Sports socks are the most affordable accessory of the season

So, you’ve read the headline and you think Vogue is declaring that sports socks are in. But in a non-fashion sense, they were never really out, were they? For spring/summer 2022, the athletic socks have had a stylish rebrand.

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Miu Miu spring/summer 2022.

Balenciaga before fall 2021.

Miuccia Prada made a serious sock statement this season: Every outfit in her 50 Looks runway show featured solid gray or black socks. For a sporty touch, she paired her academic socks with sneakers from a Miu Miu collaboration with New Balance.

Boss joined forces with Russell Athletic for its spring/summer 2022 sportswear collection. Models, including Gigi Hadid, hit the runway in logo varsity jackets and separate tracksuits, with the brand’s athletic socks hiked up to mid-lengths. the calves. Lacoste was another brand that went for trendy sporty style this season, pairing it all with colorful sporty socks.

Lacoste spring/summer 2022.

Tod’s spring/summer 2022.

Elsewhere, Tod’s showcased high-tops with ribbed-knit socks peeking over them, while more unconventional pairings arrived at Marni, where striped socks and sneakers became one.

Balenciaga’s pre-fall 2021 collection also featured athletic socks. Look seven consisted of gray wash trackies tucked into black socks and neon Runner sneakers, while later in the lookbook a model is shown wearing a dress, hoodie, white Balenciaga sports socks and sneakers. sport.

Bella has been combining her Lycra with thick athletic socks.

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Hailey has numerous athletic socks and sneakers in rotation.

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Off the runway, the Los Angeles outfit has championed no-fuss athletic socks. We’re talking about the thick, plush gym socks that many of us associate with our tweens; the kind adorned with swoosh or trefoil logos.

Bella Hadid, Kendall Jenner and Hailey Bieber have all borrowed from Diana, the Princess of Wales’s style playbook. Just like Lady Di, who was a die-hard wearer of sports socks and sneakers during the ’90s, 21st-century it-girls have been sporting their sports socks up high and in plain sight. Nike’s white Performance socks are a favorite, paired with sneakers from New Balance, Balenciaga and Yeezy.

Rejoice in the news that a spring/summer 2022 hero accessory is probably already in your wardrobe. If you want to freshen up, check out some pairs below to add to your collection.