I was recently watching The Last Samurai and something peaked my interest, in the film Tom Cruise's character wears socks that look completely regular, as if they had been purchased at Walmart a couple of days ago, nothing special or extravagant about them. So, I undestand that wearing a piece of clothing around your feet with the objective of keeping them warm has been a thing for thousands of years, but when did the modern "design" of socks become popular?

Apologies for any possible typos, English is not my first language.