https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/socks-with-sandals---yay-or-nay Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Thu, 30 Apr 2026 04:40:26 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/socks-with-sandals---yay-or-nay/page/2#post-2264698 Fri, 27 May 2022 04:49:08 +0000 Anonymous 2264698@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I have not worn sandals with socks except in Europe in 1970 when my feet needed the warmth in Germany and Wales in July. &nbsp;It is a very European look to me and depends on the sandals and socks. &nbsp;I bought my sandals in Europe when my shoes wore out walking and mountain climbing so much. &nbsp;Try some sheer or lace socks. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/socks-with-sandals---yay-or-nay/page/2#post-2264369 Tue, 24 May 2022 19:09:25 +0000 approprio 2264369@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sorry for letting this trail, and sorry to all I have failed to call out to. <b>Sal, Bijou, Brooklyn, Jaime, Xtabay, Bonnie, suntiger, April, Style Fan, the Cat</b> and whoever else I have missed…&nbsp;Life got in the way. Then I got distracted by oxfords, first by <b>Jessikams</b>, (you look great so get over that imposter syndrome!) then by <b>Lana</b>. Fun fact: I have more oxfords than sandals! I always wear them with socks, even though the socks are sometimes invisible. Is there any other way?</p> <p>It seems the look is less controversial in the forum than on the blog, which really should not surprise me.&nbsp;</p> <p><b>LJP:</b>&nbsp;ah yes! Mrs Prada is the queen of incorrect socks. She has been fencing some or other version of the faux pas for as long as I can remember. </p> <p><b>lyn67</b>, <b>Robin</b>,&nbsp;<b>Suz</b> et al, the project is still in its experimental stages. Not all socks are created equal in this regard, so it will take time to figure out logistics. As I discovered yesterday, this is not as simple as putting on a pair of socks under sandals, although common sense says it should be.&nbsp;<b>DonnaF</b>, sounds like this is something you could try. If the sandals are fully adjustable, it might work. <b>Sloper</b>: thanks for your fullsome support. I shall persevere.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/socks-with-sandals---yay-or-nay#post-2264317 Tue, 24 May 2022 11:19:21 +0000 Lana 2264317@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don’t do it although I’ve been tempted to wear some fun colored socks with some D’orsay oxfords I have because I can’t think of many ways to wear them.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/socks-with-sandals---yay-or-nay#post-2264316 Tue, 24 May 2022 11:10:40 +0000 April 2264316@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Brooklyn hipster LMA wears his Birks w/socks more or less year round. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/socks-with-sandals---yay-or-nay#post-2264245 Mon, 23 May 2022 20:29:12 +0000 Suz 2264245@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I had a teenage aversion to it, like <b>Jenni'</b>s, that is difficult to dislodge, but I have become accustomed to it and even like it when the sandals have wide straps. It doesn't look great on me, though (too much horizontal cutting in the wrong place) and when I wear sandals I want my feet out there for reasons similar to Janet's (climate) Brooklyn's (practicalilty) -- but I do wear no show socks with sneakers, and I LOVE <b>Jessikams</b>' oxfords and socks and bare legs look, so there you go!&nbsp;</p> <p>A lot of my 20 something students wear it with Birks.&nbsp;</p> <p>I say wear and enjoy!!&nbsp; You will make it look cool.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/socks-with-sandals---yay-or-nay#post-2264216 Mon, 23 May 2022 17:34:55 +0000 Style Fan 2264216@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I rarely wear socks, so it is a no for me.&nbsp; My feet have multiple problems, so fashion does not enter my footwear decisions.&nbsp; I like the look of socks with Birks and always did. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/socks-with-sandals---yay-or-nay#post-2264212 Mon, 23 May 2022 17:20:31 +0000 Bonnie 2264212@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wear socks with my Oofoos slides all year round. This is my at home and my gardening look. Maybe I'll try it with my Ecco sport sandals. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/socks-with-sandals---yay-or-nay#post-2264171 Mon, 23 May 2022 12:57:30 +0000 RobinF 2264171@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Hmm, interesting. I know my daughter and her outdoorsy friends do all the time but I always thought not for me. Not out of the question though, especially with cute socks.&nbsp;</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/socks-with-sandals---yay-or-nay#post-2264158 Mon, 23 May 2022 11:37:11 +0000 Anonymous 2264158@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I do it only in colder weather to stretch out my sandal season, so I can hike in my Birks as long as possible! Or if I'm camping and it's colder at night.<br /> I wouldn't do it as a fashion statement though, and it's way too hot for socks here most of the year anyway! