The sock is hot property when it comes to making a fashion statement. Socks for men and women in all shapes and sizes are making a striking return to the runway, from the thigh-grazing sock boots in Balenciaga's capsule for Paris concept store colette to Kenzo and Prada's latest stylish socks.
Cutting-edge designers are sharing some common ground with seemingly fashion-forward Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau. Trudeau's high-profile sock moves have been widely charted. The head of state never misses an opportunity to show off his colorful sock signature. On the opening day of the G20 summit in Germany, Trudeau stole the show with a pair of red patterned socks that he had paired with tan formal shoes with quirky blue laces.
Wearing socks with trainers makes perfect sense, but socks and slides? The formerly uncool pairing was seen on the Louis Vuitton Spring 2018 runway. If Vuitton says it's ok, the old faux-pas must be worth investing in!
Last month, Prada socked it to 'em with sporty acid yellow socks and matching trainers during the Spring Summer 17-18 show at Milan Men's Fashion Week. Longer striped socks also featured in Prada's menswear collection.
On the Kenzo catwalk, Brighton rock-style candy striped knee-high socks accessorized some of the standout looks from the label's ready-to-wear collection. Models rocked red and white and black and white color combinations worn with Birkenstock-style slide-ons in a fashion faux-pas busting move.
The new attention to socks comes in the wake of a number of sporty footwear drops with a built-in sock design. Alexander Wang's sneaker for Adidas is a perfect example of how 'sock exposure' can be cool.
Nike's Zoom Mercurial Flyknit and Adidas' City Sock models are other on-trend sock-uppers.
