Socks and sandals
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Wearing socks and sandals together is a controversial fashion combination and social phenomenon that is discussed in various countries and cultures. In some places it is considered a fashion faux pas.
Sandals worn with white ankle socks
The earliest known surviving pair of socks, created by naalbinding. The split toes were designed for use with sandals. Dating from 300 to 500 CE, they were excavated from Oxyrhynchus on the Nile in Egypt.
Kyle Gass performing with Tenacious D while wearing socks and sandals
Tabi
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Tabi are traditional Japanese socks worn with thonged footwear such as zori, dating back to the 15th century.
Socks and sandals
…between Dishforth and Leeming in North Yorkshire, England. The discovery suggests that ancient Romans wore socks with sandals at least 2,000 years ago. Tabi are a type of traditional Japanese socks designed to be worn together with sandals that have been used since at least the 15th century. Saurabh Bhatia…
Pair of tabi
Tabi being worn with geta
Cotton tabi, 1700s
Cloth tabi with ties, early 1900s