people, whether in terms of law or traditional cultural preservation. Ka Mate has been designed to express the integration of ethical diversity and the respect towards the traditional culture from New Zealand.

Original design in Taiwan

WHY FLIPPOS
The original idea of FLIPPOS hosiery is to create a pair of compression stocking fulfilling functions in every way. You could wear it to the office and exercise after work as well. Simply with ONE SAME pair of stocking.
Considering that most people either sit or stand for a long time for work in which cause the fatigue condition upon feet and calf, we develop our hosiery to apply ‘graduated compression’ from the sole of the foot to calf to improve this situation.
Additionally, wearing FLIPPOS during exercise could reduce muscle vibration effectively, produce greater strength, and improve the speed of fatigue recovery after exercising.

Flip the length, flip the attitude.
In order to cater for any occasion and any outfit, FLIPPOS creates the first compression hosiery that can be folded. You could wear it knee-high or fold it to the calf. The item can be transformed into socks within seconds.
★Length BEFORE flipping: Knee-High
★Length AFTER flipping: 18cm above ankle

Features

• Functional compression hosiery.
• Keep your feet dry in summer and keep them warm in winter.
• Original designs, from knee high to sock within seconds.
• Relieve the discomfort from sitting or standing for a long time.
• Tech yarn, similar to the feeling of Egyptian cotton.
• Increase the durability of strength for exercise.
• Increase the speed of recovery after exercise.
• Quick moisture wicking function. Keep your socks dry all day long.
• Silver fiber (anti-bacterial)
• Washable, durable, with outstanding elasticity.

Graduated Compressions
The compression levels adopted by FLIPPOS are the graduated compressions of 15-25 mmHg in accordance with EU regulation, which is NOT considered a high-compression medical product.

Usage
Daily wear, before and after exercise (running, cycling, skateboarding, mountain-climbing, physical training, etc.), traveling, taking long-distance flights, or improving problems before and after pregnancy.

Composition
The touch of similar to Egyptian cotton & silver fiber
The main material of the hosiery is tech nylon mixed with lycra yarn. In addition to that this material is four times more expensive than ordinary combed cotton, the main functions are quick moisture wicking and the touch of similar to Egyptian cotton.On top of that, silver fiber deodorizing technology has been added to the sole of stocking. The effect will NOT be reduced due to either the number of times being washed or however long the products has been bought.

• 85% Tech Nylon
• 7% Lycra
• 4% Cotton
• 2% Spandex
• 2% Silver Fiber silver ion/ deodorization

Washing & Care