Comments on: Trouser Badgers are the Only Excuse

By: J.P.

J.P. — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 16:43:04 +0000

We are experiencing serious closet overcrowding. Could you please send the Marauding Trouser Badgers over?

By: MissMarj

MissMarj — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:26:36 +0000

No. No. No. Knee socks are not good. Not even SJP could pull off this look (she tried it with Argyle socks and heels in SATC. Yuck yuck yucky yuck!) Yes, I’ll give you that they can be cute on the younger and Kookier among us but on someone that looks like they should know better – NO! Just wrong. I see a lot of Japanese ladies going around in knee socks and it just seems sinister to me – connotations of the submissive schoolgirl thing and whiffs of underpants vending machines *shudder*

By: Hel

Hel — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 07:29:50 +0000

Hi Francesca,

Since you asked, I am 33, and I work in a large corporate office in the internet sector. Most people I work with are my age or older, and while tattoos/piercings/hair colors are acceptable, most of my coworkers are fairly “normal” jeans/slacks/skirts and polos/knit tops kind of people. Most recently I wore kneesocks with a black sweater from Avenue, a knee-length skirt from Talbot’s and a pair of Dansko maryjanes. Comfy and cute!

By: Rachel of Cyberia

Rachel of Cyberia — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 07:07:42 +0000

Are gauchos back? Shoot me please, I knew they looked silly last time they were in fashion (1977) and I was EIGHT.

By: Poochie

Poochie — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 17:00:10 +0000

I’m mid 30’s and have been wearing knee-socks this season. A lot of it is coming out of the big splash the Prada socks made in the fall. They are just as versitle, done well and paired properly with clothes, as tights (which I also love). But you have to also judge your work environment. I work in advertising and can probably get away with more.

Or maybe I just look ridiculous.

Either way, I like them and I’m wearing them.

Luv
Poochie

By: E

Sun, 20 Jan 2008 16:27:25 +0000

Well, as a 23 years old graduate student, I sometimes wear knee-socks (most of them remnants of my high school years). And sometimes, guess what, I wear coloured tights underneath! And with wellies usually! Horrified? I can assure you it’s a lot of fun, it makes everyone smile and it has a knack for turning a drab or too stuffy outfit in an interesting (if quirky) one.

Sure, what works now for a young girl like me might not work for a 40-something, but hey, what do I know?

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The Manolo Week in Review » Manolo's Shoe Blog — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 05:38:13 +0000

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By: monkey

monkey — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 21:30:17 +0000

I have just one thing to say:
Tights are the devil.

By: Tk

Tk — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:07:02 +0000

Going with the set of younger readers who are pro-knee-socks-in-appropriate-venues. Going for drinks with your friends in a mini dress and mary janes and chunky knit socks when you’re still regularly carded? Super cute. Wearing nylons or trouser socks and calling them knee socks? Not cute. Wearing pulled up trouser socks to the office when you’re nearing 40? Not remotely cute. Wearing white knee socks and a tiny plaid skirt and a white button up in the bedroom? Not my business but have fun!

By: orora

orora — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:03:33 +0000

Ponytail, those kneesocks kick ass! Did you have to alter the pattern to get them to fit your calves? I’m an avid sock knitter and the only reason I haven’t knitted kneesocks is because I dread doing the math to get them to fit my gorgeous generous gams.