Socks and shorts don t really work if you re wearing fancier shoes such as oxfords espadrilles loafers or huaraches.
Is it proper to wear socks with sandals.
As for patterns the most traditional one is the classic argyle.
Keep the sock length at or around your ankle.
We think the secret to this success is in the tonality of the cream socks and the white birks.
Although often associated with granola dads and germans on holiday as chronicled by twitter socks with sandals can work in considered combinations.
Or swap the color scheme.
After all if it s warm enough to wear sandals or flip flops then likely it is too hot to wear socks.
Don t let it get this far.
This isn t for the office or date night.
It s clean looking and pairs very well with khaki shorts and a burnt umber sweater vest.
There s a silicone grip inside the sock so it doesn t slip off your heel.
First it s about your shoes.
Dress socks meant to be worn with a man s suit or casual clothing they come in a wide range of materials and for the most part stick to darker colors such as black charcoal grey medium grey bottle green brown and burgundy lighter shades such as tan work well with lighter clothing.
A little patina on a pair of boat shoes is a okay but any moccasin style shoe will start to take on slipper like qualities when it really starts to get worn down.
Eye catching socks with black strapped sandals would work just as well.
And if you need socks to keep your feet warm chances are it s too cold to be wearing sandals.
Here we see the hippy style of birkenstock sandals and a fairly knobbly pair of knitted socks out in the wild only this time the combo is worn by a man who looks more partial to oud wood than woodstock.
Never go for no show or knee high socks if you re wearing this look with shorts.
For most the thought of wearing socks and sandals together conjures up images of dads on holiday in hiking sandals and white socks queuing up for the breakfast buffet.
However since the combination does seem slightly unnatural we are here to give you a few combinations that anyone and we mean anyone can pull off.
Only wear this look casually or before or after the gym.
And they rarely work if you re wearing sandals the stylists we interviewed pointed out that it s best to keep your socks hidden in those cases.
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