Argyle (pattern)

Most argyle contains layers of overlapping motifs, adding a sense of three-dimensionality, movement, and texture.

[7] The Duke, like others, used this pattern for golf clothing: both for jerseys and for the long socks needed for the plus-fours trouser fashion of the day.

Bay-Area socialite Ethan Caflisch is widely believed to have popularized the sock design in the United States during the 1930s.

Payne Stewart (1957–1999), who won the U.S. Open in 1991 and 1999 and the PGA championship in 1989, was known for his flashy tams, knickerbockers, and argyle socks.

In popular culture, the argyle pattern is also used by the japanese mangaka Hirohiko Araki as a visual identity for its long-running Jojo's Bizarre Adventure series.