Last June, David Beckham, a former soccer player often described as a style icon, walked the Dior men’s show wearing sandals and socks. Once upon a time, the popular press was amused. On the other hand, this week students at the Collège Elsa-Triolet in Saint-Denis are laughing yellow and must be secretly jealous of the former Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain player; parisian to inform that now according to the institution’s internal regulations it is forbidden to wear socks there. What’s behind this Fashion Police-worthy decision? Reasons for safety, especially in chemistry class.
Long reserved for German tourists who like to sport socks in their Birkenstocks, even if it means inciting ridicule, the style is also popular among younger generations fed up with rap videos and sports imagery. So much so that in June 2017, the Claquettes Chaussettes Challenge was born on Twitter, a challenge to all middle school students…
Source: Le Figaro
