Dr·Medic compression in everyday life

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The first thread

Our compression stockings arrive, 21 July 2023

On 21 July 2023 the first pieces of the Dr·Medic Compression Series reached our shop, short and full-length stockings knitted in Japan.

By Peter Höljö and the Dr·Medic team21 July 20231 min readUpdated 18 October 2026

Event date, 21 July 2023

Lead image, From the Dr·Medic image library.

Long days on your feet, long flights between Tokyo and Stockholm. Heavy legs are something we know well. On 21 July 2023 we released our first answer, Dr·Medic short stockings and full-length stockings.

Knitted in Japan

We chose to work with Japanese knitting, because the pressure has to be right stitch by stitch. Graduated compression means the firmest support sits at the ankle and eases as it rises, so it feels like a hand lifting you, not a band holding you.

Wearing Dr·Medic compression through the day
Wearing Dr·Medic compression through the day

Something you wear, not something you notice

The goal was simple, support you can wear all day under a dress or trousers and forget about. That first summer taught us a lot, and it led straight to the high socks and tights that followed.

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