Socks

[gilana]

For as long as I can remember, I have worn sweat socks. At some point I tried to get classy and started getting some of them in black, although many of my pairs are now old enough that they're closer to grey. But I'm dressing a little better in general these days, and I'm starting to get a little self-conscious about my dingy sweat socks peeking out between my nice dress pants and my funky purple suede clogs. So, this week, I invested in several pairs of girl socks. You know the kind I mean... they're short, and thin, and they have pretty patterns on them. Stripes, and polka dots, and flowers, and minimalist argyles... no cartoon characters, but I may get there yet. I'm still trying to figure out how to choose socks for an outfit -- do they need to match? complement? or just not clash terribly? but I'm confident I can learn.

So! Talk to me of socks! What kind do you wear? Knee socks? Toe socks? Tube socks? Do they match? Do you choose them by thickness or height or color or what? Tell me all!

Comments

an enunciation excercise

[awhyzip.livejournal.com]

"Give me the gift of the grip top sock.
A drip drape, ship shape, tip top sock.
Not your spinslick, slap stick, slip slop stock;
But a plastic elastic, grip top sock.

None of your fantastic slack swap slop
From a slap-dash, flash-cash, haberdash shop;
Not a knick knack, kit-lock,
Knock-kneed knickerboxers sock
With a mock-shot, blob-mottled tricktickertock clock;

Not a rucked-up, puckered-up flop-top sock;
Not a super-sheer, seersucker ruckasack sock;
Not a spot-speckeled, frog-freckled cheap sheik’s sock
Off a hodge-podge, moss potched, botched
scotch block

Nothing slip shod, drip drop, flip flop, or glip glop,
Tip me to a tip top, grip top sock! "

:-)

Re: an enunciation excercise

[gilana]

Funny, that just showed up elsewhere on my friends list -- had never seen it before. Or is that where you got it, too? I forget who posted about it...

Re: an enunciation excercise

[awhyzip.livejournal.com]

oh yes, i copied this over from a comment in greenlily's lj. it seemed a great coincidence to share [and enjoy]!