Not really, but what a great soundtrack!
If you’re really looking for a history of socks, you need to go somewhere else. Maybe try Wikipedia. But if you’re looking to be entertained, take a peek at this, just for the fun of it. Besides, do you really need to know that much about hosiery?
On the other hand, we could always use great music. So here is something that’s anything but a tutorial, done in black and white and set to the soundtrack “Your Feet’s Too Big” by the incomparable Fats Waller.