WEARING socks with sandals is often something you scold your dad for doing. But now, the unlikely craze is making a comeback in time for Christmas party season. Those who want to make a statement a… ...

I will die believing that you cannot wear socks with sandals," he said. Still, if you're so inclined, those ugly sandals can be found at dozens of retailers throughout Metro Vancouver.

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There was a time when no self-respecting teenager would have been caught dead in socks and sandals. But not any more. Here, UK-based stylist tell FEMAIL why it's cool to dress like dad.

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Not even while crazed with bath salts and eating the face of random passers-by. There are some things, like wearing socks with sandals, that you simply don't do. Illustration: Michael Mucci.