Figure 1.--Nte the patterens on the cuffs of William's kneesocks. In drawings William is usually pictured with one sock fallen down. Here is this TV production, bith socks have fallen down.
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Figure 1.--Nte the patterens on the cuffs of William's kneesocks. In drawings William is usually pictured with one sock fallen down. Here is this TV production, bith socks have fallen down. |
Of course one of the major characteristics of William's costuming is that one of his kneesocks have fallen down to his ankles. Almost always it is only one sock. The socks are of course grey, but they are the ones with the patterned turn-over top which were so characteristic of the 1920s and 30s. William and his mates, the outlaws, never wear the modern style with the school colors on the cuff. Again the boys never wear kneesocks with matching cuff patterns. This is a major difference with Jennings who went to a private prep school and dids wear the kneesocks with the school color stripes.
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