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Re: Neon Socks
The brightly coloured sock "thing" for boys actually started right after the war in the late 1940s. The big deal was to have brown crepe soled suede shoes with yellow shoe laces and yellow socks.
Dennis Slater and I went on holiday to Douglas, Isle of Man, in 1947 -- we returned home to Burnley oufitted as above. My Mum and Dad "freaked out" -- as did our neighbors -- especially the retired Coldstream Guards Sergeant Major who lived across the street! We were a hit with girls, though -- we thought we were really something -- the trendsetters of Burnley!
James
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