What is your rule on socks?

[epo]

So yesterday I'm in a meeting for hours and hours...and I noticed a peer wearing black socks with tan pants. I couldn't help but think how silly he looked.

I always thought the socks were supposed to be an extension of the pants. Am I wrong?

What is your rule on socks?

[biggestmexi]

You should ask fez a question like this.

[epo]

You should ask fez a question like this.

I cry for your white socks.

[biggestmexi]

I cry for your white socks.

They used to be black.

[SuperKarateMonkeyDeathFez]

Tan pants and nice shoes that fit the color scheme, brown-ish socks are definitely called for. Tan pants and just regular shoes? Fuck it. White socks all the way.

[~Katja~]

always black socks... but I mostly wear black pants or Jeans.

[biggestmexi]

http://www.mjdavid007.com/images/billiejean.jpg

white all the time to be serious.

[Hottub]

If you are wearings slacks/suit, you always want to keep the sock color in the same general color.

If you are wearing sneakers, socks MUST be white

If you are wearing shorts and sandles, socks MUST be black.:ohmy:

[IMSlacker]

It think if you're wearing black shoes, black socks are probably ok with tan pants. I could be wrong though.

[SuperKarateMonkeyDeathFez]

If you're wearing socks and sandals, you must be a creep.

[SuperKarateMonkeyDeathFez]

It think if you're wearing black shoes, black socks are probably ok with tan pants. I could be wrong though.

Sure, they match the shoes, but black shoes with tan pants is generally not the best idea in the first place.

[~Katja~]

If you're wearing socks and sandals, you must be a creep.

Or a German Tourist...

[underdog]

If you are wearing sneakers, socks MUST be white

What if you're wearing black sneakers? White socks look retarded with black sneakers.

[IMSlacker]

Sure, they match the shoes, but black shoes with tan pants is generally not the best idea in the first place.

I only wear black shoes. Brown shoes suck.

[SuperKarateMonkeyDeathFez]

What if you're wearing black sneakers? White socks look retarded with black sneakers.

Why? If you're wearing black sneakers, you're ideally wearing casual pants or jeans. If you're wearing shorts with black socks...may God have mercy on your soul.

[SuperKarateMonkeyDeathFez]

I only wear black shoes. Brown shoes suck.

To each their own. I used to be the same way, but now I cringe looking at photos of myself wearing nice pants that aren't gray or black or dark with black shoes.

But I also cringe at all photos of myself regardless.

[Hottub]

What if you're wearing black sneakers?

You're gay.

[SuperKarateMonkeyDeathFez]

You're gay.

You're a creepy fool:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/A_classic_Black_pair_of_Converse_All_Stars_resting _on_the_Black_&_White_Ed._Shoebox_(1998-2002).JPG/450px-A_classic_Black_pair_of_Converse_All_Stars_resting _on_the_Black_&_White_Ed._Shoebox_(1998-2002).JPG

And again...you wear socks and sandals. You cannot judge.

[sailor]

socks are NOT an extension of the pants. if they match too closely they look like booties or footy pj's

[SuperKarateMonkeyDeathFez]

socks are NOT an extension of the pants. if they match too closely they look like booties or footy pj's

Of course. Tan pants = brown socks. It's common sense.

[instrument]

Socks are for sell outs, fuck them.

[Furtherman]

I don't have a rule on socks because I'm a straight male.

[Snoogans]

every single pair of socks i have are black

[epo]

socks are NOT an extension of the pants. if they match too closely they look like booties or footy pj's

What? That doesn't make any sense.

Today I am wearing gray dress pants with black shoes. Anything other than gray socks would seem to be crazy.

[epo]

every single pair of socks i have are black

That's because socks are too hard when you are THAT stoned!

[reillyluck]

you are a classy man, epo. YOu know the answer to this question. but i agree with you. Socks should be in the same shade as pants.

[KatPw]

I like it when men wear interesting socks. Striped, argyle, some interesting color, it shows a hint of personality without being obvious and flashy. Boring socks are for boring people.

[Furtherman]

What? That doesn't make any sense.