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/socks-with-sandals---yay-or-nay#post-2264147 Mon, 23 May 2022 09:56:08 +0000 Jenni NZ 2264147@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Partly for Jessikams… maybe we get so used to something not being “us” that we have trouble considering it could become “us”? So for me, my dislike of wearing socks with sandals from seeing it in my teens is so strong that I still notice anything similar in any fashion shoot. It has been quite common in the fashion magazines I have read for maybe a decade that there are bare legs and fancy socks with shoes. And I can never ever relate to it. Even although they’re not sandals! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/socks-with-sandals---yay-or-nay#post-2264143 Mon, 23 May 2022 09:26:59 +0000 lyn67 2264143@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I don't have a problem with this pairing-just doens't make sense for me and my pretty conventional looks. I LOVE sandals for their airy feel and showing up my dark nail polish, in summer!:-) <br />Then, I never thought&nbsp; it makes sense like you said "It’s like having a new pair of shoes"....food for thought... but I would like to see your outfits wearing socks to sandals- you certainly have the edgy eccentric and&nbsp; nonconformist&nbsp; style to look and feel fab!</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/socks-with-sandals---yay-or-nay#post-2264133 Mon, 23 May 2022 05:19:13 +0000 Jessikams 2264133@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Absolutely yes. Athletic socks with pool slides to get to yoga class, or just around the house. But in that case I’m wearing sweatpants or leggings.</p> <p>I tried thin decorative socks with oxfords and bare legs recently and felt like a ridiculous imposter, so….. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/socks-with-sandals---yay-or-nay#post-2264132 Mon, 23 May 2022 05:08:14 +0000 DonnaF 2264132@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I run so cold (Raynaud’s in feet) that I almost never wear sandals or even oxfords without socks. I have been meaning to wear colored tights with my chunky sandals but will also have to try socks as well. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/socks-with-sandals---yay-or-nay#post-2264124 Mon, 23 May 2022 02:57:45 +0000 Sloper 2264124@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>coming back to add that socks with fisherman sandals are such a great look! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/socks-with-sandals---yay-or-nay#post-2264120 Mon, 23 May 2022 01:48:15 +0000 Brooklyn 2264120@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I’m not personally into it because I do a lot of walking in dirty places (dog parks) and socks get so dirty in an open shoe. But I think it’s a fun look. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/socks-with-sandals---yay-or-nay#post-2264114 Mon, 23 May 2022 01:44:13 +0000 Jaime 2264114@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My daugthers definitely do, and I do with my Birks in winter around the house. And I would out and about under the right mood and circumstances. Most of all, related to comfortable shoes that suddenly aren't.&nbsp;<i></i> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/socks-with-sandals---yay-or-nay#post-2264096 Sun, 22 May 2022 23:31:32 +0000 Bijou 2264096@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>It’s a yay from me. DH and I happily wear socks with our Birks for added warmth and comfort which is mainly around the house or when popping to the beach for an early morning swim in Autumn or Winter. We call the look Birk’n’socks! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/socks-with-sandals---yay-or-nay#post-2264091 Sun, 22 May 2022 22:44:49 +0000 LJP 2264091@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I love the look and the idea . I’ll do it with Birks in cool fall temps but I haven’t yet done it with a dressier outfit . The newish Miu Miu campaign with the grey thin cashmere sock and kitten heel sling back is a look I love and would be inclined to try if I still had a work/ social lifestyle for which something like that made sense . </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/socks-with-sandals---yay-or-nay#post-2264090 Sun, 22 May 2022 22:34:47 +0000 The Cat 2264090@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I wear Birks with socks, but only at home. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/socks-with-sandals---yay-or-nay#post-2264089 Sun, 22 May 2022 22:16:55 +0000 Sloper 2264089@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yay all the way.&nbsp; The more fun the better. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/socks-with-sandals---yay-or-nay#post-2264088 Sun, 22 May 2022 22:15:49 +0000 Anonymous 2264088@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>For most of the reasons mentioned above, this would be a hard no for me, even if I were offered Chanel sandals and cashmere socks. &nbsp;I'm just not feeling it. &nbsp;Maybe if I were young and hip, but that ship has sailed, my friend! