https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/silly-sock-question Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Tue, 19 May 2026 11:19:11 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/silly-sock-question#post-800870 Fri, 21 Dec 2012 02:13:22 +0000 catgirl 800870@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I hate that. I find certain boots do it to all my socks, and certain socks do it with all my boots. Bleh. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/silly-sock-question#post-800850 Fri, 21 Dec 2012 01:47:33 +0000 Aziraphale 800850@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Janet, I've found that Calvin Klein and Hue make comfy, cute socks that are not too thick and don't slide down. I can't wear wool, but the cotton blend ones seem to be OK. They are snug but not tight, don't have a tight elastic at the top, and come in both solids and cute patterns (I like the argyle ones, too). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/silly-sock-question#post-800774 Thu, 20 Dec 2012 23:49:05 +0000 Freckles 800774@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This drives me insane too. I bought an expensive pair of cashmere socks from Italy this summer in a smaller size and they do that whenever I wear them with shoes instead of just around the house sock feet, my feet are narrow with insanely narrow heels though...</p> <p>Edit..The Bay will let you try on socks for size if you are wearing a knee high. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/silly-sock-question#post-800736 Thu, 20 Dec 2012 23:01:14 +0000 Mander 800736@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Urgh. This happens to me a lot, too. I never have figured out exactly what the problem is, but I think in part it is related to my shoes slipping on my heels when I walk uphill and having socks that are too thin. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/silly-sock-question#post-800733 Thu, 20 Dec 2012 22:55:01 +0000 lyn* 800733@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>UGH. THIS HAPPENS TO ME ALL THE TIME.</p> <p>I think it means your calves are small. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/silly-sock-question#post-800705 Thu, 20 Dec 2012 22:01:13 +0000 Raisin 800705@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Usually it's because of loose socks. Smartwool socks are great, but beware, they wear out fast. They make the thicker one, and some casual everyday ones. I love them, but they need to be replaced often. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/silly-sock-question#post-800697 Thu, 20 Dec 2012 21:46:19 +0000 Diana 800697@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, it generally means your socks are too large. I like my socks to fit very tight (and I have size 7.5 feet but they are narrow and shallow so I prefer a smaller sock anyway. This might be your problem too?) I used to buy XL children's socks on occasion at Gap kids before they stopped selling them. I do still buy the women's socks from Gap, and I find they are stretchy/tight enough to avoid this most of the time. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/silly-sock-question#post-800673 Thu, 20 Dec 2012 20:36:01 +0000 Gaylene 800673@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think it's the lack of heel/ankle shaping in inexpensive socks that leads to the sock not fitting snugly as Angie mentioned. It's sometimes hard to tell by just looking at the sock because the bagginess only happens after you've worn the sock for a bit. While there are exceptions, I usually find that cheap socks are the worst offenders. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/silly-sock-question#post-800651 Thu, 20 Dec 2012 19:46:18 +0000 unfrumped 800651@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It can be all of those things, and sometimes very unpredictable.</p> <p>I also wear "knee socks" a lot--usually Gold Toe cotton or wool blends because they stay up and wear like iron-- but I buy some fun other brands and types from time to time, and I try to evaluate them before I buy them as to how they will perform, but if I find myself pulling them up all day long, I have learned I just have to trash them and move on. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/silly-sock-question#post-800605 Thu, 20 Dec 2012 18:15:04 +0000 Janet 800605@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My foot size is quite average -- I wear a size 8 shoe, so it really shouldn't be a matter of too-large socks. </p> <p>I like cute socks like argyle, stripes, etc., and I don't like them to be too thick or too tight, but maybe the fabrication is to blame. They're brand new, and lucky me, I bought a three-pack. Well, at least they were inexpensive! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/silly-sock-question#post-800579 Thu, 20 Dec 2012 17:43:41 +0000 kkards 800579@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>it happens to me a lot, its because the socks are to large. i don't know what size shoe you wear, but i wear a 6. most socks for sale are sized for shoe sizes 6-9. so if you are on the low end of the scale, the socks are going to be to large.