As the weather turns warmer and cargo shorts replace blue jeans as the official lower body wardrobe choice of ALS Boy, I suddenly find myself with an interesting dilemma.
Do I continue to do what I have done all winter long and by doing so risk drawing scorn and critical glances from friends and strangers alike or do I go back to the way it used to be last summer and offend the senses and sensibilities of those around me?
I suppose before I formally ask for your help with this decision I probably should clarify things for you a little bit.
I don’t wear shoes any more. It’s been over a year since I’ve worn anything but sandals and I don’t plan on changing back to those curly laced torture devices during this lifetime. That is not the topic of my moral quandary.
The issue at hand is that I’ve gotten really used to wearing socks with my sandals. It’s been borderline acceptable to do this during the fall and winter months because I had pants on and the fashion miscue wasn’t eminently noticeable. But now that it’s springtime, I’m fairly certain that the shorts-socks-sandals look just ain’t gonna fly with the people that have to be seen in public with me.
So what’s the big hangup then? Why don’t I just go commando — sandals sans socks — like any other reasonably minded, semi-fashionable person would do and be done with it?
The answer to that million dollar question is that without socks providing a much needed buffer between the synthetic material of the sandals and my feet there exists an otherworldly funky stench so olfactorily offensive that you wouldn’t unleash it on your worst enemy.
Okay, I may be guilty of hyperbole here but I’m told it’s a little stinky.
So now that you are up to speed on the two sides of the debate, I feel that now’s the time to solicit your opinion about my next course of action.
Do I flaunt the rules of decent society and roll around town in a perpetual state of fashion faux pas or do I embrace my inner Pigpen and let the bodies hit the floor?
Your anonymous vote determines the fate of those around me.
The Adventures of ALS Boy 
I say you should do whatever floats your boat, and to hell with what everyone else thinks. You wanna wear socks with your sandals? Go for it! Just as long as they’re not black socks pulled all the way up to your knees…
🙂
Karen
Hmmm, I’ve just reread your post and now I can’t decide if you actually LIKE wearing socks or you do it because you’re used to it (and it smells better…although whoever is lucky enough to do your laundry might be voting for you to ditch them).
So I guess I stick to what I said before. If you want to wear socks, then you should. If it gets too hot for socks with sandals, then take ’em off and wiggle your toes (mentally or spiritually, I suppose).
My vote is always for comfort above all else.
Just pretend you live in the PNW…where no one thinks twice about socks w/ sandals guy!
Ditto to Julie’s comment and here’s a few ideas on jazzing it up:
http://www.sandalandsoxer.co.uk/home.htm
I promise I won’t say “dorky” when you come visit me with socks and spare the stinkyfeetsmell….we’ll just pretend you’re a tourist!
I deeply believe that you know best what is good for you and plus u can make decisions, that’s why I think you have already solved your dilemma.
It’s kinda like being a teenager. I think peer pressure never reallly goes away. Do what you want.
Rock the knee high black socks! If you’re gonna make a statement be loud and proud!
After a few days of out-in-the-field research, all 4 of us agree to ditch the german look and go for broke: bare the skin!!!!
Never wear socks with sandals….I don’t care if your feet look like you run on hot coals all day. If you continue to wear socks with your sandals….you might as well move to the Midwest somewhere and take up taxidermy or something equally untrendy.
Ditto Julie! And you can get short below the ankle socks so you don’t have a shin tan line.