Do The Time-Warp With This Vintage Look

Nostalgia is a wonderful thing. It seems that the rebirth of past trends are what fuel today's hottest fashion epiphanies. We look at pencil leg trousers and say, WHAT AN IDEA,' while our parents hold them up at them and think, hmph, old news.'

Bobby Socks. You may remember the look from Archie comics, or the movie Grease. Short socks worn inside Mary Jane's, or dainty lace-ups in ice-cream colours. A few years ago, they'd appear nothing more than costume'ish. Today, they're all the rage.

In 2010, the Bobby Sock is back - with a vengeance.

Like any style resurrected from the dead, alterations have been made. The socks are not only white and silken, but rather worn in all colours and materials, and beneath all sorts of footwear. Burnt Orange cotton, Forest Green wool, even Candy-Floss pink with ruffles, tucked into edgy platforms, traditional booties and modern MJ's.

This look, worn all around F/W Fashion Week in Manhattan, and photographed by none other than The Sartorialist (above left), is perfect for those days when it's not cool enough to bust out tights, but not warm enough to bear it bare-footed either.

Spice up your khaki's and pair this look with a rolled cuff, or play it prim with a floral skirt and a ruffled blouse.

No matter how you roll em, style 'em and pair 'em, Bobby Socks are killing it for fall.

Style Lisa
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