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General Discussion => Essentially Flyertalk => Topic started by: CrushNasty on March 21, 2011, 09:04:16 PM
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How do you choose what color of dress socks to wear in the morning? Have heard of several theories, and have yet to fully commit to one.
(As best as possible in all situtations)... Match the shoe color? Match the pants? Something incredibly obscure? Other?
Thanks, guys. Welcome to the offseason.
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Match the pants.
Next.
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almost never go lighter than the pant.
if contrasting the pant, match the shirt or compliment the shirt.
patterned socks should not take attention away from the shirt or pant.
solids are easy, but also boring.
shoe color shouldn't affect sock color unless you're wearing a crazy-colored leather pair of shoes. However, if shoes are black, I usually stick with black socks or dark colors.
best of luck, go beards and handsome emaws.
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Match the pants.
Seems to be the majority. Any EMAW'ers fall into the other camps?
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Black nike hyper elite crew socks. (Semi srs)
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always, always match the sock to the shirt. If your shirt looks good with the pants, the socks will flow with the pants. Sidenote, always match belt with shoes.
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usually I match the shirt to the socks, unless it's a wierd shirt, then i match pants.
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Always match my ascot.
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some LDSIQ goin on in here.
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No one has ever seen my socks when I have dress pants on.
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shirts to socks? where do you guys live? bermuda?
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I guess matching the shirt comes into play if you wear a polo. Don't wear white socks when you're wearing a white button-down shirt. HTH.
EDIT: And you shouldn't ever be wearing any other color button-down than white or blue or pink. And don't wear blue socks with a blue button-down either. Fear the Beard.
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of course you match the socks to the pants. jfc, guys.
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Black/Grey pants = black/grey sock.
khaki pants/brown shoes = medium to dark brown (never do khaki on khaki).
Brown pants/light shirt = medium to light brown socks.
Do not ever match the pants, unless it's black. Match the shirt, or do a different shade of the pants.
Not that hard, people.
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Yes, mostly match to your pants. But if you're wearing a dark sock, it's also OK to have an accent pattern (e.g., argyle) in the sock the same color as your tie. (Not sure this is a tie conversation though.)
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Or, you could just wear bright red socks with everything and be known as "Red Socks Guy." :dunno:
You looking to stand out?
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Black/Grey pants = black/grey sock.
khaki pants/brown shoes = medium to dark brown (never do khaki on khaki).
Brown pants/light shirt = medium to light brown socks.
Do not ever match the pants, unless it's black. Match the shirt, or do a different shade of the pants.
Not that hard, people.
do not do any of this.
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Black/Grey pants = black/grey sock.
khaki pants/brown shoes = medium to dark brown (never do khaki on khaki).
Brown pants/light shirt = medium to light brown socks.
Do not ever match the pants, unless it's black. Match the shirt, or do a different shade of the pants.
Not that hard, people.
do not do any of this.
Agree.
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Yeah, I'm going to listen to people who have payless shoe source loafers and $18 Kohls dress pants. This isn't 1939. You don't have to match pants.
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This biggest no-no: do not match the shoes.
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Yeah, I'm going to listen to people who have payless shoe source loafers and $18 Kohls dress pants. This isn't 1939. You don't have to match pants.
How do you know Asava?
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This biggest no-no: do not match the shoes.
unless black, of course.
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Of course.
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Yeah, I'm going to listen to people who have payless shoe source loafers and $18 Kohls dress pants. This isn't 1939. You don't have to match pants.
How do you know Asava?
buuuurrrrrrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn.
and i didn't say you have to match pants. in fact pretty much none of the rules people have said on this thread are nowhere near right.
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Yeah, I'm going to listen to people who have payless shoe source loafers and $18 Kohls dress pants. This isn't 1939. You don't have to match pants.
How do you know Asava?
buuuurrrrrrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn.
and i didn't say you have to match pants. in fact pretty much none of the rules people have said on this thread are nowhere near right.
what are the "right" rules? :dunno:
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I wear the no socks sock
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Yeah, I'm going to listen to people who have payless shoe source loafers and $18 Kohls dress pants. This isn't 1939. You don't have to match pants.
