Thanks for the link to your blog, you’ve got some amazing clobber there Shooey.
The pictures of the three/four aspects make a good point about longer socks. I must admit that, personally I’ve never been keen on Argyle pattern socks, but I have definitely moved on from wearing plain grey or navy blue socks which were once my go to. These days, in Autumn/Winter I’m going for simpler outfits with plain, rather than patterned, garments. Socks and scarves provide an opportunity to insert a bit of colour and personality into an otherwise low key look.  My current preference is for socks with horizontal colour stripes, I haven’t gone for any luxury brands yet. But when you’ve got all the clothes you need and more besides, you can start to spend a bit more on accessories like socks.

I like the blue and I like the green.

These designs remind me of the old French made Dore-Dore -- which were always more of what I'd call a "city argyle" sock. 

By the way -- not having photos sucks.  Grateful that the site is still up as I can't be arsed to go elsewhere, but it'd be nice if one could see photos.

Robbie,

Yes, I too remember the Eighties argyle with loafer look. Often worn with faded 501's and a pastel blouson.

Burlingtons always had great colour combinations but were pretty flimsy for an expensive sock.

Shopping at the Squire shop there were times when I could only afford socks, but I had to buy something. I even did the black sebago- red sock look with plenty of sock showing. I still do the red sock/ black shoe at weddings. Funerals black socks.

Horace said:
I like the blue and I like the green.

Shooey says:
The green is probably the best of the lot closely followed by the grey/black/red argyle. The purples are also great. I need to stock up on more of these colours, will order 6 pairs of each next time.