As Fashion Police readers will know, if there’s one thing I really can’t stand in the world of footwear, it’s boots that are designed to look like a pair of shoes worn with socks.
Case in point: Opening Ceremony’s knit thigh high boots, above. Now, it’s not the way they look that bothers me. The shoes (or the part of the boot that LOOKS like a shoe, rather) are pretty unremarkable, but they’re not exactly ugly, and I do love thigh-high socks. Why are they joined together, though? I mean, WHY? What’s the point? If I wanted to wear a pair of shoes with socks, it’s not like it would be really hard to just go and do that, would it? Also, I don’t know about you, but I don’t tend to buy shoes and think, “Great, now that I have these, I’m going to pick out a pair of socks/tights and then only ever wear these shoes with those socks.” Of course not: because it’s so much more interesting to be able to wear your shoes with different socks and tights from time to time, isn’t it? Or is that just a completely novel idea?
What I’m trying to say here, then, is that although I don’t hate the look of these, I would never, ever buy them. Especially considering the fact that they’re $695.
What do you think of them, though? Can you think of a good reason to want your socks to be attached to your shoes? If you can, click here to buy these from Neiman Marcus.
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Like you, I didn’t hate these… uh… shoes? Boots? But… no, simply no no, to shoes with socks attached… and for that price? Please…
Horrible! I could image them in fat lrgs….really oblivious!!
Wow- I’d buy them and cut the knit stuff right off, those are so cute without it!
I just had a thought. Do you have to wear additional socks under the sock/boots? Do the sock parts end where the shoe begins?
What happens if you want to wear black socks with brown shoes or vice versa?
Idon’t mind them so much if they were seperate, but I don’t like the monochromatic look. I think it would look better if there were some opaque tights under the socks. The shoes are cute, but some kind of boot would look better. This look channels catholic schoolgirl too much.
Hideous.
ah dammit I wanted those socks 🙁
There are loads of socks like this around right now – you don’t have to buy a pair that are attached to shoes 🙂