Comments on: Packard & State http://annarborchronicle.com/2011/09/03/packard-state-6/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=packard-state-6 it's like being there Tue, 16 Sep 2014 04:56:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.2 By: DrData http://annarborchronicle.com/2011/09/03/packard-state-6/comment-page-1/#comment-71732 DrData Sat, 03 Sep 2011 19:13:43 +0000 http://annarborchronicle.com/?p=71020#comment-71732 More likely the look was picked up from the Fab Five:

As students,they helped to bring a popular “Hip Hop” style to the game with their trash talk and by imitating Michael Jordan of the NBA , wearing longer,baggier gym shorts and shaved heads. They also wore black athletic shoes, and black athletic socks.

Taken from Wikipedia entry on them: [link]

]]> By: Mary Morgan http://annarborchronicle.com/2011/09/03/packard-state-6/comment-page-1/#comment-71730 Mary Morgan Sat, 03 Sep 2011 16:04:15 +0000 http://annarborchronicle.com/?p=71020#comment-71730 So in answer to your question, Trevor, given this additional info – no, it’s absolutely not a fashion trend.

]]> By: Dave Askins http://annarborchronicle.com/2011/09/03/packard-state-6/comment-page-1/#comment-71729 Dave Askins Sat, 03 Sep 2011 15:59:42 +0000 http://annarborchronicle.com/?p=71020#comment-71729 If black socks with shorts are a fashion trend, it might be traced to Lance Armstrong. My recollection is that it was a cold nasty rainy day on the Tour de France, and he opted for black socks so they wouldn’t show the dirt. It caused a minor stir in the cycling world. But may have helped make the shorts-and-black-socks combo more acceptable in general. I own a half-dozen pair of black cycling socks. I find that in addition to looking awesome on the bike, the black socks also really rock a pair of Teva sandals.

]]> By: Trevor Staples http://annarborchronicle.com/2011/09/03/packard-state-6/comment-page-1/#comment-71727 Trevor Staples Sat, 03 Sep 2011 15:32:50 +0000 http://annarborchronicle.com/?p=71020#comment-71727 This is semi-unrelated, but that first picture got me thinking. We’ve been seeing a lot of young men wearing shorts with black socks lately. I know I’m aging, and far from hip anymore (you can tell by my use of the word “hip”), but please tell me this is not a fashion trend!

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