Liner Crew Toe Socks

These lightweight toe socks are perfect to wear as a base layer under thicker socks, or all on their own! Separate toes prevent friction and are thought to improve balance.

Four foot sizes Small: US shoe size women's 6-8.5, men's 5-7.5 Medium: US shoe size women's 9-11.5, men's 8-10.5 Large: US shoe size men's 11-13, women's 12-15 Extra Large: US shoe size men's 14-16, women's 16+ Stretch around leg: 16" at cuff

hook+Albert loafer liners perfect for that comfortable, summer style.

Prepped my feet so powdery today

with coconut scented talc

Forgot to remember the slippery factor

of talcum powder in a sock.

"I forgot my purse", the guest said

"Would you go retrieve it?", she asked.

So I climb up the stairs,

which are spiral, made of wood

And come down with the added weight

Of a middle-aged woman's handbag

which she stuffed as much as she could.

One, two and a half steps down

and I'm flying up the air, falling backwards

I could see as it was happening, with the slightest frown

"Those powdered liner socks, those bastards!"

My ass and my back and my legs and my arms

Absorbed my cartoon fall heroically

As I uttered, most composed,

doing my best not to bawl,

On the Importance of Sock Liners and the Sockless Look

Spring is supposed to come early this year according to unreliable sources, so to adjust my garb accordingly, I like to do the sockless look because I'm dressed by the internet an individual. HOWEVER, I also like to keep my shoes intact, which poses a problem. Did you know that your feet can sweat up to one full cup of sweat in a single day? Delicious. But no matter how delectable one's bodily secretions may be, I know of none that would actually be beneficial to an article of clothing. This is especially true for shoes.

Shoes need to remain dry in order to avoid being wet. Duh. The shoe's material absorbs all of the sweat that your feet put out which can lead to chronic smelly shoes, and possible mold growth. But worst of all, it can actually cause your shoes to break down more rapidly. A shoe needs to be able to breathe to stay "healthy," so it's hard for that to happen if your sweat is clogging it up. In addition to using shoe trees (BTW USE SHOE TREES), and rotating your shoes, wearing socks is a must.

To achieve the sockless look while saving my shoes, I wear sock liners. They're basically really really low cut socks. If ankle socks are the crew necks, then sock liners are the deep-v's. They won't show even with shoes that are designed with a low vamp like a penny loafer. Some people do actually go full on foot commando but throw some baby powder on their feet and into their shoes. This way, the moisture gets absorbed by the powder. I'm not very fond of this method because the powder will only last a few hours before it's all been soaked up and you have to re-powder. This can be really inconvenient for the rest of the day. I don't want to carry a baggy full of baby powder with me all day. I might get it confused with my other baggy of white powder. (Please know that that's a joke. Please.)

I've had good experiences with Ralph Lauren's version of sock liners. Nordstrom also makes them, which I recently purchased. They're a bit thicker than RL so I expect these to be better at absorbing moisture. Both have a non-slip heel on the inside that helps to prevent them from slipping off of your foot since they're so low-cut. One qualm that I have about sock liners is that they get lost way more easily than any other socks since they're about a quarter of the size. Other than that...