Lighter gray or black socks to match a charcoal suit?

Max MY · Jan 25, 2010

Ideally, I'd like gray socks that are darker than my charcoal suit.

Unfortunately, I've searched several malls and have been unable to find what I want. A lighter gray or black seem to be the next best choice, but both look a little off to me.

What do you think?

bowtielover · Jan 25, 2010

Either will work just fine depends on the shoes your wearing with the suit, you want the socks to complement your shoes just as well as the suit.

holymadness · Jan 25, 2010

And what, aside from black shoes, would you recommend to wear with a charcoal suit?

With a charcoal suit you can wear any colour socks you please. Dumb question.

BareSolid · Jan 25, 2010

Go with black, I wore medium-grey socks with charcoal trousers and black shoes the other day and was frightened to sit down because it looked so stupid.

ManofKent · Jan 25, 2010

Purple works well with charcoal trousers and black shoes.

bigbris1 · Jan 25, 2010

Originally Posted by ManofKent

Purple works well with charcoal trousers and black shoes.

I've been looking for some great purple socks.

skefferz · Jan 25, 2010

Originally Posted by bigbris1

I've been looking for some great purple socks.
I like these: http://www.howardyount.com/collectio...um-ribbed-wool .

JayJay · Jan 25, 2010

Originally Posted by BareSolid

Go with black, I wore medium-grey socks with charcoal trousers and black shoes the other day and was frightened to sit down because it looked so stupid.
For suits I prefer my socks to be the same color or darker than my pants, not lighter. I get outrageous with my socks for casual wear.

Montrachet · Jan 25, 2010

Someone posted a quote earlier on this topic. It went something like "A man of business will match his socks to his trousers. A man of leisure will match his socks to his mood." I think that's apropos.

mjc · Jan 25, 2010

Lands' End has these socks in "dark charcoal" and "deep burgundy", which both look pretty sharp with charcoal. The black are OK too, but the other two are better.

Mata_Leao · Jan 25, 2010

If you are wearing black shoes, the black socks may draw people's eyes down towards your ankles and their unbroken line of color. It's not a very flattering look in my experience. If you wear medium-gray socks you might not win the approval of this forum, but few people in real life will notice anything amiss.

brittain · Jan 25, 2010

I think I own only one pair of black socks. If I want something boring, solid charcoal is usually as dark as I go.

viator · Jan 25, 2010

Originally Posted by mjc

Lands' End has these socks in "dark charcoal" and "deep burgundy", which both look pretty sharp with charcoal. The black are OK too, but the other two are better.

How is the quality on these?

Biggskip · Jan 25, 2010

Originally Posted by skefferz

I like these: http://www.howardyount.com/collectio...um-ribbed-wool
.

I PM'ed Jamison a few weeks ago about getting more of these and then stupidly never followed up with him. Good for him. I will definitely buy a few more pairs.

Originally Posted by viator

How is the quality on these?

Excellent. I look forward to dressing the morning and realizing that a pair of my HY Marcolani's will accompany my outfit well.

Animal Farm · Jan 25, 2010

Originally Posted by BareSolid

Go with black, I wore medium-grey socks with charcoal trousers and black shoes the other day and was frightened to sit down because it looked so stupid.

Yeah, I've done this before. Not a good choice.

Lighter gray or black socks to match a charcoal suit?

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