A new fashion show for RTÉ television begins and asks the public about their socks.
The first episode of the fashion series 'Head to Toe' begins with a vox pop on Grafton Street in Dublin. Mary O'Sullivan concentrates on feet and asks members of the public about their choice of socks as a fashion item.
People's views on socks and their value as a fashion item vary.
Fluorescent green, spotty, stripey I have a pair of pink and black chequered socks.
The popular TV show ran for 10 series between 1988 and 1997. It was conceived as a weekly lifestyle magazine, with an original line-up of three presenters, Marty Whelan, Mary O'Sullivan and Frances Duff.
Mary O'Sullivan had worked on 'The Late Late Show's' fashion awards and described 'Head to Toe' as a,
"Mix of everything to do with with clothes, people, the rag trade in general, personalities, swap shops, the nostalgia scene, people's private collections, country shopping and dresssing and budgets and even problems" in the RTÉ Guide on 14 October 1988.
This episode of 'Head to Toe' was broadcast on 21 October 1988. The presenter is Mary O'Sullivan.
Head to Toe Presenters (1988) Marty Whelan, Frances Duff and Mary O'Sullivan
Head to Toe Presenters (1994) Jennifer Keegan, Pat O'Mahony and Barbara McMahon
Head to Toe Presenters (1996) Barbara McMahon, Jennifer Keegan and John Clery
