Maybe you have never heard of it before, but May 8th is No Sock Day. This day is all about not wearing socks, but how do you do that properly if you are working all day? GENTS comes to the rescue! Today we explain how you can stylishly wear shoes on No Sock Day. With our advice, you easily avoid strange looks and smelly feet. In short, this is how you wear shoes on No Sock Day!
Day in, day out you get up and go through a morning routine. Putting on socks is most likely part of that. Especially in the winter months, it is very nice to put on warm socks. Moreover, they provide socks for a certain comfort. That is why many people wear socks on their feet all year round, but is that really good? It can be very liberating to go sockless occasionally. Actor Thomas Roy and his wife thought so too. When a calendar was created in America with all the holidays, they proposed No Sock Day; a day dedicated to freeing your feet.
Celebrate No Sock Day traditionally
Do you also want to celebrate this special day? Generally, you can do that in two ways. You can celebrate No Sock Day traditionally. Then you simply leave your feet unbound. That means you just walk barefoot. This way you feel the texture of the surface you are walking on. Enjoy, for example, the feeling of walking barefoot on grass or stay comfortably indoors and rediscover how soft your carpet is. In this respect, No Sock Day is a day to literally give your feet freedom.
Wearing shoes without socks
Unfortunately, not all of us have the luxury of going to work barefoot or even in slippers. You can still celebrate No Sock Day by not wearing socks in your shoes. That essentially sounds very simple. You just put on your shoes right away and you are already celebrating No Sock Day. However, there are some hidden catches you might not be aware of. For example, you can’t wear no socks under every pair of pants. Moreover, you don’t want to burden anyone with unpleasant odors. GENTS comes to your aid. We tell you exactly what you should and shouldn’t do so you can still be stylish shoes can wear on No Sock Day!
Suitable pants for No Sock Day
If you decide not to wear socks on May 8, of course that should be visible too. To create the right effect, you just need a suitable pants wear. It is important that you wear pants with a very slim cut around the ankles. This draws the eye to the piece of skin where you normally see socks. Don’t have pants that are slim cut at the ankles? Then GENTS recommends cuffing wide pant legs. Do this as tightly as possible to achieve the same stylish effect on No Sock Day. Whatever pants you wear, make sure the pant leg is not too short. You don’t need to show too much skin on No Sock Day.
Make necessary preparations
Besides wearing the right pants, we also want to advise you to make the necessary preparations if you participate in No Sock Day. The emphasis is on care and hygiene. First, take good care of your feet. If they are not used to walking in shoes without socks, there is a significant chance that by the end of the day you will have chafed ankles and sore feet. Because your ankles suddenly come into contact with the inside of your shoes, it is important to take good care of them. GENTS advises you to apply creams to any dry spots in time. Additionally, a good body scrub is also not superfluous.
Another important aspect of No Sock Day is preventing smelly feet. When you wear shoes all day, an unpleasant odor can sometimes arise once you take off your shoes. That smell can get worse if you don't wear socks during No Sock Day. To prevent the worst stench, it is wise to use talcum powder. Additionally, you can also wear invisible socks to prevent unpleasant odors, but then you are cheating a bit on No Sock Day.
