Socks and sandals. A combination embraced by swarms of balding men and cringed at by, well, the rest of us. Until, now that is.
With the worlds revived obsession with jelly shoes (As a 90s kid, I'm all for the nostalgic comeback) we find ourselves faced with a problem. Amidst these candy colored plastic shoes, our toes are a little cold. Faced with two options on cold days, the fashion world has chosen to sport frilly socks under their beloved sandals rather than giving them up for an alternative shoe.
To all of you who wore socks and sandals before it was cool, I applaud you for not being swayed by the crowd because the crowd is now standing beside you wearing patterned socks and gaudy footwear.
It just goes to show that the rules of fashion were meant to be broken. So, break them when you feel like it. Wear those socks and those sandals. Wear red and pink. (I seriously never got why those two colors were banned from being together in the same outfit. As, a five year old girl, pink and red were a match made in heaven!)
Should we really follow a list of unwritten rules when choosing what to adorn ourselves in? If we're on our way to a job interview and are trying desperately to look as presentable as possible than that one's probably a yes. However, when choosing outfits in everyday life we shouldn't limit ourselves to what society deems the best combos.
We know what looks good on us, right. Don't let the haters tell you too ditch those sandals. Unless the hater is your boss, then abort mission.
As a conforming non-conformist (though admittedly not a socks/sandals fan) I salute, those daring pioneers in fashion who so boldly marched through the world in socks and sandals before swarms of teenage girls started copying them. Thank you!
-Madsyroo xx