<br /> i recommend finding socks that are sized smaller. smart wool and thorlo (for athletic socks) are 2 brands that are widely available in US (athought finding the Small can some times be a challange). i have found shoe stores that carry European brands of shoes will often have european brands of socks as well, and for some reason they seem to be available in more sizes than american brands. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/silly-sock-question#post-800530 Thu, 20 Dec 2012 16:22:56 +0000 deb 800530@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Men have been using sock garter for years because of this issue. My grandfather wore these to church to keep his socks from falling down.</p> <p><a href="http://www.suspenderstore.com/sock-garters.html?cmp=bizrate&#038;kw=sock-garters&#038;utm_source=sock-garters&#038;utm_medium=shopping%2Bengine&#038;utm_campaign=bizrate" rel="nofollow">http://www.suspenderstore.com/.....gn=bizrate</a> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/silly-sock-question#post-800504 Thu, 20 Dec 2012 15:51:37 +0000 Louise 800504@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I think it's if the socks are too big or the elastic has gone? X </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/silly-sock-question#post-800501 Thu, 20 Dec 2012 15:49:01 +0000 Angie 800501@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It means that the socks aren't snug enough. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/silly-sock-question#post-800499 Thu, 20 Dec 2012 15:47:49 +0000 kellygirl 800499@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Arrggh, I hate this! I like cotton and wool rich socks the best. I find the slipping, sliding and twisting to happen with bamboo/modal rich socks which I used to find at Target. Toss them in the trash--they aren't good for anything! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/silly-sock-question#post-800477 Thu, 20 Dec 2012 15:21:34 +0000 JAileen 800477@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Because I have big feet I always assumed this was from too short socks. I wear Thorlo hiking socks in my boots and this never happens. Rather than throwing away the bad socks I put them in my donation pile. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/silly-sock-question#post-800476 Thu, 20 Dec 2012 15:21:17 +0000 Lisa 800476@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I only wear smart wool socks and they don't fall down. I find socks with little to no elastic in them seem to fall down. Also when the top of the sock is not very thick usually this means they slip down on me. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/silly-sock-question#post-800471 Thu, 20 Dec 2012 15:15:36 +0000 Anonymous 800471@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Another vote for smart wool socks and for avoiding cotton to prevent this. It might be caused by too-big shoes so that heel slippage pulls them down when walking.<br /> Old cotton socks can make good mitts for dusting </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/silly-sock-question#post-800463 Thu, 20 Dec 2012 15:03:43 +0000 Suz 800463@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Urgh. I HATE this. </p> <p>Mine did this yesterday, too. I did exactly what Cinnamon Fern did with hers. To the trash!</p> <p>For me it usually means they are stretched out and/or they have too much cotton in the fabrication. For some reason cotton does it worse. I agree that the thin Ssmartwool socks are the best at not doing it. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/silly-sock-question#post-800458 Thu, 20 Dec 2012 15:00:27 +0000 cinnamon fern 800458@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>For me it means the socks go in the trash as soon as I get home. I don't know what causes it but it never happens to me with wool socks, which is now why I only wear wool socks. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/silly-sock-question#post-800446 Thu, 20 Dec 2012 14:52:05 +0000 pil 800446@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Inquiring minds want to know. That happened to me just the other day too. New socks and shoes, so I don't know which to blame! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/silly-sock-question#post-800440 Thu, 20 Dec 2012 14:45:25 +0000 Janet 800440@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>What does it mean when your socks slide down and bunch inside your shoes?</p> <p>I wore a brand new pair of (short) socks yesterday, and they drove me insane with this. I walked a couple of miles and had to stop every so often and yank my socks up. </p> <p>The kicker is that I bought those socks to replace an old pair that did the same thing! I just figured they were getting old and stretched out. </p> <p>The shoes I wore yesterday have a little room in them, maybe I just needed to wear thicker socks? I don't always want to wear knee high socks, especially with skinnier jeans because then the jeans stick to the socks. </p>