Sock Length

[MystyrMystyry]

It's Winter so thus my preference for the Explorer sock. Perhaps as much as by necessity owing to the density, and the copper strands to absorb odour are a potential plus.

Though I should really emphasise quantity, for I wear two pairs at most times, and as often as not the top pair are donned backwards to cover the holes in the bottom pair, this leaves only a single layer of Explorer sock to keep the hole areas above and beneath my foot warm, but it's preferable to not enough warmth, one mere layer over entire foot, and of course no warmth at all. In an ideal world there'd be no holes at all, but I wear my explorers hard, especially when just walking around the house.

Lengthwise Explorers come in only one, and of course I, like most supporters of the Explorer conspiracy, might wish they were longer, but a representative from the company has declined to comment. I have an insider who is working on adjusting the looms to create an 'illegal' mid-high variety, whom I'm expecting to report back to me any moment now...

[billl]

Like the ones below the ankle? That's a sexy sock, especially in any color other than white (prefer black). Unfortunately, we can't be exclusive. Not comfortable when wearing Chuck Taylors, prefer a long black sock.







J

I have to admit, it was a wild exaggeration when I said "exclusively". When I wear shorts, the socks have to be short, though, and I seriously do have some footies, and I wanted to take a brave stand on their behalf.

These days I probably wear ankle-length a bit more often in that situation, though, because of these shoes I've got now that destroy the flesh above the ankle if it isn't covered. Also, if I'm going to be somewhere with burrs coming up, I'd rather pick them out of the socks than out of the hair on my calves.

But you're right, I think they actually look good on me when the situation allows. And I take particular, cosmopolitan pride in mentioning one of my rare blips to the right side of zero on the Kinsey Scale.

[Jack of Hearts]

Is it vanity when you just want to look good for yourself? Hello there, handsome. What's a nice guy like you doing on a forum like this?

(Seriously, though).





J