Sock It To Me
I was scanning through the Web Gallery for the Durer self portrait with the black and white doublet, and I found this drawing. At first I didn't see anything very interesting, but then I saw the woman's feet. She's wearing what looks like a buttoned or pointed sock under her shoe. You can see from the other foot that her hose have no feet. It's not something I've seen before, but it seems like a fairly likely peasant innovation. If the feet of your hose wear out, why replace more than you have to?
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