In the 21st century, the dancing of demons is no longer enough to make people stop and watch, but the way of dressing is still inspiring.
Recently, the most fanatical "glamorous theme" for many fashionistas is red stockings.
Just looking at the word "stockings", the hormone content is enough to support a traffic field, coupled with the bright colors with a strong sense of presence, the visual effect is repeatedly full.
The mood of the times determines people's clothing, on the one hand, the stock market is green, on the other hand, the vanity fair is overflowing with red mood, bright color contrast, it seems to imply that people's mood nowadays, is indeed in need of a little vitality of stimulation, a heavy blow.
Nowadays, the fashion trend has long been on the broad road of "heroes with color".
Not so long ago, people were wandering around the Maillard and Gray outfits, trying to choose the most trendy way to dress in those dark tones.
And recently, when the old money style of being decent and boring has begun to proliferate, red stockings have become a game-breaker.
Regardless of whether it is Chinese or Western, INS Internet celebrities and Xiaohongshu bloggers have taken it as a fashion criterion to expose a pair of vibrant red stockings under a silhouette suit and cashmere coat.
Reserved people hide their red socks under their coats, but others are much more daring and let the bright hues shine through.
For a time, the entire Internet was occupied by this surging red sentiment.
The fashion field is the most sensitive to the classification of colors, and in many fashion reports, this red color that resembles a ripe tomato has a more accurate scientific name - "cherry red".
The craze for cherry red is constantly being quantified in the data, with Instagram account @databutmakeitfashion analyzing the search interest index for "cherry red" rising by 300% this year. Pinterest is even more staggering, with searches for "red tights suit" up 614% since September last year.
The wave of red stockings did not appear out of thin air, as early as the beginning of last year, at the fashion week, this "demon wind" has begun to appear.
On the runway of luxury brands such as Hermès, Chanel, Miu Miu, and Gucci, there were many "red leggings" looks. At that time, it caused an uproar in the media, and those who saw this trend followed by the launch of many red sox with advertorials.
2023 FW Show Diagram
Seeing this, you may be curious, not long ago, fashion bloggers also regarded the essence of low-saturated color dressing as the guideline, and frequently mentioned the temperament of old money.
Why are they now abandoning their low-key style and wearing red socks in pursuit of a strong visual impact?
In fact, when it comes to Christmas at the end of the year, especially when the flavor of the Lunar New Year is getting stronger, the very festive color of cherry red has found room for existence.
There was a fashion show "packing ticket" before, and people looked at the natal autumn pants at the bottom of the box, and they became more and more pleased, and they put on them and calmly walked on the streets.
For those who follow the trend, it's just another costume arms race.
But presumably, such a clear bright red leg shape will inevitably be dazzling in the eyes of many conservative people, and it will feel very indecent to look at it again.
It's just interesting that if you turn a few more pages of the old yellow calendar of fashion history, you will find that red stockings have often appeared in history, and have attracted many men to flock to them, of course, to wear them themselves.
In most people's eyes, red stockings are eye-catching, but in reality, they are part of a fashionable retro narrative.
Fashion historian Ruby Redstone has mentioned that church leaders in ancient Rome were distinguished from ordinary people by wearing red stockings, while in Renaissance Europe, both men and women wore red stockings to prove their strong spending power and excellent aesthetic taste.
Catherine de Medici, who married into the French royal family from Italy in the 16th century, also brought the Red Sox wave to Vanity Fair. Anecdotal rumors say that she likes to wear red stockings, largely because she is not tall enough, and the eye-catching red stockings can make her look longer.
But in any case, the personal hobby of the French queen became a symbol of wealth, and it also provoked a number of dignitaries and dignitaries to seek after it. In 17th-century portraits, red elements often appear in the details of the figure's clothing, especially red stockings.
However, the one who really pushed the Red Sox to the forefront was the man who loved beauty the most in the history books, Louis XIV, the Sun Emperor.
French historian Joan de Jean once mentioned that Louis XIV was a man who was very proud of his legs, so he often wore all kinds of beautiful stockings to show off his slender legs. Therefore, in the portrait of Louis XIV, you can always see the moment of "sexual tension" in his red stockings.
Of course, the spread of personal charm is only part of the story.
In 17th-century Europe, red pigment was still scarce, relying heavily on cochineal scraped from cacti, which were dried and ground to make red dye. Red dyes were scarce and expensive, and for Louis XIV, who reigned to create the glorious era of the Kingdom of France, the ornate red garments were as conspicuous as the power of the country in his hands.