How do you know Asava?
buuuurrrrrrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn.
and i didn't say you have to match pants. in fact pretty much none of the rules people have said on this thread are nowhere near right.
what are the "right" rules? :dunno:
there are no "right" rules. its a form of dress, and like all other fashion it is up to the wearer of the clothing and their personal expression. it is dependent on circumstance (the weather, the season, the event you are going to, the company you are going to keep, your aim in what you want to express), the rest of the wearers clothing (whether you are wearing a tie, suit, bow-tie, scarf, tux, cut of the dress shirt, ASCOT, belt (color, latch color, type), shoes (color and cut), cuff links), and quality of sock or pant.
saying there are "rules" to wearing dress socks is fairly old hat when you are talking about modern fashion.
to give you an example,
if you are wearing a medium to light gray pant, you very much have the option to wear a navy sock, black sock, medium to light brown sock, patterned socks, gray sock etc.
if i'm wearing a medium gray pant, i will typically be wearing a red brown or medium brown belt and shoe (not because that is the only choice, but it is one of my favorites and i just so happen to have a great pair of brown shoes). in order to transfer the gray into the the brown shoe, i will, often times, wear a lighter brown or tan dress sock with a downward pattern incorporating darker colors such as a dark brown or even red. this also depends on if i am wearing a certain tie or not. sometimes you can incorporate the tie color into your sock, sometimes you can't. it just really depends on the above variables.
there are no set rules to it. just a few don'ts like wearing a black sock with a brown shoe, etc.... the point is to allow your choice to be malleable with your style and comfort level. if you want to be loud, get some great socks with a great pattern and color to them and make sure that they aren't overly obtrusive to the rest of your outfit.
just be conscious of your color choices, and make sure that it flows with your outfit and what you want to with it. i'm going to be wearing a completely different sock to the Kentucky Derby than what I would wear to a Board Meeting, things like that.
i was saying don't do match of the pant to the match of the sock because, personally, i think its about the most boring thing you can do. socks are a very underrated portion of a man's overall dress. the right sock can turn a $300 suit into designer, or distract from a $40 pair of shoes you inherited from your brother. sure, if you are going to a funeral, don't wear that navy argyle sock with lime green in it, go with your standard black to black to black.
i'm just glad that there is a thread about dress socks.
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I'll ask my assistant. He picks them out.
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Yeah, I'm going to listen to people who have payless shoe source loafers and $18 Kohls dress pants. This isn't 1939. You don't have to match pants.
How do you know Asava?
buuuurrrrrrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn.
and i didn't say you have to match pants. in fact pretty much none of the rules people have said on this thread are nowhere near right.
what are the "right" rules? :dunno:
there are no "right" rules. its a form of dress, and like all other fashion it is up to the wearer of the clothing and their personal expression. it is dependent on circumstance (the weather, the season, the event you are going to, the company you are going to keep, your aim in what you want to express), the rest of the wearers clothing (whether you are wearing a tie, suit, bow-tie, scarf, tux, cut of the dress shirt, belt (color, latch color, type), shoes (color and cut), cuff links), and quality of sock or pant.
saying there are "rules" to wearing dress socks is fairly old hat when you are talking about modern fashion.
to give you an example,
if you are wearing a medium to light gray pant, you very much have the option to wear a navy sock, black sock, medium to light brown sock, patterned socks, gray sock etc.
if i'm wearing a medium gray pant, i will typically be wearing a red brown or medium brown belt and shoe (not because that is the only choice, but it is one of my favorites and i just so happen to have a great pair of brown shoes). in order to transfer the gray into the the brown shoe, i will, often times, wear a lighter brown or tan dress sock with a downward pattern incorporating darker colors such as a dark brown or even red. this also depends on if i am wearing a certain tie or not. sometimes you can incorporate the tie color into your sock, sometimes you can't. it just really depends on the above variables.
there are no set rules to it. just a few don'ts like wearing a black sock with a brown shoe, etc.... the point is to allow your choice to be malleable with your style and comfort level. if you want to be loud, get some great socks with a great pattern and color to them and make sure that they aren't overly obtrusive to the rest of your outfit.
