ils thread for general menswear and men's clothing ish

i sometimes wear plain white socks with desert boots and blue jeans. it can work.

how thick are those uniqlo socks? i prefer a thinner sock 98% of the time.

thin but not super thin I guess. maybe the thickness will change with the seasons?

i like fancy, patterned socks. i always have, probably because i am sort of magpie-ish abt clothes generally idk. for the last year i've been buying all my socks from richer, poorer they don't have the best patterns but they're reasonably priced and made in the u.s. out of quality materials &c &c i think they look pretty smart with most of the trousers i wear

i have some plain white socks but they are made of some nasa-derived fabrics and i only wear them when im 'being active'

medium thin to thin I guess?

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I'm sorry for poking my head into this thread, but how is the quality of those Uniqlo socks? Thank you in advance.

― carl agatha, Monday, September 9, 2013 3:47 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

bought a ton about 3 years ago and maybe half have developed small holes in toe/heel. theyre really cheap so getting 3 years out of them seems great but otoh feels really wasteful just cycle into/out of 12 pairs a year or whatever

theyre basically the only socks i wear, i have only two pair of "dress socks," in a boring grey, this summer i went sockless at all the weddings i went to and felt great

i noticed this summer that sockless business/formal was a thing. maybe i just didn't notice it before. it struck me as a disgusting savage manoeuvre tbh.

what shoes were you wearing to these weddings? xp

i've only ever done sockless with topsiders

they started smelling awful after awhile. no objections to sockless w/ a more formal shoe but i'd only do it w/ sock liners

i wore super low profile socks to a wedding this summer because i wore white linen pants and dress shoes. it looked fine but my feet still got all scratched up from friction where the socks didn't cover them.

Ugh, sockless. My feet sweat way too much for that. Even when it's not hot.

guys, guys, guys

loafer liners

i just meant "sockless" in the sense that you couldnt see my absurd little ballet-shoe socks, which protected my feet from blisters, my shoes from sweat, and my personal brand from the embarrassment of being the guy with ankle socks

yeah thats what i used--still got irritation on my ankles from the tops of the shoes

but would use again, the alternatives are too shitty to consider

i did it once w/ some actual formal shoes (these: http://www.rachelcomey.com/mens-store/shoes-1/webb-7.html?color=Black&size=8.5) and twice w/ some beat up clarks desert boots

i had a small blister when i did the comeys but nothing a bandaid didnt protect

guys "sockless" means "no socks"

not "the no sock look"

elmo with the harsh truth

*shrugs*

rubbish. even jesus on the cross was wearing a skin coloured ankle sock.

do you guys wear socks with boat shoes too

wash your feet everyday. put cornstarch or gold bond in your shoes. you can wipe em out afterwards. if they get damp you can stuff em with newspaper.

nb i don't actually do any of these things but if i cared more about my shoes then i would

h8 socks

h∞ socks

om shanti

my bf & i have the same shoe size but even so there are some shoes i am forbidden to wear sockless

tough but fair

i go to buy a suit on sat. it will be black. that is all.

who died?

nobody i just need one for when it happens yknow

best to buy it before you know you need it

didnt have one last time, four of us all ringing cousins and mates trying to get sorted first, it wasn't a good scene

theres a rule that says no black suits

I'm gonna break it one day tho because I'm azn and look good in black

oh you're actually going to a funeral

also interviews also a black suit just yknow.

gray suit for interviews

easy dayo easy nobody died

socks, eh

xp i have a grey suit, idk i feel like for yr public sector job it's not appreciated tbph

darragh i'm sorry for your loss

rip darraghmac

http://en.korea.com/jyj/files/2011/07/4bf0fea5536811ae7dd92a8c.jpg

me irl

no grayed loss

is the black suit thing still followed? i was at a family funeral last year and i wore blue, having okayed this beforehand with my fairly conservative parents.

let me tell you i stole the show. (truth is i don't have a black suit.)

xpost let it all out darragh.

lol @ stealing the show at a funeral

was intended as a joke just in case that's not clear.

what colour socks does one wear to a funeral

if one wanted to steal the show, like, but not in any way so vulgar as wearing a blue suit u understand

im starting a fun sock company and im gonna call it sock and awe

the sock doctrine