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Stop wearing dress shoes (oxfords, brogues, monks) without socks!!!!
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bowtielover
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Good, i'm not the only one on here saying it.
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Loafer socks don't help the look. Similar things to good-quality dress shoes worn without socks: -- good-quality dress shoes that have never seen a shoe tree or polish -- sports coat worn unbuttoned, with rocks in the hip pockets -- ties removed and hung in a closet, still knotted (to "save time") -- dress shirts worn four times between washes -- dress shirts subjected to high heat in the dryer, puckering shoulder seams -- trousers worn with so much break, the hems are permanently soiled and prematurely frayed I don't think it looks good to wear your clothing like you are totally frickin' clueless about how to care for your clothing.
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I like this look, but it is far too uncomfortable, so I never do it.
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Loafer socks don't help the look.Originally Posted by Dewey
Similar things to good-quality dress shoes worn without socks:
-- good-quality dress shoes that have never seen a shoe tree or polish
-- sports coat worn unbuttoned, with rocks in the hip pockets
-- ties removed and hung in a closet, still knotted (to "save time")
-- dress shirts worn four times between washes
-- dress shirts subjected to high heat in the dryer, puckering shoulder seams
-- trousers worn with so much break, the hems are permanently soiled and prematurely frayed
I don't think it looks good to wear your clothing like you are totally frickin' clueless about how to care for your clothing.
That's a sign of handwork
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I go sockless at times, depends on how I feel. That's just my style though... and I just don't care what other people think.Originally Posted by IBJanky
As long as I feel good and confident about myself, that's all that matters.
myke
I only like the sockless look with some loafers but like you said it's all personal preference. If you like that's what you should roll with it.
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those above just seem exactly what one needs to have the look (which I don't subscribe to) without the annoyances....Originally Posted by ajv
It's not the hygienic nature of sock-less look that most here would oppose...it's how it looks. Again, there are some shoes that lend themselves to this look better than others (loafers for example) but Edmoral's point is that it looks awful with oxfords, brogues, and monks specifically.
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I'm doing everyone a big favor, no need to thank me. There is a disturbing trend in WAYWN and in the Sartorialist of men with dress shoes and no socks. Very few shoes look good without socks. Loafers, boat shoes, bucks. Dress shoes are not made to be worn without socks and you do not look good. Because some Japanese dude is copying some idiot in Italy who thinks he is styling wearing a three piece suit, brogues and no socks, does not mean that you have to do it. Sweat in said leather lined shoes is also not a good thing. Please stop wearing sportcoats, suits, the whole nine yards and then go sockless. I repeat, you do not look good. If it's leather and a leather sole, has a heel and you have to lace it, wear some phucking socks.Originally Posted by edmorel
I look at this PSA with the same mixture of wonder and horror as when I buy something like a new tv and it has a note that says "do not eat".
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Originally Posted by IBJanky
As long as I feel good and confident about myself, that's all that matters.
myke
False. This is the sartorial equivalent of "it doesn't matter if you win or lose, it's how you play the game"
gnatty8
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I'm doing everyone a big favor, no need to thank me. There is a disturbing trend in WAYWN and in the Sartorialist of men with dress shoes and no socks. Very few shoes look good without socks. Loafers, boat shoes, bucks. Dress shoes are not made to be worn without socks and you do not look good. Because some Japanese dude is copying some idiot in Italy who thinks he is styling wearing a three piece suit, brogues and no socks, does not mean that you have to do it. Sweat in said leather lined shoes is also not a good thing. Please stop wearing sportcoats, suits, the whole nine yards and then go sockless. I repeat, you do not look good. If it's leather and a leather sole, has a heel and you have to lace it, wear some phucking socks.Originally Posted by edmorel
Amen, this always gives me mental images of clammy, sweaty feet and sweat stained sockliners.. Yuk..
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