Tube socks vs. ankle socks.Photo:Getty
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First it wasside parts. Then it wasskinny jeans. Now it’s ankle socks.
For millennials keeping track, there’s yet another thing we’re doing wrong with our fashion that’s making us stand out in a crowd. In short, we’re still cheugy (and yes, the wordcheugy has officially become cheugy, too).
According toPhoebe Parsons on TikTok, creator and host ofFIT(ish) podcast, only millennials wear ankle socks — and Gen Z would absolutelynever.
After showing the different photos, she explains that Gen Z “exclusively” wear taller socks pulled up their calves, while millennials stick to ankle socks at all times for fear that they will show over the tops of their shoes.
(Before we get mad at her for calling us out, she is one of us: she shows off her ankle socks at the end of the video.)
Parsons' comment section was full of millennials who felt incredibly called out (apparently rightfully so) and aggressively defended their ankle socks. Many of them noted that pulling their socks up made them feel like children and evoked the feelings of childhood — not necessarily in a good way.
Hailey Bieber wearing tall socks.Getty Images
“If they’d been as aggressively bullied over the smallest hint of sock as we were, they’d never dare,” one commenter wrote, garnering over 5,000 “likes” as of this writing.
Other commenters chimed in to say that ankle socks elongate their legs, so they’re only thinking of the aesthetics of it all, while a few more pointed out that tall socks leave a dent in their calves, and that’s not cute on anyone.
Hailey Biebermight be proof that there is some merit to this theory — she’s been rockingquite a few pairs of tube socks this year. The 26-year-old Gen Z model and entrepreneur has been photographed more than a handful of times with her trusty socks pulled artfully up her calves.
More proof? On the flip side, millennialOlivia Wildehas been seen exiting the gym on several occasions wearing ankle socks. Wilde, 39, almost always has her ankle socks hidden spectacularly out of view under her sneakers.
Olivia Wilde wearing ankle socks.Hollywood To You/Star Max/GC
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But as with any theory, it’s just that: a theory. There were those blessed few who replied to the original TikTok video to make sure everyone knew that they were solidly in their 40s and wearing their socks pulled up because they’re “not like other girls.”
And you know what? We love that for them, because you should just wear your socks — and jeans and hair — however you want.
source: people.com
