Somebody asked if low-rise trainer socks have gone out of fashion and the answers will leave you feeling either ancient or super cool
12.
‘My nephew saw me wearing them and laughed and said only Generation X seems to wear them and he didn’t even know where we bought them from (!?). Made me feel a million years old.
They’re still going strong in mainland Europe (stylish men on France and Italy always seem to wear them).’
–LittleSadRufus
13.
‘I mean, you’re over 40, it’s no longer something you need to concern you with. Nobody cares what middle aged men are wearing. We are de-facto uncool. Embrace it.’
–WittyNomDePlume
14.
‘The trend I hate at the moment is people wearing trakkies and tucking the bottoms into long white socks. Makes them look like they are on day release.’
–Taf2499
15.
‘My husband and I are both 38 and proud trainer socks wearers. I cannot stand the higher sock look, whether it’s with shorts on men, on the women doing the bright white tennis socks over the bottom of their leggings. Diabolical.’
–ShockingHair63
16.
‘Mate, are you me?! I’ve been thinking the same thing recently. I’ve finally caved and ordered some ‘half crew’ socks as that seems to be a nice middle ground.’
–SplinterBum
17.
‘Apparently they have. But it’ll be a cold day in hell before I’ll wear tube socks pulled up to my lower calves.’
–Princes_Slayer
18.
‘I wear what I can only describe as ‘normal socks’ when I wear shorts to disguise my skinny calves. There I said it for everyone.’
–Emergency_Mistake_44
19.
‘Just do everything in Crocs and have your phone near by, it throws them off.’
–Material_Tiny
20.
‘The low-rise socks will make a comeback. Like the top knot and broccoli hairstyles. Everyone will look back at pics of themselves with Crocs and massive white socks and think they looked like a c**t.’
–Shoddy_Pie6514
Harsh, but true, and ultimately, it all comes down to this:
21.
‘I just don’t want tan lines half way up my calf.’
–CanOfPenisJuice