If you're stealth enough to continue to resist tights until at least when the clocks go back, then socks and shoes are your gateway drug between an unexposed foot and a fully covered leg.
Showing your socks has had a confused fashion history - there was the white socks and loafer thing Michael Jackson did, which was cool for like, five minutes in the 80's, but then felt as not quite right as the man who championed it. But now they've risen like a phoenix from the ashes to become a standard look among the fashion set, not least at the recent SS15 shows where there was barely a toe in sight, but plenty of open-toed shoes.
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Here's how some stylish folk are wearing it on Instagram:
Jeans + Birkies + Socks
Birkenstocks have made a triumphant return to our weekend wardrobes over the last year, and this look proves there's no reason to pack them away now the sun's gone. Wear them with contrasting socks, the woollier the better, for extra earthiness, and give your jeans a roll at the ankle to show off this unexpected foot-duo all the better.
Pull up coordinating patterened socks to give hi-tops extra impact
** Contrasting socks and sandals open up a whole new world of monochrome possibilities**
Fishnets aren't just for tights and in sock form, they add a sexy edge to chunky Timberland boots
A peekaboo shoe and a patterened sock makes for an easy approach to multi-textured footwear
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This article originally appeared on The Debrief.