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Updated 18 January 2004, 15.26 
A Dutch office worker has caused a bit of a hoo-ha by slating staff for wearing white socks!
So, do you think wearing white socks is a bit of a no-no?
Do you think there should be fashion police to target style criminals?!
Or do you think the issue is not so much the colour of the sock, but the length of the trouser?
Whatever you think, e-mail NOW and let us know!
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 They're only socks and it's not like your mates are gonna ask you what colour you're wearing! If that's what some people say is a fashion statement then I'd like to know what isn't! Candice, 13, Kent
I love my fancy white socks!!! They are cool and look brilliant!! Sally, 7, London
I don't like the colour white to begin with but I don't think there is anything wrong with wearing white socks if you have pants that cover them up. It's not always what you wear but how you wear it. Jess, 14, USA
Fashion CRIMES? I aim to break every one of them just to tick you lot of sock freaks off. Get a life. Faye, 14, Liverpool
I think white socks look awful if people are wearing their trousers ridicously high, but if they aren't visible, why not? I prefer stripey knee socks to white ankle ones though. Katy, 13, Nottinghamshire
You can't get told off for wearing white socks, even if they are a fashion crime! Stripey toe socks are worse! Stephen, 12, Deppcar
It is not a fashon crime. Sean, 6, Belfast
I don't think it really matters what the colour of your sock is! Usually the trouser covers them up anyways. At least they should... Madison, 14, London
In school white socks are definitely in. Yet the socks only come up to right below your ankle below, and sometimes even only cover the front half of the foot. Yet sandals, and socks are a big no-no sorry guys. Stephanie, 15, USA
Why would it matter what they wear? It's up to them and it's their fault if they get funny looks. Callum, 15, Blackburn
What? What's wrong with white socks? I love my white socks!! Kim, 15, Kent
I love white socks, they really make me different when I tuck my trousers into them. My friends say I look silly but I know that I look rahhhh heavy. Will, 14, Birmingham
No - if you're wearing white ankle-highs with trainers it looks cool. White socks are a part of my uniform at school, so I guess I'm accustomed to them. Em, 14, Louiseville
I don't see the big deal they're socks - so what? Ok white socks with sandals and short trousers look odd but so would most coloured socks. Patty, 13, Bristol
Maybe I'm just clueless, but I really didn't know that white socks was such a big deal... I mean, at some schools, isn't it part of their uniform? And their P.E uniform? Emily, 14, Essex
YES!!! I think that wearing white shocks is a fashion crime!!!! People look really daft if they are wearing black pants and you see their socks! Larissa, 13, Manchester
Oh My GOD! Scandal of the century! (hopefully sarcasm evident) What's so terrible about white socks? I really don't see why this is a big thing, the dutch officer is stupid, and it seems everyone is way to fashion concious. Annie, 14, New Zealand
It's really sad when white socks constitute as news. Why does it matter what color your socks are? I mean, I think there are more important issues out there besides white socks. Holly, 14, USA
White Socks With Black Trousers Should Obviously Never Be Attempted. At Other Times, White Socks Are Perfectly Acceptable. Michael, 12, Nottingham
This is so out of hand, we think the colour of socks matter so much? Does the colour of anything really matter? Race, car or your hair? NO! Socks are socks! They are created to keep your feet warm, not to look cool.... Anton, 15, London
Ummm... they're just socks! If they keep my feet warm then I'm happy, but I have to say that I like to wear funky socks even more! Laura, 15, Canada
Eew that's one of my pet hates. They're sooo bad when people at school wear them with ankle swingers. Can't they get longer trousers or BLACK SOCKS? Kim, 14, Newcastle
I think that the deal isn't with the socks but with the length of the trouser. I mean, if you wore trousers that go down to your shoes then no one would see your socks so that doesn't really matter.... Stephanie, 15, Dorset
Wearing white socks looks really silly with jeans because your socks really stand out. David, 14, Newcastle
I don't think white socks are cool but I have to wear them in gym. Other than that, I think white socks are a big fashion OOPS! Shauna, 14, USA
