White socks, long mocked, are now firmly part of the fashion scene. No longer, when paired with sandals, are they seen as a hallmark of Germans abroad. These days, white socks, a global phenomenon, ...

Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your account’s ‘Saved for Later’ section. Like a little black dress or a crisp button-down shirt, a good white sock is deceptively difficult to ...

White socks are notorious for showing every bit of dirt, and after just a few wears, they often end up stained, grubby, and far from fresh. With kids going back to school, parents are searching for ...

IN 2009, not long after Michael Jackson died, a pair of his white socks sold at Julien’s Auctions in Beverly Hills for $60,000. Calling them mere “white socks,” though, doesn’t do the King of Pop ...