For non-leisure, I always wear colored cotton crew socks with shoes, no matter how formal the occassion; I never wear white socks because they just look gross on the sole with all the dirt they pick up, I wear gray instead, and even for work I wear dark crew socks. I never wear shoes without socks; the feeling of my feet squishing around in all that hot sweat is very, very uncomfortable, not to mention the stench is unbearable when the shoes come off!
I hate dress socks, and I hate walking around in dark socks with no shoes; I think it just looks silly, and it looks even more stupid when it’s dress socks. Grey is the way!
By the way, GQ fashion tip: there’s nothing more repulsive than a dude walking around with no shoes on, and it’s even worse than when they have socks on. Guys, when possible, let the woman show off their beautiful shaved legs and feet- no one wants to look at your hairy white Fred Flinstone pods!
When I go out I prefer to wear sandals, but never with socks. Walking around the house, it always grey socks in the winter, bare feet in the summer.
Except when I go down to the basement to clean the kitty litter. Then I throw on a pair of flip flops. Something about getting those yellow Kitty Krystals stuck between my toes that grosses me out!
I also noticed early over the years that since sandals became popular in the 90s, I see a lot less people walking around long distances barefoot. Just an observation on American culture!
At work - you bet. Black or dark blue over the calf socks. I even have a sock garter even though I never have used it. When the elastic goes, the pair goes. One cannot wear a suit without socks.
At play - depends. For the gym, white cotton socks that barely come to my ankle bone. For working around the yard in my work boots - longer cotton socks or ragg socks.
Around the house - nope. No socks, no shoes. Not even in the dead of winter. My temperature seems to run a little higher than normal so I’m very rarely cold enough.
With sandals - You’re kidding, right?
I do happen to have a pair of red, cashmere socks I got as a gift, but I haven’t figured out what to wear them with. Maybe I’ll ask Van Johnson.
You should have seen the look on my face when I opened the gift. “Wow, red socks…just what I’ve always wanted…” They are as soft as can be, though. I’ll hang on to them a bit, just in case a red sock craze takes the country by storm. “Red socks? Hell, I’ve had a pair for years.”
Count me in with the sock-haters. I wear them to work and when I’m going to be doing some walking; other than that, the minute I’m in the door from work, the socks are off. Even in the middle of a Canadian winter; no socks inside, ever. (Oh, and I want to brag a bit - my feet never smell. I’m so lucky :D)
Well, so about my feet. My mom always said…“Cheri, your feet are like little boxes.” It is the fault of my toes, actually. I have small feet, but the toes? Well, my toes are…short, if one wants to be kind about the whole thing.
Last weekend, I ripped one of my toes open on a metal box in my kitchen. (Long boring story, which I won’t put you to sleep with) The ER Doc said…"Hey, you need three stitches…but since you have snubtoes there will only be room for one.
Well, really.
Anyway, all of my life I have gone barefoot whenever I could. I think that barefoot is the way to go.
I wear socks outside (yes, even with sandals) because I have quite the opposite problem of Scotticher - very long, mutant toes. My 2nd toe is 3 inches long. My ‘pinky’ toe is 2 inches long. My big toe comprises fully 1/3 of my total foot length (which, oddly enough, measures one foot in length).
Inside, I do not wear socks because, really, I hate them.
Anytime I’m wearing shoes, I’m wearing socks. I like to wear ankle socks in odd colors. In informal situations, it’s very rare for my socks to match my outfits; sometimes they dont’ even match each other.
If I haven’t put my shoes on yet, I’m probably not wearing socks. If I HAVE had my shoes on, I probably havent’ bothered to take the socks off.
i own about 4 pairs of socks…and i can never find the darn things. all black. can’t STAND white socks.ultimate turn-off. i don’t wear shoes or socks indoors (or in the garden in summer).
part of the problem is my feet. little feet, high instep. UK size 3, european size 36, the size of your average 12 year old. everything in my size is HORRIBLE. they don’t make the heels smaller, so i totter around in 3" heels with about 2 square inches of foot in contact with the ground. horrible.
and flat shoes make me look like a midget because i’m only 5’ tall.
rather go barefoot and be blister-free and happy.
On the same subject, since there seems to be so many on this thread that hate wearing shoes, why do we anyway? People in many Third World countries don’t wear any, and I guess you could say that it’s warmer there, but whenever I see pictures of ancient cultures, even in Europe, a lot of people are walking barefoot. I mean, it’s got to get cold in Italy and Greece!
I hate wearing socks. I start wearing sandals as soon as the snowdrifts start to melt, and don’t quit wearing them until the snowdrifts start hitting ankle level. I wear sandals in the rain. I own many pairs of sandals, and have never worn socks with them. Despite my hatred of socks, I also hate going barefoot outside.
Socks on my feet feel so gross! I usually take them off as soon as I get home (middle of winter - the only time I wear them on a daily basis). I put them back on if my feet get cold, but rip them off as soon as I warm up. Therefore, in the winter, my living room is littered with discarded pairs of socks.
I do try to keep my feet looking good. I buff, moisturize, and polish.
And as a bonus, my last package of socks has lasted me 8 years, and the only pairs showing signs of wear are the ones my son borrowed.
Just got back from a trek to the outlet mall with my darling daughter. Imagine my delight upon seeing Sock World!!! An entire store dealing socks of all colors, styles and lengths! I didn’t buy any, but I immediately thought of this thread. How pathetic is that??
Ankle socks, that is. I don’t find myself going for the tube variety any more.
Interesting note: My socks must fit my foot tightly. That is, there shall be no slack at the toe. I cannot STAND that. In fact, it even bothers me to see a sock on someone else’s foot if it is not pulled tight. I have flipped out, held a friend down, and pulled his socks off because he was flip-flopping around to taunt me.