The top-down imitation of red stockings did not diminish with the death of Louis XIV, and even with the refinement of the craftsmanship, the addition of exquisite embroidery details has become more sophisticated.
Stockings from circa 1750
The privileged era of red stockings lasted until the mid-19th century, when the invention of synthetic pigments made red less expensive.
But with the rise of the second feminist revolution in the Western world, red stockings have gained a new layer of epochal significance.
In the 60s of the 20th century, the American economy developed rapidly, and social trends were surging. Under the influence of the feminist movement, the designs of fashion designers have become weapons against patriarchal bondage and breaking gender stereotypes.
When a "youth earthquake" sparked in the Western world, Mary Quant created a sensational miniskirt in which fashionable young women donned colorful tight skirts and trousers while shaking their heads in rock 'n' roll.
Twiggy, a youth icon figure of that generation, also launched a tights line during this period. In the words of the moment, the idol personally brings the goods.
The bright red stockings and bright youthful atmosphere have been written into the history of fashion, and have also become a symbol of women's ideological emancipation and the pursuit of a new positioning of social roles.
Flipping through the colorful stockings advertisements of the 80s in the United States, the red style is always among them.
Looking back, what exactly do red stockings represent?
Perhaps when talking about stockings alone, what you can't avoid is its implicit erotic connotation. However, with the red stimulant, the image of the stockings became full of aggression.
Even in American men's magazines in the 1950s, dancers in red stockings were not effeminate.
《The Dude The Magazine Devoted To Pleasure July, 1959》
In essence, red stockings are not a low-key existence, and the radical meaning pushes it to the top of the power step by step.
As a result, people went forward and crawled willingly, under the strong and unobstructed emotions of the red stockings.
On the bright side, red is indeed an interesting fashion competition for the public.
The red stockings are not a small test of body and color matching, and compared with the previous dullness, the visual impact brought by the provocation of flame tones, and the influx of traffic on social platforms, the temptation of who should not be underestimated.
However, red stockings are not a carnival for fashion lovers to close their doors and complacently.
Compared with the general public's avoidance of the so-called fashionable way of dressing in the past, the acceptance of the red sox aesthetic system this time is significantly higher.
Google's data shows that the word "red" has seen an increase in dress terms even as December approaches. However, the search popularity in December this year has increased significantly compared to the same period last year, and the search volume for the term "red sox" is also far higher than in previous years.
The hashtag entry on Xiaohongshu about #Red has been viewed 180 million times, and most of the outfit recommendations are based on red socks.
The choice of people outside the fashion gate has made the red sox a symbol of faith.
Putting the enthusiasm of Chinese and Western people in their respective cultural contexts makes it easy to understand the choices people make.
The reverence for red can be seen in various traditional Xi. Most of the sacrificial utensils and sacrificial utensils in southern Fujian are mainly red, and most people have also experienced being forced or voluntarily put on red pants in their natal year.
For the Chinese, red has a sense of detached and oppressive and filthy sacredness, and it is a parasitic place for a sense of security in pessimistic times.
For audiences from a Western perspective, the bright red color is a well-documented image of energy.
Emily McCarthy, color strategist at WGSN, said in an interview that red represents passion, lust and fearless femininity.
In this way, it seems that the red sox is becoming the lipstick economy of this era.
Negative and negative sentiments have been repeatedly poured out in the cost-of-living crisis, and even luxury brands in Genting have revealed signs in their earnings reports that they are not selling.
Fashion information is dominated by all kinds of practical ways of dressing, such as "old money style" and "quiet luxury style".
People who are aesthetically tired cannot afford to be overloaded with neon shirts, but the emergence of the red sox trend has unexpectedly broken the shackles of dull dress. Obviously, this also means that the public is thirsty for a dose of booster.
People consume cheap and practical red socks, looking forward to finding the light to tear apart the gloom of life, and looking forward to stacking Buff in this powerful shade.
In this way, the metaphor of the Red Sox also carries a layer of melancholy.
Once upon a time, everyone firmly believed that as long as they followed the times, the trajectory of life would be an exponential function pointing straight upward.
However, for this group of Gen Z who lived in a period of economic boom, they grew up stable and beautiful, and they began to experience social beatings as soon as they stepped out of the ivory tower.
The successful experience of today's people can no longer be easily replicated, and the only choice for people is to take risks.
The road ahead is uncertain, and the Red Sox becomes the support of faith.
In this winter, which is obviously much colder than usual, people need not fashion symbols, but a pair of red stockings that can support the spring together.