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(Both, according to todays youth, are very muchoutof style.)

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Celebrities and their crew socks

It is now, apparently, all about the scrunchedcrewsock.

My question is: How did this happen?How did we get here?

Fashion has certainly evolved since then, and so should sock styling.

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But how did the athletic crew sock become the go-to pairing for shorts?

I asked my Gen Z coworkers to weigh in.

Ive always found ankle socks that show deeply unchic, saysVoguefashion writer Hannah Jackson.

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Something about them looks unintentional and sloppy.

Crew socks or bust.

(They are undoubtedly comfier than ankle socks, as OConnor pointed out.)

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It somehow makes the whole look dressier, cleaner even.

Still, the proportions of the white sockareimportant.

The point is: The sock is alwaysprominentin the outfit.

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Image may contain: Clothing, Hosiery, and Sock

Image may contain: Clothing, Hosiery, and Sock

Image may contain: Clothing, Hosiery, and Sock