Straight from the eighties and nineties, the fusion of tennis with socks has come to stay this fall / winter. It was seen coming for a long time, but now that it is more confirmed, we must specify what exactly you should not know. Previously, it was something that was associated with dad’s style (especially if there was a New Balance involved, the dad sneakers par excellence), but now that it is a better dressed trick, you better go undoing that image you had of your father with his ‘ugly tennis shoes’ and socks.
Since the quarantine began, the socks they became especially relevant in different styles off duty. The fashion of socks with sandals It took us by surprise, but now that we are starting to hit the streets, the shoes with which we can show our toes remain at the bottom of the closet and, with more reason, enter the tennis in full, in the style of Lady Di in her iconic photo with biker shorts during the nineties.
Actually, wear tennis with socks It is not complicated at all, but if you are thinking about doing it, know the basics of what you should definitely avoid.
Hide the socks!
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It may seem the most obvious thing in the world, but there is no point in wearing socks, the kind that you know will be noticed, with jeans that cover them in their entirety. Let them peek out with short hem pants, with midi skirts, culottes, shorts, nothing is too much trouble when it comes to wearing socks with tennis.
Not choosing the type of socks well
Lady Di is one of the forerunners of the sock tennis trend.
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The calcetas that they are getting along with tennis are those that they are made of solid fabrics, those that you would wear to be at home; those that are net or transparent, it would be better to keep them to carry them with stilettos or some combat boots (as proposed by Dior for this fall / winter).
Not checking the extension of the socks
Crew socks from American Eagle.
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This is also important, some calcetas over the knee they are too long and the effect they will have when you double them will definitely be unfortunate. The best socks that you can wear with your tennis shoes are those with crew cut, those that rise after the heels and stay shortly before reaching the calf. In this way, you can double them without having excess fabric at your feet.
As for tennis …
Wear chunky silhouette sneakers with your socks.
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Sneakers they also matter in this equation. We have seen that socks get along better with sneakers What are they chunky, with a robust silhouette, with that silhouette of dad sneakers from which we wanted to escape for a long time. They have also been seen with Converse, but not the traditional ones, but those with a booty silhouette, allowing them to peek just the edges of the socks.
No fun
This is a fun trend, brings joviality and originality to any look so why not experiment a little with the socks and sneakers? You can opt for socks that contrast with your tennis shoes and the rest of your outfit, models with colored motifs that move away from the plain classics. The truth is that this trend was made to not follow too many rules.
