Do you have an entire dresser/bureau/closet that just holds socks? How long can you go without washing them without running out? Do you actually wear every pair?
hee hee hee. I have one drawer full of socks. In addition to the ones pictured, I have some others too that aren't striped. I do wear most of them, except for a few of the older ones, due to them being worn out or simply not being my favorites anymore.
Actually I've got a fair number of shorter ankle shocks in my drawer too, which I hardly ever wear anymore, except in the summer for yard work. They're probably 10 or 20 years old. They don't keep my legs warm enough in the winter, or in the summer in air-conditioned buildings.
My eyes actually just popped out of my head. Which hurt. A lot. Your socks last 10-20 years? How do they do that? I buy name brands like FOTL and Hanes and yet if I can get mine to last more than a year or two without developing holes or completely wearing out at the soles, or getting so cruddy from repeated washing, pilling and fading/graying that I just don't want them around anymore then I count myself (and the socks) lucky. If you showed me the socks I wore 10-20 years ago I'd have to admit there's been so many new pairs since then that unless any among them were quite special looking I wouldn't recognize them (nor, chances are, would I even want to).
No, those ones are so old because they're the ones I hardly ever wear anymore. But you know, I *might* need or want to wear ankle socks again someday, so I can't bring myself to throw them away. With the ones I wear a lot, they usually first get holes near the toes, which I fix by sewing. Once they got holes at the heels or worn out too thin, I usually cut the feet off and convert them to leg warmers, or otherwise discard them.
I wear nothing but ankle socks! For the first maybe 5-8 years I was in FL I still wore longer socks because of Shit We Do In NY but the last 7-8 years they've all been the kind that don't even come near the ankle. I can't stand the sock's feel against any part of my leg, nor the sock bunching or grabbing skin or around my ankle.
I could go off on a long whinge about my overall claustrophobic nature contributing to having to be as free of fabric touching me as possible (which doesn't hold up with all the tight clothing I wear, which I can never wait to tear off like the entrapments they feel like by the time my day's over) but certain feelings have just become unbearable, the older I get: socks over my ankles. Any tight, warm or long clothing on while I sleep. Turtlenecks. Vests over my blouses or sweaters. Shoes when I could be barefoot. Tight headbands; barrettes and hair elastics that pull or tug too much. My hair "up" when it could be "down" (as restaurant work prohibits long hair worn down, and long hair, for purposes of La Eateries in FL, is anything past your ears. My hair is currently past the middle of my back, but even much shorter hair has to be pinned up). Scarves. Gloves. Boots! Rings (I need pure gold, which owing to matters of practicality is nearly impossible, to not break out in a rash). Plus I will twist a ring unconsciously until my skin is red and hurting.
I quite understand - I have similar clothing sensitivities. Knee socks are good. Calf socks that slouch down are bad. Knee socks that slouch down on their own are bad. But knee socks that I push down on purpose are ok. Over the knee socks are intriguing in theory, but I can't stand the tight feeling on my thighs. Likewise I can't stand tights. Turtlenecks are bad*, but mock turtlenecks are great in the winter. (*but I'm considering trying on a men's small size turtleneck to see if the neck is looser than they are on women's sizes). I've the same issue with rings, though I don't keep them on long enough to irritate the skin. Necklaces or cords on my neck are bad (but can be ok if I'm wearing a collared shirt and they're on the outside of the collar, and they aren't pulling too much). I could go on.
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Date: 2015-12-06 11:38 pm (UTC)From:Re: Awestruck
Date: 2015-12-07 01:15 am (UTC)From:Actually I've got a fair number of shorter ankle shocks in my drawer too, which I hardly ever wear anymore, except in the summer for yard work. They're probably 10 or 20 years old. They don't keep my legs warm enough in the winter, or in the summer in air-conditioned buildings.
Re: Awestruck
Date: 2015-12-09 03:09 am (UTC)From:Re: Awestruck
Date: 2015-12-09 03:36 am (UTC)From:With the ones I wear a lot, they usually first get holes near the toes, which I fix by sewing. Once they got holes at the heels or worn out too thin, I usually cut the feet off and convert them to leg warmers, or otherwise discard them.
Re: Awestruck
Date: 2015-12-09 04:27 am (UTC)From:I could go off on a long whinge about my overall claustrophobic nature contributing to having to be as free of fabric touching me as possible (which doesn't hold up with all the tight clothing I wear, which I can never wait to tear off like the entrapments they feel like by the time my day's over) but certain feelings have just become unbearable, the older I get: socks over my ankles. Any tight, warm or long clothing on while I sleep. Turtlenecks. Vests over my blouses or sweaters. Shoes when I could be barefoot. Tight headbands; barrettes and hair elastics that pull or tug too much. My hair "up" when it could be "down" (as restaurant work prohibits long hair worn down, and long hair, for purposes of La Eateries in FL, is anything past your ears. My hair is currently past the middle of my back, but even much shorter hair has to be pinned up). Scarves. Gloves. Boots! Rings (I need pure gold, which owing to matters of practicality is nearly impossible, to not break out in a rash). Plus I will twist a ring unconsciously until my skin is red and hurting.
Just things like that.
Re: Awestruck
Date: 2015-12-09 05:09 am (UTC)From:Turtlenecks are bad*, but mock turtlenecks are great in the winter. (*but I'm considering trying on a men's small size turtleneck to see if the neck is looser than they are on women's sizes).
I've the same issue with rings, though I don't keep them on long enough to irritate the skin. Necklaces or cords on my neck are bad (but can be ok if I'm wearing a collared shirt and they're on the outside of the collar, and they aren't pulling too much).
I could go on.
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Date: 2015-12-05 11:09 pm (UTC)From:The mickey mouse ones sort of stand out, though.
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Date: 2015-12-06 05:45 am (UTC)From:And since I had my bat socks and cat socks out, why not my mouse socks :)
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Date: 2015-12-06 05:52 am (UTC)From: