What color socks with Purple (Mulberry) shoes

[fylestorum]

Hi all, looking for advice on what solid color socks to wear with purple shoes. Any thoughts on good matches? Thanks in advance.

 

[fylestorum]

Anyone? Any ideas? This must be a tough one.

 

[Cubits]

What else are you wearing with purple shoes? I can't comprehend that, nevermind the socks.

Also, i can't recall ever seeing purple dress shoes, do you have a picture?

I think the reason noone has answered you is because this lies outside of the realm of classic menswear.

 

[fylestorum]

Sure you can see them here. It won't embed the image for some reason.

They look great with khaki pants, purple/pink shirt brown belt and a navy jacket

http://www.auctiva.com/hostedimages...74289654,674289669&formats=0,0,0,0,0&format=0

 

[Cubits]

Oh yeah, that makes much more sense now!

The colour palette you suggest is what i'd go with (shades of brown/lavender/blue). I'd go with a pale/pastel lavender over a pink or purple as it complements the cooler tones of the shoes and the jacket, and in wool (because wool socks are awesome).

When it comes to sock patterns i tend to run fairly "boring", so i'd go with a solid or possibly an argyle. Plenty of folk around here go balls-out with statement patterns though.

 

[fylestorum]

Im with you on the solids. So you think a lighter shade lavender sock (lighter than the shoe color) would be the way to go? A navy sock wouldn't work here either?

 

[fylestorum]

how about a brown?

 

[Veremund]

Match the pants, or simple grey.

EDIT: I just looked at the shoes in question. I'd definitely go sockless with those. And by the way, I'm damn jealous.

 

[Cubits]

Well in conservative land i would match the pants, that's the safe choice and i use it a lot, with dress shoes.

BUT, these shoes are the kind plenty of people would wear without socks. However, since i never wear shoes without socks, this is the time to show a bit of "foot", which is why i'd go with a lighter sock which pulls cues from the rest of the outfit. I feel if you went dark sock/dark shoe you'd lose definition.

 

[fylestorum]

Thanks for your answers.

 

[Alex Dumortier]

If the pictures are accurate, that looks more like a navy blue than a purple to me.

 

[fylestorum]

Definitely not navy. It becomes apparent when you see a navy sock paired with it. The red really comes out. This picture maybe is more apparent.

http://images.bloomingdales.com/is/...&resMode=sharp2&op_usm=0.7,1.0,0.5,0&fmt=jpeg

 

[mhdena]

I liked them better blue, with kackis or jeans. No socks

 

[fylestorum]

That's safer, but less interesting. They offer them in navy with the regular silver horsebit. These have a darker and shinier buckle.