I believe wearing socks with sandals was introduced to nouveau-riche suburban culture in Greenwich, Connecticut, by a wild-eyed radical investment banker who had overindulged in dry Martinis, in the late Spring of 1957. To make it worse he wore Argyle socks with plaid shorts at the time.

He was never forgiven, and eventually had to flee to Westport, where he scraped out a meager living arranging real-estate loans.


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