Figure 1.--A HBC reader has sent along the image here and writes, "The attahed picture appeared prominently in an English national paper today to illustrate a story about the latest education controversy. Note that the boy wearing ultra short socks with his school uniform. These socks are all the rage here in 2005. They look weird to me!" |
A very short type of socks have become popular in the 2000s. They are called sport socks because they were first popular with athletes like tennis players. They are designed to basically conform to the shape of the shoe and not show much above the shoe. The effect is that of not wearing socks. We note some British children in the 2000s wearing these socks not just for sports, but with school uniform. The style appears to be to show just slightly above the shoe. I'm not sure if any schools have adopted these socks as part of the uniform. It seems more likely that some schools allow some flexibility as to hosiery and footwear.
A HBC reader has sent along the image here and writes, "The attahed picture appeared prominently in an English national paper today to illustrate a story about the latest education controversy. Note that the boy wearing ultra short socks with his school uniform. These socks are all the rage here in 2005. They look weird to me!"
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