I never knew there was such a big deal about wearing white socks! I thought it was just normal. At my school we're only allowed to wear white, navy or black socks, and nobody cares which. Well, mostly people don't actually care, they just wear anything....but anyway! I didn't think there was anything wrong with white socks, maybe if your trousers aren't long enough it looks silly, but that applies to all socks! Julia, 15, Manchester
I don't see anything wrong with them! The only time it's a no-no is when you have them rolled all they way up and you're wearing shorts. Kristen, 11, St. Joe
I don't really like white socks but it's better then wearing bright pink or green socks! Richard, 13, Hereford
White socks are wicked! Well as long as you don't wear them with too short dark trousers or long white socks with shorts. What's the big deal with white socks anyway? We all wore them when we were little! Sarah, 14, Birmingham
I wore some white soaks to school today and people were saying that I should hang my head in shame. I can't help it. I couldn't find another pair. Colourful socks are so much better than plain. I don't think it's a fashion crime... in some cases when there is a good excuse! Becky, 14, Birmingham
White socks... don't even mention them. The type of people that wear white socks are the people that wear really short trousers, so it looks even worse. Emma, 11, St. Neots
I don't understand a bit? I mean, here in Denmark, there's nothing wrong with wearing white socks!! But from what I've understood, it's a big no-no to wear NORMAL white socks, but it's okay to wear trainer socks? Well I wear white Puma, Asics and Adidas socks... No one wears just plain white socks. Jagger, 14, Denmark
What is even more embarrassing than white socks is people wearing them with sandals!! That is a big no no! I told my Grandad this and now he doesn't wear white socks with sandals anymore! Claire, 15, Derby
I honestly don't get what the big deal is about white socks. I don't think they look weird, its like a fashion statement among the girls at my school to wear white knee-socks with our uniforms. Trisha, 14, Surrey
err...I don't think so. Of course it is not a crime. There are more fashion shocks! At the end of the day, they are socks! Not your hair but socks! Nobody cares! Amy, 15, Lincolnshire
White socks aren't the best, but if you refuse to wear them because of fashion then you are very superficial. Tesni, 14, Somerset
They do look a bit goofy if they are showing but I think it's up to the person whether they wear them or not. Jenny, 14, Bristol
It depends, to be honest, on what you're wearing, in some cases white socks are acceptable, in other cases. . .no No NO! Judith, 15, Scotland
WHAT? I am wearing white socks at the moment! OOOPPS! Kikki, 12, London
I hate white socks. They're soooooo geaky!! Kelly, 10, Basildon
White socks are fine if you cover them up. It's not like someone's going to come around asking to look at your socks anyway. White socks are better than none. Tom, 12, Huddersfield
White ankle socks are cool... white knee socks are ok if you're a girl and you're wearing a skirt and the socks are thin... but I don't just like normal white socks...I LOVE coloured knee socks. Dee, 13, Canada
OMIGAWD! Is that even something to ask? That's a big yes! White socks look ridiculous no matter what you're wearing... I know that I wouldn't be found dead wearing them! Sarah, 15, Bristol
Plain white socks are a fashion crime - trainer socks are ok, but when you have knee-length white socks you look really pale. Personally, I prefer black socks - can't see the dirt on them! Hannah, 14, Manchester
Trainer socks are ok, and white socks are ok if they're hidden, but if you can see them they look a bit weird! Naomi, 15, Warwick
For some reason this is a worldwide thing! In my school anyone seen wearing white socks under their uniform faces being taunted for the rest of the year! It's a load of rubbish really - why not pink, red or blue! Ryan, 14, Enniskillen
White socks are not a crime. England wear white socks in rugby and football. Liam, 15, Gravesend
I think that people should wear whatever they want to wear, since it's there problem if they look stupid. Katie, 12, London
As long as your trousers cover the horrible white (why?) socks, then at least you can disguise the problem for a while.... alert the fashion police immediately!! Sophia, 14, Essex
White socks have always been a big no-no. Shops should be banned from selling them! Sarah, 14, Portsmouth
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