Reading the headline, you must have thought that it has been declared that the sports socks are in. But, catering it in a non-fashion sense, they weren’t out really, were they? Sports socks for spring/summer 2022, have had a stylish rebrand.
This season, Miuccia Prada made a serious sock statement that highlighted that at her 50-look show, every single outfit featured black or uniform-grey socks. She teamed her scholarly socks with trainers coming from Miu Miu collab with New Balance that gave out a sporty flourish.
For the spring/summer 2022 sportswear collection, Boss joined forces with Russell Atheltic. Different models, including Gigi Hadid, in logo varsity jackets and sporty separates, took to the pitch-cum-runway, worn with the branded sports socks that were pulled up to their mid-calves (Source: Vogue). Another brand that go big on fashionable athleisure this season was Lactose, which teamed everything with colorful sports socks.
Furthermore, Tod arrived at Marni showing the high-top sneakers with ribbed-knot socks that were peeping over the top, and it was at Marni where shoes and sporty striped socks became a thing.
While sporty socks were also featured by Balenciaga’s pre-fall 2021 collection. Look seven comprised grey-washed trackies that have been tucked into the neon Runner sneakers and black socks, while on in the lookbook later a model was captured wearing a hoodie, a dress, white Balenciaga sports socks, and trainers (Source: Vogue).
For no-fuss sports socks, off the catwalks, the Los Angles set has made a case. Here we are talking about the thick plush gym socks that a lot of us associate with our pre-teens, the kind emblazoned with trefoil logos or swoosh.
Kendall Jenner, Bella Hadid, and Hailey Bieber have borrowed from Diana, style playbook of Princess of Wales. Just like Lady Diana, pulled-up gym socks and trainers’ staunch wearer through the ‘90s, the It-girls have now taken over by wearing their sports socks high as well as on the full show (Source: Vogue). White Performance socks of Nike are a favorite, especially when they are paired with the trainers from New Balance, Yeezy, and Balenciaga.
