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The usage of hosiery with sandals in Italy has varied over time. Sandls are a type of footwear appearing in the early-20th century, although the related strap shoe appeared earlier. We see many Italian children in the early-20th century wearing sandals without socks, especially in southern Italy. We also see children wearing sandals with socks in cool weather or for formality. Wearing socks was also common for school wear. These conventions varies substantially from family to family. Over time wearing sandals without socks became more and more common. An Italian reader tells us, "Sandals with socks were seen as more formal than with bare feet as late as the 1960s. Today in Italy most children follow the convention that sandals are worn without socks, even for formal occassions. Of course for the most part it is children and women that wear sandals for forml occassions. It is not seen as proper for men."
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