Stance socks make a fast break for fame on NBA players’ feet

Aaron Hennings, co-founder and chief creative officer of Stance, looks through socks at the company’s San Clemente office.

Stance has gone from start-up to the NBA’s official on-court sock in a few short years.

Clarke Miyasaki, left, Aaron Hennings, Jeff Kearl and John Wilson confer at Stance’s San Clemente office, surrounded by the company’s socks.

Avi Cohen tends to a Lonati circular knitting machine, which can knit a pair of prototype socks in eight minutes.

Stance’s SHRED Lab (Sock Hosiery Research Engineering and Development) includes machines that test and measure the fit and durability of Stance’s (and its competitors’) socks.

Randy Sheckler, director of global quality assurance and testing, shows a sock on a size 22 fit form in Stance’s SHRED Lab.

Aaron Hennings, second from left, co-founder and chief creative officer of Stance, works with Brandon Christensen, left, a senior designer, on a design.

Amenities at Stance’s San Clemente headquarters include a basketball court, an in-house chef and a personal trainer.

Brandon Christensen, senior designer, skateboards at Stance’s skate bowl while taking an encouraged break from designing at the San Clemente office.

Stance employees play ping pong during an encouraged break from work.

A variety of Stance socks are displayed at the company’s test retail space.

Socks from Stance’s NBA collection. The National Basketball Assn. has made Stance the league’s official on-court sock for the 2015-2016 season, which tips off Oct. 27.

Four of the five co-founders of Stance, from left, Ryan Kingman, Jeff Kearl, Aaron Hennings and John Wilson. (Not pictured is co-founder Taylor Shupe.)