The "Damn my socks are cute today!" thread.

[ahk]

Originally Posted by Mopsie

A sock tip:

Buy some large safety pins. When you take off a pair of socks pin them together on the toe end. They will stay together in the wash. Then they are already matched when they come out of the dryer.

Voilà!

You're welcome.

Or you can use a laundry mesh bag and toss all sock in and wash and dry -- this is what I do. I have 1 for black socks (workout socks) and another for my socks and one more for my wife. She's not to picky-- but they are socks.



(for those who like pictures)


Today: I'm wearing flip/flop socks-- they have a big toe slot and then 4 toes slot.



(very similar -- mismatched but darker colours /and for men)

[DapperButch]

http://www.nononsense.com/Socks/Wome...how-Socks.aspx

These are them. You can probably find them anywhere. I just grabbed them because I was desperate. Cheap, so maybe worth the try.

[cara]

i wore brown and purple knee-high stripey socks to the zoo today.

[ahk]

Todays: athletic socks black w orange stripes (only wore for 30 minute cross fit workout).

[Rockinonahigh]

Geee i'm sort of off the grid,all I have is white gym sox then some grey kneehigh boot sox I rarely wear.THe only boots I have are roper cowboy boots and black combat boots,I have only worn tennis shoes or some loafer type shoe...boy am I way behind the times.

[Gemme]

I forgot to mention earlier what socks I was wearing! Black background with lavender heels and toes and Monkey Dance written in lavender here and there. Brown and beige monkeys dance around on the socks with their bananas.

Tre cute.

[DapperButch]

Originally Posted by Rockinonahigh

Geee i'm sort of off the grid,all I have is white gym sox then some grey kneehigh boot sox I rarely wear.THe only boots I have are roper cowboy boots and black combat boots,I have only worn tennis shoes or some loafer type shoe...boy am I way behind the times.

Nah, you're just a regular guy. It's cool (plus many women prefer guys like you, so no worries on that front, either!).

Some socks are shoe dependent
Some socks are temperature dependent
Some socks are mood dependent
Serendipitous Socks fulfil the triumvirate of dependencies

Todays sockage is tall and green. That is to say, wool, knee length hiking socks. They are temperature and mood dependent.

[ahk]

nothing special-- work socks. So I'm not gonna post since they aren't "CUTE".

[candy_coated_bitch]

*BUMP*

Alert the media--I have not worn socks for two days. I even wore sneakers without socks when I went out to run errands today.

*feels forehead* Nope, no fever.

[Gemme]

Work socks again. White, pink and gray.

I don't think she'll make it to three days.....

[DapperButch]

Originally Posted by candy_coated_bitch

*BUMP*

Alert the media--I have not worn socks for two days. I even wore sneakers without socks when I went out to run errands today.

*feels forehead* Nope, no fever.

You DO know you are going to give Tick a heart attack, right?

Not very nice.

[Kelt]

Originally Posted by ahk

Today: I'm wearing flip/flop socks-- they have a big toe slot and then 4 toes slot.



(very similar -- mismatched but darker colours /and for men)

Doesn't this break the socks-with-sandals code?

If so, why do they make them?

[DapperButch]

Originally Posted by Kelt

Doesn't this break the socks-with-sandals code?

If so, why do they make them?

Because manufacturers don't care about the code, they just want you to buy their socks!

[ahk]

Originally Posted by Kelt

Doesn't this break the socks-with-sandals code?

If so, why do they make them?

I don't wear out in public- only when at home- so no code broken.

Originally Posted by DapperButch

Because manufacturers don't care about the code, they just want you to buy their socks!

No- because they are fun!

Don't be dissin' my socks when one wears plain socks.
Please and thank you.

[Gemme]

Originally Posted by Miss Tick

I’ve eyed this thread warily for a while now. I love socks but there is a rather embarrassing issue that comes up whenever I talk about sock use. It’s rather uncomfortable and anyone who reads my posts can see how difficult it is for me to open up about just anything (tongue in cheek here). But before I share my secret shame I want to enjoy a little stress free conversation about my love of socks. I need to warm up and work my way into this.

I love colorful socks of every ilk. Like glass sculptor Dale Chihuly, I never met a color I didn’t like. I have socks with cartoon characters, superheros, animals, sports team logos, and designs of all types. I am not hampered by a need or desire to only wear socks of a certain length. I am also not restricted by a necessity for appropriate sock management for work. My socks are hidden under my pants and no one is the wiser. Of course there are times during a meeting when my slacks might ride up a tad and if one were to glance under the table at the right moment one might be privy to an explosion of color. But if my coworkers have ever noticed and been shocked at my shameless use of rainbow hued toe warmers they have kept it to themselves.

