Has your local dive bar started looking like a sock hop? Blame it on the algorithm if you must, but there is a smooth-brained ...

White socks, long mocked, are now firmly part of the fashion scene. No longer, when paired with sandals, are they seen as a hallmark of Germans abroad. These days, white socks, a global phenomenon ...

Humans have been wearing socks since the time of antiquity, and for better or worse they’ve been fashion statements ever since.

But recently I’m seeing young guys at the gym wearing white socks with black shoes and some guys playing tennis wearing black socks with white shoes. So I don’t know what to do.

Love them or hate them, white socks are back in fashion. Here's how to wear them - and don't be shy. Flaunt the brand, pair them with sandals, the more conspicuous they are, the better, say ...