Bank technology

First Look: Bankers Vie for Best-Looking Socks on Twitter

By Mary Wisniewski April 01, 2014, 5:42 p.m. EDT 1 Min Read

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First Look: Bankers Create 'Best of Twitter' Animated Portraits

New Year's Eve is a time for reflecting on what the heck happened in the last 12 months -- even on Twitter.

By Mary Wisniewski

December 31

It's not all suits and pencil skirts in banking.

Colorful socks, and more recently striking shoelaces, are en vogue. In recent months, a small group of industry members have been posting photos of their fashion-forward footwear on Twitter and hashtagging the images #sockwars to battle for best-looking socks. Some pairs have been green-hued in honor of St. Patrick's Day while others include robot and diamond motifs to spice up a business look. Take a peak:

Sporting the home team uniform. #sockwars @sammaule @warobins @bornonjuly4 @rshevlin @jameswester @techmktgirl pic.twitter.com/OKJ7UK7t7A
JP Nicols (@JPNicols) March 4, 2014

@thams @WARobins @sammaule @dninjaraph @hornblass @jameswester @BLR13 @leimer @bornonjuly4 #pattysday #sockwars pic.twitter.com/skU5qg3OMa
Elizabeth Dias (@techmktggirl) March 18, 2014

Live #sockwars with @WARobins at #AllPaymentsExpo in Las Vegas. pic.twitter.com/ZeOEqrYOYv

JP Nicols (@JPNicols) March 4, 2014

"Bear feet" #SockWars pic.twitter.com/Ib2BdTxP56 -- Forgot to add cc's! @BLR13 @WARobins @jameswester @JPNicols @leimer @techmktggirl
James Wester (@jameswester) January 24, 2014

Mary Wisniewski

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