Are white ankle socks OK for guys and girls, or are they more associated as for girls? I'm asking because obviously I find them more comfortable than high socks, but at the same time don't want to look "gay"
This. If it is warm enough for shorts but not warm enough for flipflops, then you need to wear them with your trainers, otherwise you will look like a spanner.
This. If it is warm enough for shorts but not warm enough for flipflops, then you need to wear them with your trainers, otherwise you will look like a spanner.
...apart from this scenario. The only time it's allowed. Although having said that, I think wearing shorts and trainers casually makes men look like spanners anyway...
...apart from this scenario. The only time it's allowed. Although having said that, I think wearing shorts and trainers casually makes men look like spanners anyway...
So what would you recommend they wear on a warm summers day?
If it's warm enough for shorts, it's warm enough for flip flops.
This seems to be a predominately American/English thing to do. If you go to anywhere else in Europe, you'll only see men wearing flip-flops on the beach... and rightly so. Who wants to see some guy's smelly, hairy feet on, for example, a train? Do you? I just think that wearing flip-flops looks unkept and childish.
I'd rather wear loafers or a driving shoes, and that's why ankle socks are so useful.
If it's warm enough for shorts, it's warm enough for flip flops.
Yeah, but there are many, many occasions when flipflops are totally impractical. Say you have a long walk and you're in a rush? Say you want to have a kick around after lectures? Say the ground is wet and slippy? Say you're going for a round of golf? Putting some small sartorial consideration ahead of comfort and practicality is pure stupidity..
I also don't agree that there isn't a temperature that isn't simultaneously too warm for jeans but also too cold for flipflops.
This seems to be a predominately American/English thing to do. If you go to anywhere else in Europe, you'll only see men wearing flip-flops on the beach... and rightly so. Who wants to see some guy's smelly, hairy feet on, for example, a train? Do you? I just think that wearing flip-flops looks unkept and childish.
I'd rather wear loafers or a driving shoes, and that's why ankle socks are so useful.
Hmm... my boyfriend moved to New Zealand for about 9 months or so, and I don't know if this is something he's picked up from there, but he swears by his flip flops (or "jandals" as he bloody calls them now) throughout the entire summer. He wears them with shorts, whether he's at the beach or doing his shopping at Tesco - he even wears them with jeans on the colder days...
I just think men casually wearing shorts and trainers whilst they're out and about in town look like absolute muppets, but each to their own.
Yeah, but there are many, many occasions when flipflops are totally impractical. Say you have a long walk and you're in a rush? Say you want to have a kick around after lectures? Say the ground is wet and slippy? Say you're going for a round of golf? Putting some small sartorial consideration ahead of comfort and practicality is pure stupidity..
I also don't agree that there isn't a temperature that isn't simultaneously too warm for jeans but also too cold for flipflops.
I just think shorts and trainers look ridiculous together, and if you want to wear trainers then put jeans with it. But I guess we will have to agree to disagree
Hmm... my boyfriend moved to New Zealand for about 9 months or so, and I don't know if this is something he's picked up from there, but he swears by his flip flops (or "jandals" as he bloody calls them now) throughout the entire summer. He wears them with shorts, whether he's at the beach or doing his shopping at Tesco - he even wears them with jeans on the colder days...
I just think men casually wearing shorts and trainers whilst they're out and about in town look like absolute muppets, but each to their own.
I just think shorts and trainers look ridiculous together, and if you want to wear trainers then put jeans with it. But I guess we will have to agree to disagree
Agreed - I don't know many girls that have such a peculiar aversion to the trainers and shorts combo, which is a damn good think considering how many hundreds of guys you see wearing it on any reasonably warm day.