Fashion Advice 11

Fashion Advice 11:
Should we be matching our socks against our pants or shoes?

Question:

Could you please tell me if a man’s socks should match his shoes or pants?

Answer:

Actually you can find my answer in Concept on Matching Mens Socks. Anyway to answer your query, it is always important to match your socks to your pants rather the shoes.

Reason is simple. The flow of your vision is from the pants (fabric) to your socks (fabric) then to your dress shoes (leather). The break along your legs starts at the shoe and not the socks because of the change in texture from fabric to leather.

Therefore, it is important to allow the observer’s view to continue all throughout the pants and socks until the shoes separates it. Sometimes, it is good to use patterns on the mens socks to perk up your style right before the shoes.

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