Socks – An Interesting and Vital Part of Your Outfit
People always try to protect their feet from all injuries or hard weather, as these are the parts which bear the total burden of their bodies. From ancient time, humans started the practice of tying some animal hides or strong barks of the tree around their ankles, so that their feet remained covered and protected while walking the jungles and mountains. Thus, started the custom of wearing socks on the feet, which is now too much popular among the people of all societies and of all ages. Origin and reformation of socks down the history: The word “socks” is derived from the Latin word ‘Soccus’, which means loose-fitting slipper. The use of socks date long back to ancient man, as far as the 8 th century B.C., when mainly Greeks and Romans were known to put on socks, made from thick animal fur. Later socks became a status symbol among the richer class of the society or worn by the religious people in some European countries. Socks were generally knitted by hand till 158...