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14 October 2005
Brown pants, white sweater, black shoes. Am I supposed to wear dark socks, or light socks? (My choices are black or off-white.) Help!
Um, I don't mean to sound like some sort of priss, but socks should match trousers -- a shade darker is okay.
Trouser-matching socks extend the line of the leg to the shoe. When you stride forward, the trouser leg lifts, revealing a few inches of sock. If your socks match your shoes, the leg looks only as long as the hem of the trousers.
White socks with dark trousers and shoes look clownish.
I wish you luck on your interview! Now wish me luck on mine. I already had it, but I want the job.
Your leather has to match -- black shoes, black belt, black watch band (should it be leather). Not so much on the shoes and pants. But that's all for guys, women have a whole 'nother universe of rules I don't understand.
Awww, y'all are so sweet! (And I wasn't fishing for attention, promise. Really did need the help.)
The interview went pretty well, I think, although I'm worried that my allergy fog may have affected my proofreading prowess.
Thanks for the support -- and the fashion advice, which I am clearly still in need of.
So, if I had gone with the brown pants, could I have worn the black shoes with the black socks? No leather for me -- watches don't fit me and these pants didn't need belting. If I'd worn the brown pants, could I have worn the black belt, or would I have needed a brown belt?
I think that if you match your belt to something it's your shoes rather than your pants. I think the preciseness of the match rises with the degree of formality. Business dress = ox blood shoes + dark brown belt is not so bad. Formal wear = black shoes + black belt only.
I don't tend to dress by rules, and think that black and brown look OK together, but my fashion-conscious friend said that mixing black and brown is a big no-no. I still don't know why, but she always looks amazing, so I bow to her superior knowledge.
From the gal wearing jeans, a t-shirt and a hoodie. And sneakers.
mudpuppie, there's a big argument over shoes/socks/pants matching. If the only socks you have match your shoes - fine; if the only socks you have match your pants - fine. Someone will be unhappy with whatever you choose. You win!
I have, however, been told that dark shoes worn with shorts necessitate white socks (because of the shorts), which I think is idiotic. She maintains, however, that you cannot wear dark socks with shorts.
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