Bloody Red

[Guest]

. . . . [R]ed socks. . . . [are] a kind of secret signal between Public school . . . Old Boys. . . .

I think he was pulling your leg.

But I no longer wear my "old boys'" ties, so perhaps I'm out of the loop.

RWS

[Guest]

I will never wear red socks again if that is the inadvertent message people may gather from wearing them.
Are there any other such signalers that I should know to avoid?

Yes, according to a poster on Styleforum, wearing cashmere socks may be a sign that the wearer haz teh gay. So if you are wearing red cashmere socks, you may be Quentin Crisp.

RJ

[Guest]

Thank God I'm too broke to wear cashmere socks.

And here comes the great PC disclaimer: "Not that there is anything wrong with those who..... wear red cashmere socks".


Actually, I'm a bit bummed out these days as I've put holes in a few socks recently from new shoes I bought. That'll teach me to not to stop wearing my good Teflon reinforced socks.

Nobody darns cashmere socks anymore do they?

[Guest]

Nobody darns cashmere socks anymore do they?

Granny Goodness?

RJ

[Guest]

Braces, handkerchiefs, shoe linings and, maybe socks, are wonderful in red - brightens up (so far as I recall from my 86'F abode) the English winter.
Nicholas.

[Guest]

[quote="Anonymous". . . [R]ed - brightens up (so far as I recall from my 86'F abode) the English winter.
Nicholas.[/quote]
Having just survived a harrowing late-night drive along narrow, winding roads in the high, steep hills -- small mountains, really -- of New England while snow fell thick and fast: Don't rub it in, Nicholas, I beg you!

RWS

[Guest]

. . . [R]ed - brightens up (so far as I recall from my 86'F abode) the English winter.
Nicholas.

Having just survived a harrowing late-night drive along narrow, winding roads in the high, steep hills -- small mountains, really -- of New England while snow fell thick and fast: Don't rub it in, Nicholas, I beg you!

RWS

Reposted -- jangled by the drive, it seems.

[Guest]

Sorry. It's only about 78'F so far today!!
Nicholas.