Tabi
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Tabi are traditional Japanese socks worn with thonged footwear such as zori, dating back to the 15th century.
Pair of tabi
Tabi being worn with geta
Cotton tabi, 1700s
Cloth tabi with ties, early 1900s
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.
Tabi
…Tabi (足袋) are traditional Japanese socks worn with thonged footwear such as zori, dating back to the 15th century. Japanese tabi are usually understood today to be a kind of split-toed sock that is not meant to be worn…
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