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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Lauren Cochrane

Statement socks: summer’s fashion must-have

Statement socks on the LA catwalk at Dior Men's spring/summer 2023 collection.
Statement socks on the LA catwalk at Dior Men's spring/summer 2023 collection. Photograph: Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

Fashion loves nothing more than creating hype around sought-after, scarce and expensive designs, such as “it” bags with waiting lists and trainers that fetch six figures. But the items that are set to bring kudos to what you wear this summer are … socks.

The average sock drawer is usually a fashion-free zone, but this humble accessory is now becoming a way to add style to an outfit – so much so that certain socks are being sold for well over their retail value on resale sites.

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