In fact, wearing sandals, flip-flops or any shoes that ‘reveal the entire toe’ in a professional environment has long been an activity that has been looked down upon in the professional business world. The thing is, if the socks and sandals debate is being held over an old man – the truth is that his age alone allows him to get away with things that most people would not.Īll of that being said, wearing socks and sandals in the workplace is never a good idea. Or, they are trying to avoid applying sunscreen to their feet but don’t want to give up the casual feel of their sandals. Let’s just assume that most of them are diabetic and that they are trying to take care of their feet by wearing comfortable sandals with diabetic socks. This doesn’t make it okay, but rather acceptable.Īs for the old men who wear socks and sandals. And with the re-introduction of the 1980’s ‘toe socks’ that come in all sorts of fluorescent colors and loud prints – teens are sporting their socks and sandals look everywhere they go. However, the trend is something that has taken off with younger, high school aged kids, who like to wear their flip-flops year round with socks. Is it EVER okay to wear socks and sandals? Or does doing so, make you a candidate for ending up on one of the People of Wal-Mart YouTube videos?Įxpert fashion sites of course say NO, that absolutely socks and sandals is a fashion blunder. Still, take a look at Snooki, or Lady Gaga – and it becomes obvious that fashion doesn’t have to make sense. And if you need socks to keep your feet warm, chances are it’s too cold to be wearing sandals. After all, if it’s warm enough to wear sandals, or flip-flops – then likely it is too hot to wear socks. Of course, for most people socks and sandals is a complete mockery. The only time you will catch a gangster wearing sandals is if its summer time and they are wearing some crispy (white) socks with some Adidas or Jordan or Nike sandals. Socks & Sandals: The gangster way for wearing sandals. But now, the trend has hit the “Gangsta’ scene and has quickly become one of the most laughable fashion trends of this century.Įven the urban dictionary – which is the go-to place to find out about anything you might be too old to understand in this day and age – has a definition for ‘socks and sandals.’ Here is the revised text. Truth is, old men everywhere – have been wearing summertime sandals with starched white socks for as long as there have been old men in the world. in many places, it is also considered a matter of courtesy to remove your shoes when entering someone else's home or getting on someone's boat.Long before the show So Random came up with a rap song about wearing socks and sandals – the trend of wearing socks with sandals was worthy of arrest by the fashion police. less wear and tear on floors and furniture. kicking off the shoes at home has an added benefit. otherwise i remain happily and comfortably barefoot. i only wear shoes when i am at work and out and about where shoes are required. it smells after awhile.keeping two or three pairs of shoes, boots, or whatever and switching them off regularly allows them to dry and air out before they are used also helps if you take off your shoes when inside. putting them on the next day and wearing them again means you're wearing slighty moist shoes and then adding more sweat on top of that.think of a carpet or something that gets wet with no place for the moisture to drain and dry properly. it can take a long time for them to turly dry. the reason your feet (and likely shoes) begin to smell is because of the sweat that gets trapped in them. Gumbo, keep an extra pair shoes and switch them off.
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