Today I am wearing gray dress pants with black shoes. Anything other than gray socks would seem to be crazy.

sailor is right.

I'm no fashion expert, but it's safe to say that you could totally wear black socks with your gray pants and black shoes. In fact, that would "look" a little more normal.

I think we need the ladies to chime in on this one. They're good with that fashion shit.

[razorboy]

Brown pants, brown socks. Black pants, black socks. Unless I'm wearing linen, please shoot me if you ever see me in a pair of tan pants. I'm not fucking twelve.

[Furtherman]

you are a classy man, epo. YOu know the answer to this question. but i agree with you. Socks should be in the same shade as pants.

Meh. Fine.

[SuperKarateMonkeyDeathFez]

Meh. Fine.

You asked for ladies.

That was reilly.

Be patient.

[reillyluck]

You asked for ladies.

That was reilly.

Be patient.

Reilly's a chick? lies.

[Hottub]

Reilly's a chick? lies.

Get your own bit, dude.

[reillyluck]

Get your own bit, dude.

i have bits? ew.

[Marc with a c]

technically you can were black socks with a lighter colored pant, but the real issue is the shoes. khaki or similiar colors and black dress shoes isn't really the best look.

[Furtherman]

Get your own bit, dude.

Yea, creep.

[reillyluck]

Yea, creep.

ferdinand's gonna get punched in da balls la la la la

[IMSlacker]

technically you can were black socks with a lighter colored pant, but the real issue is the shoes. khaki or similiar colors and black dress shoes isn't really the best look.

I'm not buying a second pair of shoes!

[epo]

i have bits? ew.

Don't you ever. :wub:

[Hottub]

Big Jewish Bits?

[drusilla]

What if you're wearing black sneakers? White socks look retarded with black sneakers.

white socks shouldn't even be seen. white socks that peak up just under the ankle bone is the way to go. i don't even own socks in any other color or type. i'm anti black socks. on days my boyfriend dresses up he takes his black socks off as soon as the shoes come off.

i can't look at guys standing there in their underwear with black socks on. it reminds me of perverted old men from the movies standing there in their boxers with their stupid black socks on up their calfs being held by those stupid garters.

[drusilla]

technically you can were black socks with a lighter colored pant, but the real issue is the shoes. khaki or similiar colors and black dress shoes isn't really the best look.

depends on the shirt though. if you're wearing a black shirt you can wear black shoes with kakhis or tan pants, but that's like a special case. usually kakhi's go with brown shoes. except for me when i'm working & i wear sneakers & little white socks with my kakhis. & i don't own any white leather sneakers. white leather sneakers that aren't pumas or adidas with kakhis are deplorable. & every fucking other athletic trainer i know dresses like that. fucking rubes.

[Furtherman]

The mere suggestion that I should have to worry each morning about what color socks I'm wearing is deplorable.

[Snoogans]

you are a classy man, epo. YOu know the answer to this question. but i agree with you. Socks should be in the same shade as pants.

i disagree. It really depends.

I have black ankle socks and all my shoes are black, so most of the time, the socks end up not being even seen or lookin like part of the shoe. Now if I was wearing dress clothes that may go different, but on a normal day with some regular pants or cargo pants or shorts, black ankle socks fools. Im hookin you up with this shit right here

[joethebartender]

...Black oxfords with white socks...
big, blousy bowling shirts with nametags..."Mel"!...
...We'll call it "The Regular Guy look".

http://www.davepye.com/images/dangerfield.jpg


"I just bought three of your short sleeved pajama tops!"

[reillyluck]

i disagree. It really depends.

I have black ankle socks and all my shoes are black, so most of the time, the socks end up not being even seen or lookin like part of the shoe. Now if I was wearing dress clothes that may go different, but on a normal day with some regular pants or cargo pants or shorts, black ankle socks fools. Im hookin you up with this shit right here

yeah, i think if you are wearing lets say a pair of jeans and wearing white sneakers, go with white socks or black sneakers, black socks. thats cool.

im really referring to dress up stuff.

[KC2OSO]

Smoke socks to go with smoke pants and smoking jacket?

