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"The ancient Romans gave us goddess gowns and gladiator sandals, and now it seems we need to thank them for this look that a lot of you have deemed a fashion fail. Fashionistas who rock socks with sandals? To quote Fergie, &amp;amp;#8220;So 2000 and late&amp;amp;#8221;&amp;amp;#8212;apparently Roman legionnaires were doing it at least two millennium ago. Says the UK&amp;amp;#8217;s Telegraph: &amp;amp;#8220;Rust on a nail from a Roman sandal found in newly discovered ruins in North Yorkshire appears to contain fibres which could suggest that a sock-type garment was being worn. Now scientists are examining the remains in the laboratory to see if it is true. The fashion faux pas was found in a 2000-year-old &amp;amp;#8216;industrial estate&amp;amp;#8217;&amp;amp;#133;The unearthed site includes the remains of a water-powered flour mill used to grind grain and produce food for the soldiers, clothes, food remains, graves and pottery. It also contains the evidence of the socks in 14 graves on the outskirts of the area.&amp;amp;#8221; So ladies who were maybe on the fence about the &amp;amp;#8220;new&amp;amp;#8221; socks trend, think this historical basis for it might make you try it out? (OK, so maybe you still won&amp;amp;#8217;t be winterizing your gladiators with ankle socks, but interesting, no?) IN OTHER STYLE NEWS&amp;amp;#133; Congratulations, America! A New Survey Says We&amp;#x27;ve Got The World&amp;#x27;s Worst-Dressed Tourists LOL: The New York Times Says You Might Start Dressing Like Elaine from Seinfeld Hot Topic Debate: Fake Handbags Could Cause Cheating More Ways to Get Glamour Glamour stylists answer your fashion questions at WhatToWear.com. Ask away! You could win $50,000 just for registering or logging in to Glamour.com! Visit Shopglamour.com for cute stuff starting at just $10! Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Photos: Getty Images"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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