Can somebody clue me in why 40+ (and much older!) men wear mid-calf length white crew socks with shorts and sneakers???
I can NOT do that!! It's so dorky!!
I look around and most men do wear those cushion crews when dressed down.
Curious. Maybe somebody can clue me in? I mean, I really want to blend in as a guy, but really, c'mon. Dorky socks??!
Jay
Naw, you don't have to adopt dorky fashion to be a guy. Um, but I have to confess, I've made that fashion error. Well, not sure if my socks are mid-calf, they're longer than ankle socks though, which always look feminine to me. They're just regular white tube socks. I thought it was just sandals you couldn't wear socks with (in fact, my girlfriend told me she'd leave me if I did that, so I answered the door one day in shorts, black socks, and sandals).
What I want to know is why older guys wear their shorts pulled up so the waistband is just under their pecs and they have a male camel-toe. Yech.
Dennis
No, Jay. You don't have to wear socks with your shoes when you're in shorts, even if you're a guy and are middle-aged. You're correct, way too dorky!
Dennis, I think the answer to that question mey be best discovered by looking at the pot-belly the shorts may have to be drawn across in order to stay up!! :laugh:
Otherwise, I think you two guys have asked a question that is kinda about life, the universe and everything!! :laugh: :laugh:
A huge part of being a guy - to at least some degree - is an open contempt of fashion. Bad haircuts, dorky sox, dumb shoes, plaid shorts, the list is nearly endless.
Dont worry about Socks to much Jay,
They will all get eaten by the Sock Monster when they (eventually after being removed from floor / under bed) end up in the washing basket.
My ex had a habit of putting only one sock back from pairs after washing, no idea where they used to go.
At one stage I had more odd socks than actual pairs.
On big plea.... NEVER WEAR SOCKS WITH SANDALS!
Buffy
Well, I've decided to steal the sock ideas from our youth, namely my 9.5 yr old cooler-than-cool skater dude, and a 20-something smart hip guy at work: They both wear ankle socks, the kind where an inch or so of sock sticks up above the shoe. I was in Home Depot the other day where I saw the dorky mid-calf crew sock in abundance; and that's the way my ex-h wore (wears) his socks.
Maybe I'll pass better if I conform to the sock standard. Or maybe not...
Jay
trust me, it wont help you pass better. just go wih the ankle socks. it will make you seem a little bit younger because usually its the older gents who do that. plus they look retarded IMO.
Guys don't wear mid calf socks in my country (unless they are school kids in uniform). It's unnatural! :icon_shakefist:
No I lie, my father in law wears them but then he plays golf. You have to look dorky to play golf...
So today I'm out shopping. Cool Nike skate shoes, ankle socks, olive green shorts, beer tee shirt, new buzz cut with gray at the temples.
I'm looking at bug spray to take camping, and these two little boys (maybe 3?) were not really paying attention to where they were going. I didn't mind, I have kids.
Then the mother says: "Watch where you're going boys, the lady is looking at stuff."
ARGH!!
Probably a good thing I didn't use the men's room. Or maybe when I whip it out...nah, I'll probably get beat up.
Jay
Wear the socks you want!
:laugh:
lol
Are these the dorky socks? Cause these are what I wear.
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Dennis
Yes, Dennis, that's what I was referring to. :o though yours are pushed down some, not stretched up toward your knees!
Though you don't look dorky in that pic. I wish I had pics of my ex on this computer for an example. He's a true dork!
Maybe it's a white sneaker thing. I don't currently own white sneakers.
Jay
Jay, Dennis, you guys both look awesome. Wear any kind of socks you want.
Personally I don't get the appeal of ankle socks, I live in a northern climate, and if my ankles/legs are cold... then the feet will get cold too.
Zythyra
lol no dennis. youre good. those are the dorky kind, but yours arent pulled way up. and jay, youre one of the coolest not young people ive seen in a while. and sorry jay, i hink its your chest thats giving you away. unfortunately, same for me. what binder do you wear?
It's an underworks but I probably should steer clear of T shirts, but I can't help myself.
Quote from: sneakersjay on June 18, 2008, 11:25:34 PM
Can somebody clue me in why 40+ (and much older!) men wear mid-calf length white crew socks with shorts and sneakers???
I can NOT do that!! It's so dorky!!
I look around and most men do wear those cushion crews when dressed down.
Curious. Maybe somebody can clue me in? I mean, I really want to blend in as a guy, but really, c'mon. Dorky socks??!
Jay
Hello, Jay,
Mid-calf white crew socks with shorts and sneakers are dorky, for shore. Short socks, like anklets, are, IMHO, OK with sneakers.
Socks with sandals are gauche to say the least. I would not be buried like that if I was you.
Also be careful to leave the white sport shirt, lime green slacks, white belt and white leather shoes to those who believe that doctors dress like that.
When I was in the military my daily work uniform was dungarees and a chambray shirt. I became very accustomed to denims and chambrays after four years of them. After I got out they remained my "play clothes," adapted for the seasons.
I wore Sperry Topsiders or other leather deck shoes, without socks until December.
Hope this helps, Jay.