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/socks-with-sandals---yay-or-nay#post-2264086 Sun, 22 May 2022 21:50:06 +0000 Janet 2264086@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>LOL yes, the summer pedi is a must for me! It helps that I actually *like* how my feet look so I like showing them in sandals. Unlike how I feel about other parts of my body that get exposed in summer. I got my first pedi of the season just a couple of days ago, when I heard temps were going to be in the 90s already. It hit 90 just a little while ago but a storm is now blowing in so we’re out on the covered deck enjoying the cooling temps! We opened the pool today so summer is officially here, even though the calendar doesn’t say so yet. </p> <p>I can understand that socks with sandals suit other people’s climate and style better. To you who enjoy it, I say rock on! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/socks-with-sandals---yay-or-nay#post-2264084 Sun, 22 May 2022 21:41:44 +0000 Sal 2264084@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>My sons do it with pool slides like Angie's nephew.</p> <p>I would do it with the right sandals and sparkly short socks.&nbsp; I don't have the right components at the moment.&nbsp; I do like coloured opaque hosiery with heeled sandals too.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>I am a yes.&nbsp; Comfort and fun - why not!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/socks-with-sandals---yay-or-nay#post-2264083 Sun, 22 May 2022 21:35:38 +0000 approprio 2264083@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p><b>Angie</b>, right! I agree, the look works best with chunky straps and lug soles.&nbsp;Thanks for the link to the thread, which I missed first time around. &nbsp;It is clearly a controversial issue, so I wonder has anyone changed their mind since then?</p> <p><b>Runcarla</b>, I’m seeing a couple of microtrends around here, corresponding roughly to style tribes, albeit with a fair amount of overlap. One being the Teva style with colored socks, the other a slider with sports socks. Not seeing so many Birkenstocks worn this way, perhaps because it was always the ‘definitive’ look, to be worn with a hand knit sock, as <b>JAileen</b> correctly points out. So&nbsp;<b>unfrumped</b>, you’re inadvertently on trend! I always love it when that happens.&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Rachylou</b>, it’s taken long enough! I feel like I’ve been waiting for it to catch on for ages. Finally and at last, we can all do the sensible thing. I don’t look like a mad person and my feet are happy.&nbsp;</p> <p><b>Janet</b>: oh, I remember the summer pedi… haven’t had one in ages! I suspect this trend is driven as much by practicality as anything, which is how I came around to it. That, and the influence of a new generation, unscathed by the recollection of 70’s dads.&nbsp;<b>JenniNZ,</b>&nbsp;for what it’s worth, Mr Edge is also skeptical.&nbsp;I think he may be dealing with a similar trauma… </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/socks-with-sandals---yay-or-nay#post-2264077 Sun, 22 May 2022 20:10:12 +0000 JAileen 2264077@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Only hand knit socks with Birkenstocks. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/socks-with-sandals---yay-or-nay#post-2264075 Sun, 22 May 2022 20:04:56 +0000 Jenni NZ 2264075@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Well Approprio I couldn’t do it! Have had to vote Nay due to memories of my father in “walk shorts” with long socks in the 70s, when sandals with socks (which I don’t think Dad wore) were similar levels of uncool to that. The brain is forever scarred.<br /> But you do whatever you need! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/socks-with-sandals---yay-or-nay#post-2264073 Sun, 22 May 2022 20:03:24 +0000 Janet 2264073@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Not for me. It’s hot and humid in my part of the world and if I’m wearing sandals I have no need or desire for socks. I like showing my summer pedicure too. I wear sneakers with thin no-show socks in summer but socks as fashion statement don’t really work for my style. But if it speaks to you, I say have at it — I’m sure your fashion-forward spin will make it work! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/socks-with-sandals---yay-or-nay#post-2264072 Sun, 22 May 2022 19:59:27 +0000 rachylou 2264072@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yes, I have also taken to it. It’s acquired a cool it didn’t have at first, like Members Only jackets. Also, gosh one’s feet get dirty and a/c is sooo cold these days… </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/socks-with-sandals---yay-or-nay#post-2264068 Sun, 22 May 2022 18:54:41 +0000 unfrumped 2264068@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I can’t really stay up to faults with what sandals and what socks yo make it fashion of ironic or whatever. but I have significant bunion- related toe problems, which need a break from “ real” shoes, which I have to wear when working in the yard until I get a real fix for that, so I wear loose socks and adjustable pool/ sport sandals in the house a lot. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/socks-with-sandals---yay-or-nay#post-2264065 Sun, 22 May 2022 18:33:33 +0000 Carla 2264065@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I just came back from a trip to our Nations Capital, and socks, particularly white sockets, were&nbsp;<i>very&nbsp;</i>common paired with Birkenstocks.</p>