hammerene Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 (edited) This has been bothering me for awhile. Edited January 18, 2015 by ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyWalk Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Never tried crocs before Socks and sandals are pretty standard for a few asian countries so i pick that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jiac Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 I wear croc sandals with socks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacLovin Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 socks with rubber pads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vorena Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 I remember some people complaining about their feet drying out. I wear socks all the time and have never had dried out feet before. Though I have never tried doing the tacky of sandals and socks before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philranger Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 You see those holes in the crocs? That's where your dignity leaks out. But seriously, my dad wears crocs and swears up and down that they're super comfy. I told him as long as it's not the ones with the little but of faux fur I will allow him to be seen in public with me. When I worked for the BSA we were required to have close-toed shoes, but we could wear sandals as long as we wore socks with them. Chacos and olive green socks were quite the fashion statement let me tell you. I honestly got so used to wearing my socks with my sandals and seeing everyone else do it during the summer, that I had a hard time remembering that it was not considered very stylish when I got back to school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 except for SHIT WHITE SOCKS socks and sandals unironically owns and i will fight anybody about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Raven Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 I remember in undergrad socks and sandals was cool as fuck (at my school that is), and now that i'm in grad school and people at this school are all about fashionable sneakers n surfer flip flops n shit without sandals. People've commented on my fashion sense multiple times but people don't understand the comfort of socks mixed with the freeness of sandals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclipse Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Crocs don't have to look clunky! Socks and sandals weird me out - socks with sneakers or GTFO. Otherwise, it's a pair of stylish Crocs for me~! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerene Posted January 17, 2015 Author Share Posted January 17, 2015 Crocs don't have to look clunky! Socks and sandals weird me out - socks with sneakers or GTFO. Otherwise, it's a pair of stylish Crocs for me~! They sell heels? Well, I guess you learn something new everyday... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ϲharlie Posted January 17, 2015 Share Posted January 17, 2015 Crocs don't have to look clunky!I never knew Crocs came in anything other than hideous. I used to hate them, but after looking over that site, I may just reconsider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MercyWalk Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Crocs don't have to look clunky! Socks and sandals weird me out - socks with sneakers or GTFO. Otherwise, it's a pair of stylish Crocs for me~! that material looks horrible for heels maybe flats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phoenix Wright Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 (edited) people in la wear socks with sandals all the time (http://i48.tinypic.com/2h3u7gh.png). it's super comfortable, and doesn't look bad at all to me. crocs are terrible Edited January 18, 2015 by Phoenix Wright Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 i maintain that white socks and sandals looks like ass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freohr Datia Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 Honestly it depends on the sandals... =o It's mad uncomfortable if the sandals don't have enough room for socks or have a strap between your big toe and smaller toes Integrity just happens to have just the right sandals to go with socks~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peener weener Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 not one, not either. neither. fuck that noise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 not one, not either. neither. fuck that noise. okay this shit just got real serious real fast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peener weener Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 (edited) · Hidden by Integrity, January 18, 2015 - lol Hidden by Integrity, January 18, 2015 - lol accidental post pls delete Edited January 18, 2015 by fuccboi Link to comment
Nobody Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 For cultural reasons I have an extremely dislike for socks + sandals (that's basically the biggest fashion crime you can commit here in Brazil) but IMO crocs manage to be even worse =x Neither of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peener weener Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 (edited) debate opener: crocs v. sandals with socks. possible alternative: flip flops? let's take a look at both ends of the argument here. first there's crocs. now, as y'all know full well these motherfuckers are ugly, uncomfortable, and made of shitty material prone to wearing down. crocs are totally out of the question. it ain't look good, it ain't feel good, it ain't putting food on your table. you walk into your boss on your day off wearing crocs you get fired on the spot. you don't trust a man who wears crocs to be a responsible fucking professional. with that out of the way, let's look at socks and sandals for a second. this one's a bit trickier. sandals are dorky as fuck to a fault but they are comfy as hell if you know what you're buying. socks amplify both comfy and dorky infinitely, but on the flipside it looks so goofy you're fucking raw for wearing that. you don't give a fuck. i respect a man who wears socks and sandals. i don't cross a man like that cos he might fuck me up any moment. either that or he's one of those quirky funny old people EITHER WAY it doesn't change how much of a fucking douchebag you look like. see this is where flip flops come in. they're comfy enoughish and they barely call any attention. not really much to say about flip flops. they're just ok. but just ok is better than either option presented. Edited January 18, 2015 by fuccboi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerene Posted January 18, 2015 Author Share Posted January 18, 2015 For cultural reasons I have an extremely dislike for socks + sandals (that's basically the biggest fashion crime you can commit here in Brazil) but IMO crocs manage to be even worse =x Neither of them I added a "Neither" option, just fyi. And why did this thread get moved to the Serious Discussion forum... I'm so confused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 (edited) do you go through life trying to attract as little attention as possible? flip flops are an adequate solution for many situations but that's it, they'll never be anything more. they look better than "look like you're literally walking on styrofoam" crocs and they're at least a little more dudebro, less nerd than sandals. that's an objectively good thing, i'll grant, but they're also not especially comfortable and hell, even really good flip flops are still just really good flip flips. the crux of the socks and sandals problem is that socks and sandals are both fashion accessories. sandals are basically kind of goobery to begin with, you can't wash that away with any amount of trying. the socks and sandals problem is that people take a fashion accessory, khaki sandals, and pair them with a fashion accessory, white socks, that have