Are ankle socks cool? Controversial way to tell if a woman is a millennial or Gen Z by looking at her feet

A millennial podcast host has sparked a debate after revealing the “controversial” fashion method she uses to identify Gen Z women.

Phoebe Parsons from Queensland said she simply looks at a woman’s feet to see if she is wearing ankle or pull-up socks.

“Gen Z wears socks exclusively and millennials wear ankle socks,” she said in a video.

Phoebe said she’s tried doing the “Gen Z pull-up socks” but always puts on ankle socks “immediately” afterwards.

Gym socks came back into fashion in 2020 after people started working and exercising from home — and the trend is apparently here to stay.

Phoebe Parsons from Queensland said she simply looks at a woman’s feet to see if she is wearing ankle or pull-up socks

Phoebe said Gen Z wears pull-up socks, but millennials prefer ankle or no-show socks

Many millennials pledged their allegiance to ankle or no-show socks.

“If Gen Z had been bullied as aggressively for the slightest hint of socks as we were, they would never dare,” one woman said.

“Chunky ankle socks look better,” another added.

“The thought of putting on socks gives me the shivers,” one woman wrote.

“My daughter is Gen Z and she is wearing socks and asking me to stop buying ankle socks,” one mother shared.

One revealed: ‘I wore socks to the gym one day and I felt like they looked so bad. Every time I looked at myself in the mirror, all I saw was socks.”

While others argued that the trend may not have been so clear.

“I’m 1997 and my sister is 2003 and I’m the one wearing the taller socks and she likes her hidden socks,” one woman shared.

‘Millennial here and I wear socks like Gen Z! I don’t like it when the no-show socks slide down,” one person added.

“I’m a millennial, but I love my socks!” another wrote. “Hate ankle socks. My shoe always eats the sock.’