Cute Tabi Socks And The Footwear Conundrum
[ 13 March 2007 ]
Okay, this deserves a post all of its own.
I love these socks by Tokyomade so much.
The question is… how would you wear them? You could pair them with ballet flats but I don’t know if geishas & ballet really mix. Plus, their cute toe-snuggling design would be hidden.
The only way you could really get proper mileage out of them would be to wear them with jandals (see also: flip-flops, etc.), but how big a fashion faux pas is socks with sandals really?!
On July 19, 2005, some members of Northwestern University’s national champion women’s lacrosse team were criticized for wearing flip-flops to the White House to meet with President George W. Bush.
I wouldn’t dress up to meet him, either!
Anyway… socks. How would you do it? That’s the problem with socks, you know. I love them but most of the shoes I wear are not sock-revealing, or if they are, it would just look WRONG. I have an entire drawer full of stripey socks (an old obsession), but they barely get worn anymore. Hmm.
(Also, today I learned (from Wikipedia) that the word “jandal” is a New Zealandism which is a shortened form of “Japanese sandal”. Australians look at me like I am insane when I say jandal!)
Super-love & cupcakes,
Gala 
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Haha!
I was going to suggest wearing sandals with them…but they’ll look kind of ugly.
Maybe if there’s a japantown in Australia, you can find a pair of tatami sandals or something.
Ew! Bush…can’t wait until he gets out of office.
there was a girl that sat infront of me in math that had these clear sneakers. they showed off socks wonderfully, but weren’t exactly the most attractive article of clothing.
however, she did get A LOT of comments on her shoes/socks
You could always get a pair of geta?
Ms. Lorigami — Geta are the perfect solution! Thank you! I wonder if there’s a Japanese kinda district somewhere in Melbourne — I live one street from Chinatown.
Sarah — Clear sneakers sound cool in theory but I think that generally, people’s socks shouldn’t really be anyone else’s business. Holes & sweat & toes poking through, ergh ;>
Hey hun
Tabi shoes , costume national did a run of them two seasons ago , irregular choice are doing tabi inspired mary janes and ankle boots this season . I got myself a traditional pair of boots and cut them down and re worked them into a low front pair of kind of ankle boots . They have held up remarkably well .
We are glad you love them Miss Darling!
I like to think of them as sexy underwear…sometimes people don’t have to know that you are wearing them but YOU know!
Also we take our shoes off alot here…at every front door in fact, so we get plenty of chances to show off our foot undies!!
I will stop being lazy and take some pics of the style of shoe that show these off. A lot of girls wear open top, pointy toe flats to show off their goods…
Hey Anya…I want to see your remakes – that sounds awesome! Tabis are super comfy I have a few pairs of the original workman style myself have always wanted to do something with them…closest I got was smothering one pair with red glitter!
oh i know!! i say ‘jandal’, or ‘duvet’ and i am either registed with a look of utter confusion or hilarity. it’s a tough world