just be conscious of your color choices, and make sure that it flows with your outfit and what you want to with it. i'm going to be wearing a completely different sock to the Kentucky Derby than what I would wear to a Board Meeting, things like that.
i was saying don't do match of the pant to the match of the sock because, personally, i think its about the most boring thing you can do. socks are a very underrated portion of a man's overall dress. the right sock can turn a $300 suit into designer, or distract from a $40 pair of shoes you inherited from your brother. sure, if you are going to a funeral, don't wear that navy argyle sock with lime green in it, go with your standard black to black to black.
i'm just glad that there is a thread about dress socks.
Nothing about ascots. :dubious:
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happy?
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Yeah, I'm going to listen to people who have payless shoe source loafers and $18 Kohls dress pants. This isn't 1939. You don't have to match pants.
How do you know Asava?
buuuurrrrrrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn.
and i didn't say you have to match pants. in fact pretty much none of the rules people have said on this thread are nowhere near right.
Except the matching the shoe thing. The boot effect is definitely something to avoid.
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Guys this is really a dumb conversation. Wear Cowboy boots with everything and socks don't matter.
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Yeah, I'm going to listen to people who have payless shoe source loafers and $18 Kohls dress pants. This isn't 1939. You don't have to match pants.
How do you know Asava?
buuuurrrrrrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn.
and i didn't say you have to match pants. in fact pretty much none of the rules people have said on this thread are nowhere near right.
Except the matching the shoe thing. The boot effect is definitely something to avoid.
It's kind of misleading to say "match" the shoe. You must mean match to the exact color? In which case, yes never do that with anything that is going to be right next to eachoyher unless it's black to black to black for super formal. Usually "match just means to pair the two garments.
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I match my socks to my pocket square. Never wear socks darker than your pants.
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I match my socks to my pocket square. Never wear socks darker than your pants.
What if you're wearing white pants?
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I match my socks to my pocket square. Never wear socks darker than your pants.
What if you're wearing white pants?
no visible socks then, this isn't hard folks.
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Yeah, I'm going to listen to people who have payless shoe source loafers and $18 Kohls dress pants. This isn't 1939. You don't have to match pants.
How do you know Asava?
buuuurrrrrrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn.
and i didn't say you have to match pants. in fact pretty much none of the rules people have said on this thread are nowhere near right.
what are the "right" rules? :dunno:
there are no "right" rules. its a form of dress, and like all other fashion it is up to the wearer of the clothing and their personal expression. it is dependent on circumstance (the weather, the season, the event you are going to, the company you are going to keep, your aim in what you want to express), the rest of the wearers clothing (whether you are wearing a tie, suit, bow-tie, scarf, tux, cut of the dress shirt, belt (color, latch color, type), shoes (color and cut), cuff links), and quality of sock or pant.
saying there are "rules" to wearing dress socks is fairly old hat when you are talking about modern fashion.
to give you an example,
if you are wearing a medium to light gray pant, you very much have the option to wear a navy sock, black sock, medium to light brown sock, patterned socks, gray sock etc.
if i'm wearing a medium gray pant, i will typically be wearing a red brown or medium brown belt and shoe (not because that is the only choice, but it is one of my favorites and i just so happen to have a great pair of brown shoes). in order to transfer the gray into the the brown shoe, i will, often times, wear a lighter brown or tan dress sock with a downward pattern incorporating darker colors such as a dark brown or even red. this also depends on if i am wearing a certain tie or not. sometimes you can incorporate the tie color into your sock, sometimes you can't. it just really depends on the above variables.
there are no set rules to it. just a few don'ts like wearing a black sock with a brown shoe, etc.... the point is to allow your choice to be malleable with your style and comfort level. if you want to be loud, get some great socks with a great pattern and color to them and make sure that they aren't overly obtrusive to the rest of your outfit.
just be conscious of your color choices, and make sure that it flows with your outfit and what you want to with it. i'm going to be wearing a completely different sock to the Kentucky Derby than what I would wear to a Board Meeting, things like that.
i was saying don't do match of the pant to the match of the sock because, personally, i think its about the most boring thing you can do. socks are a very underrated portion of a man's overall dress. the right sock can turn a $300 suit into designer, or distract from a $40 pair of shoes you inherited from your brother. sure, if you are going to a funeral, don't wear that navy argyle sock with lime green in it, go with your standard black to black to black.
i'm just glad that there is a thread about dress socks.
