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[-] Zephyr@sh.itjust.works 81 points 1 month ago

Glass shoes are extremely uncomfortable, trust me

[-] pedrobear@altgag.net 42 points 1 month ago
[-] Zorque@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

They were probably more uncomfortable for her stepsisters.

[-] SippyCup@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

A glass Chelsea in particular. Also, ankle socks in a Chelsea would be a bold choice with normal materials

[-] BremboTheFourth@piefed.ca 67 points 1 month ago
[-] Poem_for_your_sprog@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

I was expecting this from glancing at the thumbnail

[-] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 29 points 1 month ago

Most women's socks: "Fits size 4-10"

My sock size: 11

And this, friends, is why I buy my socks from the men's section. I don't have the patience to pick up my stupid socks every half hour.

[-] pedrobear@altgag.net 14 points 1 month ago

Stop using women's shoes, dude

[-] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago

Lol, I buy shoes in the men's section, too. It's a lot easier to find a size 8/9 in men's than a size 11/12 in women's.

[-] pedrobear@altgag.net 17 points 1 month ago

Next time you're going to say you're a woman! God forbid!

[-] daggermoon@piefed.world 5 points 1 month ago

Buy Vans, they're unisex and look hella good on everyone. I'm a man who wears the platform Vans. They're dope.

[-] Drusas@fedia.io 2 points 1 month ago

I bought shoes in the boys' section pretty regularly, as a girl, until the boys' shoe size growth dramatically outpaced girls'. So you could not shop in the men's section because their smallest size is one half or one size (or more) above yours.

[-] cyclonedusk 4 points 1 month ago

while i love how pretty clothes are when they're marketed to women, i'm actually more often disappointed by, like, how they oftentimes (not every time but too many times) seem flimsier, and cost more, and are literally less functional and practical. like, what the heck is WRONG with them going out of their way to make pants that only have the appearance of pockets but no ACTUAL POCKETS?! i like pockets ;~; i can keep my stuff in them...

so sometimes i wonder if it'd just be better if people could be somehow convinced to stop enabling such pointlessly gendered design that puts an entire dang half of the whole population at a disadvantage. i think male-identified individuals should have pretty clothes too and it's sad that there's a social stigma about it

[-] Drusas@fedia.io 6 points 1 month ago

They are flimsier. Look up "fast fashion".

Frequently buying new clothes is pushed on girls from multiple social and economic directions, including ones that really are conspiracies. For example, an industry working together (alongside partner industries) to make their clothes degrade faster so that they need to be replaced that much more often.

[-] cyclonedusk 2 points 1 month ago

planned obsolescence, my nemesis 😭

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[-] Drusas@fedia.io 3 points 1 month ago

For me, it's that they often say that they fit up to size 8, and I am a true 7.5 (as in, a 7 will not fit me and an 8 will not fit me).

Do I want socks that are a little tight or socks that are too big?

It's worse with shoes, though, especially when you are looking at ones designed for a niche context. They will often not have half sizes at all. For example, I have wetsuit boots that are sizes 7 and 8. They both fit poorly. I can get the 7s on, but they are way too tight, and I slosh around in the 8s. I have water shoes in the same sizes. 7 is too small to put on and 8 flops off the back of my heel like a flip flop.

[-] Simulation6@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 month ago

My feet have a full size difference between left and right. Shoes are just expected to be uncomfortable.
This is actually a common thing and there is a shoe exchange club you can join. Problem is that most people, like me, have a larger left foot.

[-] Tower@lemmy.zip 13 points 1 month ago

Serves them right for wearing ankle/invisible socks.

Crew socks (or larger) are superior socks.

[-] 2piradians@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

In shorts, unless you're kicking a ball, high socks make you look like a dork

[-] Zorque@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago

Does that scare you?

Accept your dorkness or the world will eat you alive.

[-] cyclonedusk 10 points 1 month ago

Ah, you think dorkness is your ally? You merely adopted the dork. I was born in it, molded by it. I didn't see mainstream until I was already ... obsessively hyperfixated on a niche set of personal interests that normally cause neurotypical people's eyes to glaze over as they completely shut down from infodump saturation ^-^;

also i love that your name, Zorque, seems to rhyme with 'dork' when i sound it out in my head ;3

i honestly genuinely think that's cool as heck!

[-] Shellofbiomatter@lemmus.org 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Well at least I'm a comfortable dork.

I am the one who walks with sandals and socks. I fear nothing.

[-] cyclonedusk 6 points 1 month ago

YAAASSS go get it fam!!

live free of social convention!

honestly LOVE that for you <3

[-] Fmstrat@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Ahh yes, a fellow 40+'er. That mix of GenX/Millineal style before high socks rolled back into fashion.

[-] Entertainmeonly 2 points 1 month ago

Think the high pant cuff was already doing a fine job of showing that off.

[-] taiyang@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Until you hit knew high, then you're giving off an entirely different vibe.

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[-] mvilain@fedia.io 12 points 1 month ago

Any socks that do this get repurposed to apply shoe polish. There are other uses, but that's the one I recall using them for last.

[-] cyclonedusk 8 points 1 month ago

this is why i never wear socks that stop at the heel or the ankle. i can't stand the feeling of the edge riding down >.<

there was a little while where i had to wear compression stockings for a health-related reason, but i've come to really like how they feel being all the way up to my knee ...

... and now i'm kinda interested in finding some pairs of thigh-highs too~ ^^;

[-] Kowowow@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 month ago

Mid shin socks or nothing

[-] BarnWolf@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Try that while working on a farm, in the pasture, in 100° heat.

[-] SippyCup@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

Get a lot of guys wearing Chelsea boots to shuck corn do ya?

[-] BarnWolf@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I'm not sure what this comment is referencing but nah. It's just me on a small farm, small herd. This shit just happens when you wear the wrong sock with boots. And you never know it's gonna do that til you're in the middle of something and it does it. I always just end up taking the socks off and stuffing em in my pocket lol.

[-] SippyCup@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

I live in a rural city. It's pretty common for high school kids to "volunteer" to go shuck corn on local farms. The boot in this picture is a Chelsea, a slip on shoe that's only a boot because it covers the ankle and is generally made of leather. There's a large patch on the side made of stretchy material, and it would be absolutely the worst boot to wear on a farm.

Also, have you tried sock garters? Boots with no socks might be less comfortable than a garter. Though I avoided that problem by just buying new socks constantly

[-] BarnWolf@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I have not tried that but I will look into it now. I don't find it too uncomfortable without socks, I'm kinda used to it. But I could understand that for others though. Thanks for the suggestion!

[-] uhhhehhh@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

"I pretend like everything is okay on the outside, but deep down inside...my shoe my sock is falling off"

[-] kamen@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Hurts just to look at.

[-] Drusas@fedia.io 3 points 1 month ago

Show me wet socks in boots in the middle of a cold winter to win this contest.

[-] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

I have socks with grippy rubber on the inside heel that, very successfully, prevents this.

[-] tdawg@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Turns out laces have a purpose

[-] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Also you're in bed with your feet under the covers while it's happening.

[-] Drusas@fedia.io 2 points 1 month ago
[-] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago
[-] InvalidName2@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 month ago

This is why I stick to opaque footwear that you can't see through unless you've got special powers like a superhero or you've got special equipment, if you know what I mean.

[-] kamen@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Somewhat even more annoying with ankle length socks and non-tall shoes - works fine with many, but with some particular pairs the socks run down just enough to make it impossible to fix without untying the shoes.

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