Is it acceptable to wear visible socks with shorts and trainers?

[butchersapron]

I've got loads of them, I just don't want to wear them

You sound like morrissey now. Put them on, get some diff colour trainers, proper shorts and less mainstream shins.

 

[Orang Utan]

You sound like morrissey now. Put them on, get some diff colour trainers, proper shorts and less mainstream shins.

What are 'proper' shorts?

 

[Thimble Queen]

Black shorts are horrible.

Wrong again!

 

[butchersapron]

What are 'proper' shorts?

Ones aren't just trousers that stop - they need an end around the hem bit. And to be baggy at top and taper to the bottom. Not just straight.

 

[existentialist]

existentialist can help here, he has a nice linen suit

But never with trainers. That would just scream "day release from long term care"

 

[Orang Utan]

Wrong again!

I will only wear black at funerals

 

[chilango]

Fully grown men shouldn't be wearing shorts away from the beach or sporting activities.

 

[mango5]

I was going to say visible socks are fine with shorts as long as the socks aren't pulled right up. Then I saw your picture.
At least they're not knee length

 

[SpookyFrank]

I'm not buying two different kinds of socks to go with different outfits I don't care what any cunt says about acceptability.

 

[danski]

Dunno if it’s been suggested but a turn up or maybe two might make the shorts look a little better.

 

[Dr. Furface]

Only if you're playing tennis - but not in that combo you've got on obvs

 

[Fez909]

Ones aren't just trousers that stop

Best description, and 100% true. That's what's wrong here...

The socks...meh, not a problem, IMO.

 

[joustmaster]

just wear flip flops to avoid this sort of trouble

 

[Shippou-Sensei]

don't go biting my style

 

[mango5]

You wear short shorts

 

[tim]

Black shorts are horrible. Black clothes are not for me.

Bertie Wooster shares your opinion
The trouble with you, Spode, is that just because you have succeeded in inducing a handful of half-wits to disfigure the London scene by going about in black shorts, you think you're someone. You hear them shouting 'Heil, Spode!' and you imagine it is the Voice of the People. That is where you make your bloomer. What the Voice of the People is saying is: 'Look at that frightful ass Spode swanking about in footer bags! Did you ever in your puff see such a perfect perisher?'"

And I'm sure, given his strong commitment to sartorial order Billy Jeeves would not approve either.

 

[Shippou-Sensei]

You wear short shorts

Gotta love my Daisy Dukes

 

[tim]

Fully grown men shouldn't be wearing shorts away from the beach or sporting activities.

Unless, they are involved in colonial conflicts

 

[chilango]

Unless, they are involved in colonial conflicts

"Dress Shorts". I worked in a place once where this was specifically permitted in the dress code

 

[LDC]

Unless, they are involved in colonial conflicts

Puttees mostly, not fucking socks. Probably the officers wearing socks which tells you all you need to know about acceptability.

 

[dessiato]

 

[gentlegreen]

pass the mind-bleach

 

[dessiato]

I have an off-white/oatmeal linen jacket, dark but faded dress shorts, and a pale blue linen shirt. I wear these with dark blue suede driving shoes. Something like this but I'm older and fatter.

 

[TruXta]

Lots of shorts nazis on this thread

 

[8115]

I think it looks fine. First of all I think it looks better on men than women and secondly the very stylish and gorgeous woman at my last job used to rock that look. I'm neither stylish nor gorgeous so I do wear trainer socks with trainers and leggings.

 

[gentlegreen]

I wear good, honest workman's shorts from Aldi - though in my case I could be accused of "cultural appropriation"

 

[blairsh]

Yes.

 

[Voley]

No.

 

[Shechemite]

It’s harder to wee sitting down when you’re wearing ankle socks, so I can see where Orang Utan is coming from.

I’m not sure why you waxed off your leg hair though OU. Is it obligatory when one wears socks with shorts?

 

[Orang Utan]

It’s harder to wee sitting down when you’re wearing ankle socks, so I can see where Orang Utan is coming from.

I’m not sure why you waxed off your leg hair though OU. Is it obligatory when one wears socks with shorts?

Eh? I have fuzzy legs