Wing Walker
With Her Topsiders On
Posted on: June 19, 2008, 11:25:46 PM
Quote from: sneakersjay on June 19, 2008, 05:59:24 PM
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Am I dorky or what??
Jay
Jay, you're quite OK but that outhouse is pretty dorky.
Wing Walker
That's the shed that came with the house. Now visible as the trees hiding it got chopped down. I'll have to tell my brother to cut a moon in the door. Or maybe i'll paint one on, LOL.
Jay
Dennis, that's the way to wear socks :-), perfect length.
You should only wear high on the calf socks if you've got major calves
(like a soccer player), they accentuate them at make you look badass.
Usually if you've got big calves you've also have big muscular thighs,
so the tall socks don't look so out of place.
Most men in their 40's have scranny legs and those high socks make
them look like high school girls in their school uniforms (they look cute on those
girls though :-),
or grade school boys of 8-9 in their school uniforms :D.
Well, I'm the sort of person who wears the most garish socks I can find with my sandals. So there! *sticks tongue out* ;) But then, I'm am a geek, and I know it. :icon_geekdance:
Quote from: tekla on June 19, 2008, 03:32:36 AM
A huge part of being a guy - to at least some degree - is an open contempt of fashion. Bad haircuts, dorky sox, dumb shoes, plaid shorts, the list is nearly endless.
What's wrong with plaid shorts?? *looks down at his plaid shorts*
And I'm not sure if I would agree that it's "contempt" but maybe just being unaware. For example, I never think about matching clothes or any of that and my mom and girlfriend have a running joke together about my camo shorts with plaid shirts. How is that not matching? ???
plaid shorts are mega in with the teenaged group right now. im srious, its hard to find anything else.
Quote from: JonasCarminis on June 22, 2008, 07:27:39 PM
plaid shorts are mega in with the teenaged group right now. im srious, its hard to find anything else.
And what a pity that is. Plaid shorts make butts look big :(.
my butt is small for a female bodied person of my weight anyways. so it loks good anyways. i cant help it. im just that sexy.
It has nothing to do with a butt's natural size (mine is small as well), its just that plaid is just one of those patterns that give off the illusion of width. Just like verticle pinstripes make legs look longer and black makes you look slimmer.
Jay and Dennis. You both look great. :icon_wink:
As far as the pants to the pecs and shorts with full length socks is in the 'Old Farts Handbook', along with the old man shuffle.
Be afraid, Be very afraid.
Please don't ever do that, please guys. If you love us, Please Don't. **pleading on her knees**
Love,
Janet
Hello Jay,
Sorry to be blunt, but get some socks like Dennis's for wearing outdoors in grassy places, if nothing else. You look dorky because you're risking chiggers and ticks and all sorts of bug bites standing there in the grass by the outhouse in ankle socks. :) Think more practicalities, less fashion.
And then, watch, the higher socks will grow on you. You'll like the feel of you ankles covered and you'll end up wearing them just like that to bars and movies and such. Over time you'll base these decisions less on what looks dorky and more on what you can get away with.
Sonia -- a guy in some previous life
Okay, I cave. :icon_ihearu:
I'm going to buy dorky socks so I can look like Dennis, cuz he looks like a guy (cuz he is a guy!) and I don't (though I am a guy!).
I'll be back later to post pics, I swear! Cuz I got my new glasses, too.
Jay
so I can look like Dennis, cuz he looks like a guy
Yeah, but I bet he wears a monkey suit in court, so don't take it too far.
I have drawers full of those socks.
You can't beat bags with 8 pairs for under 10 bucks.
Quote from: cindybc on June 24, 2008, 07:29:06 PM
Where's the out house? Behind the motorhome? By the way, nice socks.
Cindy
im beginning to think that youre an imposter sent to hang around the trans boards to make fun of us guys. :P
No hon, I would never do such a thing, but If I am not wanted among you then I guess I'll just have to make myself scarce. Removed all my posts, when I find my other posts in the F/M threads I will remove them. Sorry for I having ofended.
Thank you and have a wonderful day.
Cindy
I think Jonas was just kidding, Cindy. Please don't go away. We like you. We really, really like you. :icon_hug:
I hate the mid-calf look. The boys at my brother's high school wear black dress socks with shorts. Its a horrid sight to see a bunch of teenagers wearing shorts and black socks pulled up on their calves.
Nice! Now, um...they just need to be a *little* bit dingy...you know, so they're not so, bright, next to sneakers, say. Ha, you're out there in the woods, go get dirty! :)
Hi Sonia hon. Nice avatar, the lavender top goes well with your complexion. I don't believe we met yet so welcome to Susan's. Trans Rights, yup.
Hi Jamie-o, thank you hon. My feathers may have been ruffled a bit but I don't stay like that for very long, it's not my nature. ;D
I do have some good news to share though. Today has bee a busy day for me, At my work at the women's shelter I put in for peer support worker. My coordinator at work asked me if I would be interested in working with our TS sisters who are on the street, I told her I was. I now have the possibility of peer support worker in two different places. I feel quite grateful and happy about this outcome. To feel needed and useful is all I set out to do on this board as well.
Cindy
Wow Cindy, sounds like you have a really neat-o job