Socks and sandals

A man wearing socks in sandals.
Sandals worn with white ankle socks.

Wearing socks and sandals is a controversial fashion combination and social phenomenon that is discussed in various countries and cultures. It is sometimes considered a fashion faux pas.[1][2][3]

History

The earliest evidence of wearing socks and sandals is documented at the archaeological site between Dishforth and Leeming in North Yorkshire, England. The discovery suggests that old Romans wore socks with sandals at least 2,000 years ago.[4][5]

Reception

The soccer player David Beckham and the singer Justin Bieber have been mocked for wearing socks with sandals by the British tabloid newspaper Daily Mail.[6]

Saurabh Bhatia, the author of the book Indian Corporate Etiquette, advises readers: "If, for some reason, you are not wearing socks with sandals, ensure your toes are clean and your toe-nails are closely clipped".[7] Joshua Belter, the author of The Book of Rules: The Right Way to Do Everything, points out that wearing socks with sandals negatively influences the process of cooling the feet.[8] However, energy design handbooks include light socks and sandals as part of a high-thermal flux tropical attire.[9][10]

Regional phenomenon

According to Brian Shea of The Evening Sun, wearing socks and sandals is popular among the older generation and Germans.[11]

The Britons are, according to The China Post, "famed for fashion blunders like wearing socks with sandals".[12]

Wearing socks and sandals is considered rather unaesthetic in the Czech Republic and Poland; however, some people prefer socks and sandals, and a part of the population prefers both the options (sandals with and without socks).[13]

Socks and sandals is a regular Pacific Northwest phenomenon.[14][15][16] Seattle based insurance company PEMCO used the "Sandals & Socks Guy" character as part of a 2007 advertising campaign that portrayed this as a typically Pacific Northwest fashion.[17][18] The Daily Dot highlighted "sandals and socks" as a term entered into a web search engine more often by Washingtonians than residents of any other state.[19]

Subculture phenomenon

Wearing socks and sandals is associated by some with geek culture.[20][21] Socks and sandals were noted as a "high crime of fashion" when introduced as an Xbox Live player avatar accessory in 2009.[22]

2010s fashion trend

In 2010, the newspaper Daily Telegraph reported that wearing socks and sandals was a hit for spring/summer of that year.[23] Starting in 2010, and again in 2014, several sources reported that socks and sandals had become a fashion trend in the United States and the United Kingdom, appearing in several runway shows, including those of Miu Miu (2010) and fashion designers Vivienne Tam and Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen (2014), and picked up by celebrities.[24][25][26][27][28][29][30]

Socks and sandals are a smart idea for tricky transition weather, but they are also a painless way to break in new shoes.

People

People noted for wearing socks and sandals include Qi Lu, computer scientist and Microsoft executive.[31][32][33]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Socks and sandals voted biggest fashion faux pas of all time". Debenhams Press Center. Debenhams. 30 July 2013. Archived from the original on 4 August 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Socks With Sandals Voted Worst Fashion Faux Pas". The Huffington Post. 31 July 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  3. ↑ Johnson, Daniel (30 July 2013). "The worst fashion faux pas of all time revealed". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  4. ↑ Alleyne, Richard (25 August 2010). "Romans wore socks with sandals, new British dig suggests". The Telegraph. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  5. ↑ Acton, Adams & Packer 2006, p. 241.
  6. ↑ London, Bianca (30 July 2013). "Sorry, David Beckham and Justin Bieber! Sandals worn with socks voted biggest fashion faux pas EVER by the public". Daily Mail. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  7. ↑ Bhatia 2008, p. 42.
  8. ↑ Belter 2012, p. 132.
  9. ↑ Parsons 2010, p. 138.
  10. ↑ Butera 1999, p. 44.
  11. ↑ Shea, Brian (7 July 2008). "Regular Guy: Power to the Relaxation Revolution". The Evening Sun. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  12. ↑ "Britons are worst-dressed European tourists: study". The China Post (originally AFP). 7 June 2010. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  13. ↑ "Spor o ponožky v sandálech mě pobavil, píše Američan v reakci na Škromacha". Lidové noviny (in Czech). lidovky.cz. 1 August 2013. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  14. ↑ Haupt 2009, p. 30 "Surely wearing binoculars is a novel fashion statement, one that has yet to be discovered by Paris, New York, or even Seattle, where we regularly dine out in polar fleece and wear sweat socks with our sandals."
  15. ↑ Steve Scher (August 13, 2010), "Pacific Northwest Fashion", Weekday (Radio show), KUOW
  16. ↑ Chickowski 2012, p. 68 "[S]pecialty beers are as de rigueur here [in the Northwest] as fleece jackets and sandals with socks."
  17. ↑ Christina Corrales-Toy (August 29, 2014), "Newcastle native inspires PEMCO's newest Northwest Profile", Newcastle News, Newcastle, Washington
  18. ↑ Jennifer Gehrt (March 1, 2010), “We’re a Lot Like You” PEMCO’s Campaign, Seattle: Communique PR
  19. ↑ Josh Katzowitz (August 26, 2015), "America's most shameful Google searches, state by state", The Daily Dot
  20. ↑ Langley 2012, p. 30.
  21. ↑ Reay 2005, p. 46 "As a scientist, one of the 'perks' of the job is going to international conferences. These are usually dominated by people with a penchant for wearing socks with sandals..."
  22. ↑ Alexander Sliwinski (May 13, 2009), "New Avatar shoes available, fear the socks and sandals option", Engadget
  23. ↑ Alexander, Hilary (10 April 2010). "Socks with sandals are on trend for spring/summer 2010". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  24. ↑ Melissa Magsaysay (April 5, 2014), "Wearing socks with sandals is suddenly fashionable: The much-derided combination of socks with sandals is trending with celebrities, fashion industry insiders and street style stars", Los Angeles Times
  25. ↑ Deni Kirkova (November 2, 2014), "Birkenstocks and socks are IN for autumn, says fashion editor, but would you dare step out in Rita Ora's favourite look?", Daily Mail
  26. ↑ Michelle Persad (May 13, 2015), "This Is How You Make Socks And Sandals Look Cool. Yes, It's Possible.", Huffington Post
  27. ↑ Andrea Cheng (March 31, 2014), "From Taboo to Trend: Sock-and-Sandal Pairings Are Really Happening", InStyle
  28. ↑ Olivia Kim (October 14, 2014), "What's Up, Olivia: Socks & Sandals", The Thread (Fashion blog), Seattle: Nordstrom
  29. ↑ RAAKHEE MIRCHANDANI and ANAHITA MOUSSAVIAN (May 14, 2010), "Should you rock socks and sandals?", New York Post
  30. ↑ Sadie Stein (May 17, 2010), "Socks And Sandals: A Meditation", Jezebel
  31. ↑ Jennifer Bails, "Bing it On", Carnegie Mellon Today, Carnegie-Mellon University
  32. ↑ Miguel Helft (August 30, 2009), "A Hired Gun for Microsoft, in Pursuit of Google", The New York Times
  33. ↑ Casey Newton (July 7, 2016), "Exclusive: Why Microsoft is betting its future on AI, inside Satya Nadella's plan to outsmart Google", The Verge

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