Colorful socks make me smile. I feel happy just looking at my socks. My feet would be so sad if they had to live in only black and white. Even when I’m wearing boots and I can’t see my socks that easily, I will push up my jeans a bit when I’m sitting so I can catch a glimpse of their colorful cuteness. Just a look never fails to bring me joy. There are only two times when I don’t wear socks bursting with color and character. One is when it’s really cold and I’m going to be trudging through snow and ice, then I wear the warmest heaviest socks I own and they usually have minimal color, maybe red and gray. The other is the source of my humiliation and embarrassment. I am a secret user of peds.

For years and years in the summer or when it was warm and I wanted to wear sneakers and no socks, I wore peds. I hate bare feet in shoes. I can’t stand it. Neither can I wrap my head around socks and shorts. I don’t care for that look. I try to stick with sandals and bare feet in the summer, but there are times when only a shoe or a sneaker will do. Then out come the peds. I have them in white, black, polka dot and of course there’s the plain nylon looking ones. Nobody sees them, my shame is well hidden beneath my shoes. But that has not stopped the bullying, the ridicule, the scorn I have endured at the hands of lovers and friends. Almost every person in my life has tried to stop me from wearing these tiny targets of tremendous revulsion. It’s unfathomable how much hatred the little guys can garner. There we times when current girlfriends and exes would come together, united by my misguided and offensive use of peds, and plot against this common enemy. Those diminutive disgusting excuses for socks had to go. The people in my life were not kidding. Friends, family, and partners alike were deeply disturbed by my penchant for this foolish footwear. When my wife and my best friend first met years ago, although it was winter with no peds in sight, the conversation ultimately turned toward my ped wearing and the taunting began.

Since moving to another country it has been difficult for those I left behind to hold this abomination in the forefront of their consciousness so I have of lately escaped any humiliating tirades. My wife is not thrilled with my use of the little horrors but she has made a sort of uneasy piece with them. However, every now and again her mortification surrounding this unfortunate and persistent folly comes around to bite me in the toes. I have been more careful since given another chance and I do not allow my new friends to get a whiff of my ped fetish.

I know what I’m doing is wrong and I should know better, but I can’t help myself. It’s the easy answer to my dilemma around what to do concerning the shorts and shoes debacle. And truthfully it is the only answer I can live with despite the ridicule, mockery and derision I’ve suffered at the hands of purposeful persistent peds detractors.

Since I’ve gone in the closet I haven’t talked about this problem in a couple of years. Stealth ped use has it advantages but we all know how secrets keep us sick.

Originally Posted by DapperButch

MissTick,

I get it. I very much dislike the look of shorts with sneakers (on adult masculine individuals). I also cannot stand the feeling of no socks in a shoe/especially a sneaker.

The white sock height issue I mentioned struggling with is where this comes in. I have to balance what I think looks good on me (with shorts), plus, with what is trendy (not trendy = crew style pushed down..but on me, I think they look good. *sigh*). It can be rough sometimes. A nice pair of short hiking boots can improve the situation, or like you, I wear sandals (very BUTCH ones, of course! ha!). I think I said in an earlier thread, I tend to only wear sneakers when working out. I do find them more acceptable on me wear with jeans, but rarely.

So, I have to tell you, I learned that with those sketcher sneaker type shoes people don't wear socks with them. I do think they look better that way, but me, having the same problem as you, what do I do?

WELL, I found that they make cotton socks that are not peds, but are hidden right under the shoe line. Regular thickness and everything. I found them at some show outlet store.

Check it out!

P.S. Peds are for sissies.

Like Anya (who is a medical professional), I am concerned for both of you.

Originally Posted by Miss Tick

Makes sense to me. I wear my xmas socks and boxers right through February. Along with my winter themed socks and boxers which can sometimes cross boundaries with xmas.

I broke my toe today which is probably why all of a sudden I am hyper aware of feet, socks and toes.

Which toe?

[Leigh]

I am currently wearing my fuzzy pink and white slipper socks

[Mopsie]

Originally Posted by Leigh

I am currently wearing my fuzzy pink and white slipper socks

Oooh! I love those! I have five different pairs that I rotate wearing. I put a pair on the minute I get home from work.

[Cin]

Originally Posted by Gemme

Which toe?

The 4th one on the right foot. It looks like a little baby purple carrot. And my foot is all swollen and black and blue as well. Who knew a toe could be so annoying. I mean it's such a tiny thing. And my toes are usually so discreet, you would barely know they were there. Anyway to make my sad toe feel better I am wearing my favorite socks today. Nothing special in the looks department but they feel so nice. Here's a pic of today's socks.

[easygoingfemme]

Originally Posted by ahk

Today: I'm wearing flip/flop socks-- they have a big toe slot and then 4 toes slot.



(very similar -- mismatched but darker colours /and for men)

THANK YOU for this. I had no idea this existed. I just ordered them (in plain black) for my guy who loves to drive me crazy by shoving his socked feet into his flip flops and threatening to go public like that. Mind you, even with these socks, he's not going public with me while wearing ANY sock and flip flop, but it will make a great gag gift.