[danner1515]

It think if you're wearing black shoes, black socks are probably ok with tan pants. I could be wrong though.

That's my rule.

[Flea_Man]

With a suit or slacks, I'll get my dress socks that match. Otherwise, most of the time I wear jeans and you never see my socks. I have generic black Nike and white Gold Toe.

[King Hippos Bandaid]

white socks for sports and sweats (maybe jeans)

tan socks for light Khakis

dark socks that match the dark color for suits slacks and dark khakis

anyone wearing white socks with khakis or slacks should be shot on the spot


edit: I did not read the thread, I actually work, so if I copied anyone, Im Sorry

[KingModem]

Smoke socks to go with smoke pants and smoking jacket?

Smoke Socks.:clap:

[SuperKarateMonkeyDeathFez]

white socks shouldn't even be seen. white socks that peak up just under the ankle bone is the way to go.

Personally, I think that's a horrid look with long pants. Seeing ankle skin when wearing shoes and pants just looks horrible...like a hobo playing dress up.

[RoseBlood]

Perosnally, I think that's a horrid look with long pants. Seeing ankle skin when wearing shoes and pants just looks horrible...like a hobo playing dress up.

No one cares what you think dork boy :wink:

[SuperKarateMonkeyDeathFez]

No one cares what you think dork boy :wink:

Don't be bitter because of your extra smelly socks.

[Marc with a c]

fuck that. i'll keep on rocking my "no nonsense" socks for life.

[drusilla]

Personally, I think that's a horrid look with long pants. Seeing ankle skin when wearing shoes and pants just looks horrible...like a hobo playing dress up.

horrid's a little strong for seeing someone's ankle. what year is this? 1893?

[IMSlacker]

horrid's a little strong for seeing someone's ankle. what year is this? 1893?

You haven't seen Mojo's ankles.

[RoseBlood]

You haven't seen Mojo's cankles.

Fixed for accuracy.

[SuperKarateMonkeyDeathFez]

They're just swollen from the repeated ass-kickings your sass mouth demands.

[SuperKarateMonkeyDeathFez]

horrid's a little strong for seeing someone's ankle. what year is this? 1893?

It's not a matter a decency...it just looks stupid and sloppy when a guy is wearing pants and shoes and they sit down and there's theres a ton of ankle and shin and such. It seems older hippie-ish, and we all know anything hippe = instant fail.

[drusilla]

i'm talking jeans here or regular kakhis. not a guy at work.

i see no problem with visible ankle on a casual day. dressed up it doesn't look right.

you're too uptight if you think someone showing some ankle on a casual day makes them a hippy.

[JerseyRich]

What if you're wearing black sneakers? White socks look retarded with black sneakers.

Hello? Exactly!

http://www.ronfez.net/gallery//watermark.php?file=4456

[Marc with a c]

them jorts aint helping

[JerseyRich]

them jorts aint helping

Jorts. How did you arrive at that word? Jew shorts? Justshorts? Jon shorts? Just awful shorts?

[Marc with a c]

jean shorts, and know I know why you got ill.

[JerseyRich]

jean shorts, and know I know why you got ill.

I carry a license, my friend.

http://www.hadleysplace.com/images/header26full.jpg

[angelinad128]

If the shoes were black then black was fine. If they were a neutral (tan/brown) then they should have matched the pants.

[SuperKarateMonkeyDeathFez]

i'm talking jeans here or regular kakhis. not a guy at work.

i see no problem with visible ankle on a casual day. dressed up it doesn't look right.

you're too uptight if you think someone showing some ankle on a casual day makes them a hippy.

It just strikes me as throwing off the whole look. You're wearing pants, it sets it up we're not going to see any leg, yet then all of a sudden, bam, man-ankle. It throws off the ensemble. Pants = longer socks. Shorts = short socks.

[CofyCrakCocaine]

I don't have a rule on socks because I'm a straight male.

ftw

[RoseBlood]

Since when does being a straight male mean you have the green light to be a slob?

[CofyCrakCocaine]

Since when does being a straight male mean you have the green light to be a slob?

Um, forever?

