In 1984, Michael Jackson was on his Victory Tour. In the show he walked on the stage with a leather suitcase. In the dim light the things that caught eyes were Michael’s white top and the white Swarovski crystal-encrusted socks on his ankles. Michael took out his black jacket that also encrusted with crystals from the suitcase and put it on with an indolent air. The repressed enthusiasm was overwhelmed in the audience and might explode in any time. When Michael finally put on his white glove and started to dance to the drum beats, the scream burst out madly from the audience. Because of the white socks which drew attentions to the feet and made it easier to see Michael’s dancing moves, nobody would be left out in the show even the spectators far from the stage. Apparently the attentive design from Michael not only created street style trends and the number of sales for socks factories, but also made the image of white socks that exclusively belongs Michael himself deep in the hearts of people around the world. Compared to plain white socks, the patterned socks on Justin Trudeau’s ankles look much lively. In May 4th 2017, the Canadian minister wore the socks with Star Wars characters to meet then Irish Prime Minister, Enda Kenny. Trudeau showed his love to the movie and celebrated the Star Wars day in humor with the themed footwear. However, the politician who likes to manage socks statement has put his ankles into the spotlight. Actually, his socks game had started earlier when he wore a pair of Maple Leaves socks to attend his first minister meeting in 2015. Trudeau broke the fashion rule that the suits must go with solid colored socks. No matter that the rainbow socks he wore to fit in the event theme or the yellow duck socks caught attentions in the World Economic Forum Summit, Trudeau drew himself close to the public, made less serious for political issues, and expressed his concern about variety of social issues with the inconspicuous details on his ankles. It is certain that the attention translated to sales of the patterned socks, especially the number of custom socks that help people to build up their self-image.