Nothing about ascots. :dubious:
i'm pretty sure that the person asking the question isn't asking about what color of socks he should wear to the kentucky derby. just a hunch. he probably has a boring job and lives in kansas and wants to know what to wear. guess what? match the pants is the correct answer. know your audience and don't go making this more difficult then it needs to be.
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Just wear some rough ridin' socks
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i'm pretty sure that the person asking the question isn't asking about what color of socks he should wear to the kentucky derby. just a hunch. he probably has a boring job and lives in kansas and wants to know what to wear. guess what? match the pants is the correct answer. know your audience and don't go making this more difficult then it needs to be.
:jerk:
the sock enforcer of lame-town. good job.
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I match my socks to my pocket square. Never wear socks darker than your pants.
What if you're wearing white pants?
no visible socks then, this isn't hard folks.
My socks aren't visible with any pants unless I'm sitting down. That doesn't help much. Do you match the shoe with white pants or do you match the shirt?
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I match my socks to my pocket square. Never wear socks darker than your pants.
What if you're wearing white pants?
no visible socks then, this isn't hard folks.
My socks aren't visible with any pants unless I'm sitting down. That doesn't help much. Do you match the shoe with white pants or do you match the shirt?
IMHO you match the shoes with the shirt, but I know that's unorthodox. I enjoy lots of color.
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I match my socks to my pocket square. Never wear socks darker than your pants.
What if you're wearing white pants?
no visible socks then, this isn't hard folks.
This guy is on to something.
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Should I start a separate thread for everyone to post what they will be wearing to this year's Derby?
I have an amazing outfit. Hope it doesn't rain!
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Should I start a separate thread for everyone to post what they will be wearing to this year's Derby?
I have an amazing outfit. Hope it doesn't rain!
color. lots of color. this isn't your grandfather's kentucky derby you know.
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Should I start a separate thread for everyone to post what they will be wearing to this year's Derby?
I have an amazing outfit. Hope it doesn't rain!
color. lots of color. this isn't your grandfather's kentucky derby you know.
Totally. There will be some old 'tuck derby fans in my box (like every year) can't wait to blow their minds again with my ensemble.
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Should I start a separate thread for everyone to post what they will be wearing to this year's Derby?
I have an amazing outfit. Hope it doesn't rain!
color. lots of color. this isn't your grandfather's kentucky derby you know.
Totally. There will be some old 'tuck derby fans in my box (like every year) can't wait to blow their minds again with my ensemble.
where are you're guys boxes? kentucky derby pack?
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Yeah, I'm going to listen to people who have payless shoe source loafers and $18 Kohls dress pants. This isn't 1939. You don't have to match pants.
How do you know Asava?
buuuurrrrrrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn.
and i didn't say you have to match pants. in fact pretty much none of the rules people have said on this thread are nowhere near right.
Except the matching the shoe thing. The boot effect is definitely something to avoid.
It's kind of misleading to say "match" the shoe. You must mean match to the exact color? In which case, yes never do that with anything that is going to be right next to eachoyher unless it's black to black to black for super formal. Usually "match just means to pair the two garments.
Yeah, you're right. They shouldn't be very similar color, otherwise, it looks like you're wearing boots.
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How do you choose what color of dress socks to wear in the morning? Have heard of several theories, and have yet to fully commit to one.
(As best as possible in all situtations)... Match the shoe color? Match the pants? Something incredibly obscure? Other?
Thanks, guys. Welcome to the offseason.
Don't wear black with brown or navy.
Don't wear navy or brown with black.
Argyle matches everything.
If you wear white sox, you are a rough ridin' square.
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Jesus, i have enough trouble finding socks that match each other