[Marc with a c]

Since when does being a straight male mean you have the green light to be a slob?

don't feed the simpletons.

anything other that "no show" socks make you look like a hick while wearing sneakers. that's right SNEAKERS not tennis shoes you animals.

[Furtherman]

Since when does being a straight male mean you have the green light to be a slob?

I, like most mature straight males, can dress appropriately. That's the only rule you need.

If you're worried about the color of a man's socks, then you are not worth worrying about.

[JerseyRich]

Since when does being a straight male mean you have the green light to be a slob?

That's what I'm sayin'.

http://richstillwell.com/images/beard126.jpg

[Furtherman]

that's right SNEAKERS not tennis shoes you animals.

QFT.

Worse than calling soda, pop.

[RoseBlood]

I, like most mature straight males, can dress appropriately. That's the only rule you need.

If you're worried about the color of a man's socks, then you are not worth worrying about.

I prefer no socks, they're overrated.

[Furtherman]

I prefer no socks, they're overrated.

You can smell my feet anytime!

[JerseyRich]

QFT.

Worse than calling soda, pop.

In England, they are called "Trainers." I can't get behind that.

[CofyCrakCocaine]

I depend entirely on women's opinions when it comes to sock-wearing or color-matching because I have no sense of what's a "match" or a good "mix" because I'm too busy being a heterosexual male, the heterosexuality of which prevents me from caring about color coded footwear.

European women say one of the easiest ways to spot an American is if they're wearing white socks. Oh well, i'm a white sock-wearing motherfucker then from America. zzz

btw I like seeing women's ankles so girls+ ankle socks= thumbs up, but men's ankles, pft. Put some armor on those dogs.

[JerseyRich]

I depend entirely on women's opinions when it comes to sock-wearing or color-matching because I have no sense of what's a "match" or a good "mix" because I'm too busy being a heterosexual male, the heterosexuality of which prevents me from caring about color coded footwear.

European women say one of the easiest ways to spot an American is if they're wearing white socks. Oh well, i'm a white sock-wearing motherfucker then from America. zzz

btw I like seeing women's ankles so girls+ ankle socks= thumbs up, but men's ankles, pft. Put some armor on those dogs.

I'm a hetero male and I don't prescribe to your theory.

Although I am all for women's ankles.

[RoseBlood]

I'm a hetero male and I don't prescribe to your theory.

Although I am all for women's ankles.

CCC makes a caveman seem refined.

[RoseBlood]

I like seeing women's ankles so girls+ ankle socks= thumbs up, but men's ankles, pft. Put some armor on those dogs.

ankle socks.. seriously? :blink:

[JerseyRich]

CCC makes a caveman seem refined.

I'm English, so I was just born with the genetic advantage.

[CofyCrakCocaine]

CCC makes a caveman seem refined.

whatcha got against cavemen? racist

[RoseBlood]

I'm English, so I was just born with the genetic advantage.

I noticed you weren't showing any teeth in your picture.. hmmm :tongue:

[Furtherman]

Ricky Stratton matched his socks with his shirts.


Just sayin'

[RoseBlood]

whatcha got against cavemen? racist

Caveman is a Race? I thought you were smart!?!

[CofyCrakCocaine]

<~ Welsh-American/English/German/Awesome

[CofyCrakCocaine]

Caveman is a Race? I thought you were smart!?!

But Geico said... :huh:

[JerseyRich]

I noticed you weren't showing any teeth in your picture.. hmmm :tongue:

I buck the genetic trend there as well...

Fantastic set of choppers.

And I'm wearing short black socks today with grey cord trousers.

[Furtherman]

And I'm wearing short black socks today with grey cord trousers.

Wanker.

[JerseyRich]

Wanker?

I hardly knew her.

[CofyCrakCocaine]

Here's my line o' thinkin... when they bury you, they put you in nice clothes. how many corpses go under with white socks and sneakers on? So really, i'm just proving i'm not dead by wearing white socks. I'm just not into corpse-wear, sorry!