absolutely no business going together. socks and sandals that make an effort to match, say olive or army green socks with dark brown sandals, don't pose any hazard to the viewer - while the socks don't make the sandals any less goobery, they also don't make them any worse, unlike when the same sandals are paired with hanes white cotton socks. this also solves a major problem with flip flops: socks and sandals can be warm as fuck. you can take good wool socks, strap on some decent sandals, and walk on clouds straight to heaven in freezing weather. and if it warms up? take the socks off, you've still got sandals on. at least there's some practicality involved here. so i posit that the heart of the problem is twofold: first, the lack of color coordination in any fashion accessory makes you look like a dingus, and socks and sandals that don't go together make you look like an epic dingus. second, that hanes white cotton socks sold in bulk look like anus no matter what you pair them with. And why did this thread get moved to the Serious Discussion forum... I'm so confused. because this thread is serious business, bro Edited January 18, 2015 by Integrity Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peener weener Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 (edited) excellent post. you raise a lot of valid points. do you go through life trying to attract as little attention as possible? flip flops are an adequate solution for many situations but that's it, they'll never be anything more. they look better than "look like you're literally walking on styrofoam" crocs and they're at least a little more dudebro, less nerd than sandals. that's an objectively good thing, i'll grant, but they're also not especially comfortable and hell, even really good flip flops are still just really good flip flips. this is something i agree with entirely. my point is that flip flops are on the whole better than both crocs and socks & sandals by virtue of being neither, just a perfectly mediocre alternative. the crux of the socks and sandals problem is that socks and sandals are both fashion accessories. sandals are basically kind of goobery to begin with, you can't wash that away with any amount of trying. the socks and sandals problem is that people take a fashion accessory, khaki sandals, and pair them with a fashion accessory, white socks, that have absolutely no business going together. socks and sandals that make an effort to match, say olive or army green socks with dark brown sandals, don't pose any hazard to the viewer - while the socks don't make the sandals any less goobery, they also don't make them any worse, unlike when the same sandals are paired with hanes white cotton socks. now this is something i disagree with fundamentally. here, it comes back to form vs. function. sandals as a fashion accessory are entirely at odds with sandals as utility footwear. fashionable sandals are seldom very comfy and comfy sandals are seldom very fashionable. it goes without saying that if comfiness is removed from the equation the argument for socks & sandals is immediately made null. while it might be true that your example of matching pairs is not immediately offensive to poor bystanders, anything more than a passing glance will reveal that yes, indeed, you are a huge goof. we might have to look for some examples though. this also solves a major problem with flip flops: socks and sandals can be warm as fuck. you can take good wool socks, strap on some decent sandals, and walk on clouds straight to heaven in freezing weather. and if it warms up? take the socks off, you've still got sandals on. at least there's some practicality involved here. to be totally honest i hadn't even considered cold weather. you've got a good point there. so i posit that the heart of the problem is twofold: first, the lack of color coordination in any fashion accessory makes you look like a dingus, and socks and sandals that don't go together make you look like an epic dingus. second, that hanes white cotton socks sold in bulk look like anus no matter what you pair them with. plain white cotton socks might have a place in this life, though. the privacy of your own home where nobody can see that shit. because this thread is serious business, bro should've been in this section in the first place. sheesh. get your tags right. Edited January 18, 2015 by fuccboi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 this is something i agree with entirely. my point is that flip flops are on the whole better than both crocs and socks & sandals by virtue of being neither, just a perfectly mediocre alternative. flip flops and socks with sandals hardly overlap, though. sure, you have goobers who wear them in the heat of summer sunshine, but you have people who wear hiking boots to the mall. socks and sandals IMO should be judged in their time: when the weather is a little too cold for your little toesies to wear your comfy-ass sandals, in which case the flip flops would be totally invalidated while there is a way to make the sandals work without making them any more dorky than just wearing sandals straight up: decent socks. now this is something i disagree with fundamentally. here, it comes back to form vs. function. sandals as a fashion accessory are entirely at odds with sandals as utility footwear. fashionable sandals are seldom very comfy and comfy sandals are seldom very fashionable. it goes without saying that if comfiness is removed from the equation the argument for socks & sandals is immediately made null. while it might be true that your example of matching pairs is not immediately offensive to poor bystanders, anything more than a passing glance will reveal that yes, indeed, you are a huge goof. we might have to look for some examples though. a fashion accessory can have utility or even be judged around utility. let's take glasses! if you have to wear glasses you have to wear glasses, but that doesn't stop you from looking like a dweeb if you wear dweeby glasses frames or looking foxy as all if you wear decent glasses. imo both of those people would be attractive without the glasses, but the former loses some from the glasses while the latter gains some from the glasses. even if you don't agree with my taste in men, i hope you can see my point here! similarly, sandals are a utility first and foremost. that doesn't mean that all sandals look like automatic ass, or that we should just accept that our sandals look like ass without trying to fashionize them up. i already acknowledged that you'll look like a huge goof in sandals regardless, but wearing decent socks with decent sandals and taking the time to make them match minimizes that; it's a continuum, not binary, and decent socks with decent sandals will pass almost any look test that regular sandals would also pass. to be totally honest i hadn't even considered cold weather. you've got a good point there. true story: i took only my sandals to munich when i went there some years ago! i figured we'd be doing assloads of walking so i wanted my best walking shoes and nothing else. took some thick wool socks with me, wore those bitches straight up to the top of the zugspitze and didn't even feel the cold. hell, i even wore shorts since the socks were tall enough - a fashion crime in itself, i know, but i'm pretty sure all the germans just figured i was a swiss tourist with just my knees sticking out :D plain white cotton socks might have a place in this life, though. the privacy of your own home where nobody can see that shit. same places as sweatpants, lbr on the other hand i don't even think plain white cotton socks are that comfortable. my lounging socks of choice are gizmo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Alear Posted January 18, 2015 Share Posted January 18, 2015 I don't like crocs, and I don't like sandals with or without socks, not counting beaches, where I do wear sandals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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