socks and sandals yes or no
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Socks and sandals yes or no. Stephanie George Comm 1010 Spring 2013. Preview. Roman statue found wearing socks with sandals Designers taking dad’s faux pas -putting on runway If need permission to wear something, the answer is no. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
SOCKS AND SANDALS
YES OR NO
S T E P H A N I E G
E O R G E
C O M M 10 1 0
S P R I NG 2
0 1 3
PREVIEW
• Roman statue found wearing socks with sandals
• Designers taking dad’s faux pas -putting on runway
• If need permission to wear something, the answer is no
ROMAN STATUE FROM 2ND CENTURY FOUND WEARING SOCKS WITH SANDALS• Sandal which had impressions from fibers on it
• Related to Britain’s cooler climate
• Put mark on Roman culture
http://www.google.com/imgres?start=57&hl=en&biw=1920&bih=878&tbm=isch&tbnid=df5gSpI4Z_XheM:&imgrefurl=http://main.stylelist.com/2010/08/26/romans-socks-sandals/&docid=-jyLydQeVbPxWM&imgurl=http://www.blogcdn.com/main.stylelist.com/media/2010/08/romans-in-sandals-and-socks-240bes082610.jpg&w=240&h=360&ei=YoE9Ub7CKISCqQGOp4HgCA&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=187&vpy=465&dur=13742&hovh=275&hovw=183&tx=99&ty=206&page=2&tbnh=149&tbnw=99&ndsp=73&ved=1t:429,r:6,s:100,i:22
DESIGNER’S TAKING DAD’S FAUX PAS AND PUTTING ON RUNWAY• Fantastic sandals
• Fashionistas. NO HAIRY LEGS
• Stylish school girl or granny chic
http://www.google.com/imgres?hl=en&biw=1920&bih=878&tbm=isch&tbnid=q_LHbaFRq49nQM:&imgrefurl=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/11/fashion/11POINTS.html&docid=w8V3AdKTHaF69M&imgurl=http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2010/02/11/fashion/11POINTS-span/11POINTS_CA0-articleLarge.jpg&w=600&h=337&ei=uYA9UdSENYjdrAHjxoHYAg&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=511&vpy=290&dur=764&hovh=168&hovw=300&tx=129&ty=71&page=1&tbnh=143&tbnw=249&start=0&ndsp=57&ved=1t:429,r:14,s:0,i:125
NEED PERMISSION TO WEAR SOMETHING? THEN THE ANSWER IS NO.• Quiet confidence
• Little nerve/ restraint can pull of look BUT:• No sandals w/ many stripes• No old testament man-dals• No shaggy mid calf woolies
• Urban Dictionary
URBAN DICTIONARY COMMENTS“A footwear combination worn only by the fashion-challenged.”
• If it’s hot enough for sandals, it’s too hot to wear socks.• If it’s cold enough to wear socks, it’s too cold for sandals.
• I saw a girl wearing track pants, a recreation hoodie and socks and sandals, so I threw up on her face.
• Girl 1: did you see Harold with socks and sandals?• Girl 2: ughh yes, summers over winters over don’t mix the
two!
CONCLUSION
• The Romans started it!
• Trend Setting Designers are putting them on the runway
• If you need permission to wear it, probably don’t