Besides, muh feets feel GOOD when I wear those wigwams in the winter. Gimme some wool socks too, i'll wear those fuckers even with a neon sign wrapped around my waist

[JerseyRich]

Here's my line o' thinkin... when they bury you, they put you in nice clothes. how many corpses go under with white socks and sneakers on? So really, i'm just proving i'm not dead by wearing white socks. I'm just not into corpse-wear, sorry!

Besides, muh feets feel GOOD when I wear those wigwams in the winter. Gimme some wool socks too, i'll wear those fuckers even with a neon sign wrapped around my waist

Please stand downwind of me when next we meet.

[CofyCrakCocaine]

Please stand downwind of me when next we meet.

I'll be the one wearing the pink baseball cap with the polka dot sweater-vest.

[Recyclerz]

Wanker.

Speaking of that, four pages of discussion of socks etiquette and not one joke abought Earl pleasuring himself with his socks on?

Jeez, this place is slipping.

[King Hippos Bandaid]

I prefer no socks, they're overrated.

socks have to be worn with sneakers, even girls who think they dont have smelly feet, ya do,, please wear socks



btw I like seeing women's ankles so girls+ ankle socks= thumbs up, .

CCC way to go, I am not sure if anyone else has an ankle fetish, way to set the bar

[CofyCrakCocaine]

socks have to be worn with sneakers, even girls who think they dont have smelly feet, ya do,, please wear socks



CCC way to go, I am not sure if anyone else has an ankle fetish, way to set the bar

Women are beautiful, what can I tell ya

[RoseBlood]

socks have to be worn with sneakers, even girls who think they dont have smelly feet, ya do,, please wear socks

If we're talking about the summer monthes, ankle socks with shorts and sneakers look silly. No show socks or sandals are ideal.

[Friday]

men's dress socks should match the pants in a shade lighter or darker, or a complimentary pattern.

[sailor]

ok, i was tired and gave bad info this morning. the problem is more with the socks matching the shoes (http://men.style.com/gq/fashion/styleguy/accessories/16) too closely.

Q: There seems to be an ongoing debate about whether socks should match shoes or slacks. I believe GQ has said socks should match slacks, but does that apply only to certain color combinations? I wear khakis and black shoes with tan socks. My friends say the socks should be black to match the shoes. Please advise.

A: My advice is, never listen to your friends. If you’re going for a very formal look, you should wear black socks with a black suit, navy with navy. If you like, you can match your socks with your trousers, as you’re doing. But matching socks with your shoes isn’t such a smooth move. It will make your beautiful, expensive shoes more invisible, or you’ll look as if you have bootees on. But socks can also go their own way. If you’re going sporty, you might have them reflect the color of your shirt or sweater. Or you can feature independent socks, like argyles, as long as they’re part of the same spectrum as the rest of your gear. If you’re wearing a suit, the socks could reflect the color of your tie or pocket square. Or they could be another color altogether, as long as it matches the rest of your look in tonality and subtlety. There’s no reason at all that socks should be a solid block of color. Among my favorites are my navy socks with small white polka dots, a pair of brown herringbone socks and some black socks with small red Devil heads on them. They add a little spark when I’m wearing my black suit and a black shirt. At least I won’t be mistaken for a priest.

my bad

[Antioch]

So yesterday I'm in a meeting for hours and hours...and I noticed a peer wearing black socks with tan pants. I couldn't help but think how silly he looked.

I always thought the socks were supposed to be an extension of the pants. Am I wrong?

What is your rule on socks?

My rule is that my socks have to be clean. My question to you is why you care what colour your friend's socks are. I think Black socks an tan pants could work. What about purple socks?

[ladyface]

My sock rule is that I will always need more.

[A.J.]

Sure, they match the shoes, but black shoes with tan pants is generally not the best idea in the first place.

Unless you're a non-aviator Naval officer or CPO.

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[eeroomnhoj]

Rule: Always wear black socks to work.

[epo]

My rule is that my socks have to be clean. My question to you is why you care what colour your friend's socks are. I think Black socks an tan pants could work. What about purple socks?

Rule: Always wear black socks to work.

Savages.

[SinA]

Black is like an acceptable default, but they're supposed to match your pants if possible.