Ladies purchasing new women's yoga clothing may want to consider a pair of yoga socks, according to a fashion journalist.

In a fashion and style feature for the New York Times, Sarah Bowen Shea tested a number of different types and brands of yoga socks.

Some of the socks come in bright colours, with rubber dots on the soles to aid grip or with separate compartments for each toe so that they can be spread to aid balance.

Kasey Luber, the director of a yoga resource website, told Ms Bowen Shea: "Instead of staying within the rectangular confines of a yoga mat, socks can allow a person to spread out and find ease in a pose."

According to yogajournal.com, the most important considerations when choosing ladies yoga wear are feeling comfortable and being able to move freely and not being worried about whether the clothing is going to shift in ways that make you feel uncomfortable or exposed.

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