Throughout history, people have worn some pretty spectacular hosiery. I'm tickled today when I see fantastic socks for sale (and I often buy them, too), because it's really nothing new. We are all familiar with 18th century clocked stockings, but things didn't get mundane after that century's passing. On the contrary! Check out what the Victorians and Edwardians were wearing...
Lace Inserts - c. 1900-1910
Eye-bursting Patterns - 1870s
"Old-Fashioned" Clocks - 1800-1860s
Geometrics - 1890s-1900
Repeated Pattern - 1800-early 20th c. (into 1920s too)
So when you're out shopping for period socks, keep these ideas in mind. Occasionally you'll run into some surprisingly historical hosiery out there, like these examples...
There's also the
American Duchess range, which will be expanding from 18th c. and early 19th c. into Victorian and Edwardian for this Holiday Season. :-)
