Should socks match the blazer or the slacks (if they're different colors)?
69%
Who cares?
- Emily Woolf, 26, from Brooklyn, NY
"As long as they aren't neon pink, I really don't think it matters." - Deeana Lowe-Chin, 24, from Miami, FL
"As long as they aren't white tube socks, or in a wild color, I don't think it really matters." - Johanna Beyenbach, 29, from New York, NY
"Really?" - Anna Bykova, 23, from San Francisco, CA
"Socks must match the shoes." - Deeana Lowe-Chin, 24, from Miami, FL
"As long as they aren't white tube socks, or in a wild color, I don't think it really matters." - Jennifer Beio, 26, from Chicago, IL
"No one cares about your socks. I would never ever notice." - Dominique Jackson, 29, from Los Angeles, CA
"I love you for who you are, not the color of your socks (duh)." - Genevieve Melzer, 27, from San Francisco, CA
"Don't be so matchy-matchy...when in doubt go with black socks." - Jolene R, 24, from San Francisco, CA
"My boyfriend wears mismatching socks he got as hand-me-downs from his ex-gf!!!" - Laura Lefkowitz, 35, from New York, NY
"As long as they match some article of clothing, it's all good..." - Jen Gsell, 29, from Reston, VA
"Unless he's a 7-year old english lad on his way to school, I could care less what color socks are." - Tiffany Clarke, 25, from richmond, ca
"Just as long as the socks don't ruin the outfit." - Renee Lucas, 30, from New York, NY
"Sometimes you can bend the rules. So long as they look good, they match just fine." - Miana DeGardeyn, 33, from Chicago, IL
"Unless you're wearing athletic socks with dress shoes, I'm not worried." - Christine Behrens, 24, from Oakland, CA
"Socks should match the undies." - Rosie Dehoyos, 29, from Dallas, TX
"Seriously, who cares?" - Heather Callan, 25, from Chicago, IL
"Just make sure your clothes are clean and fit you." - Ashley Potter, 26, from Milwaukee, WI
"I honestly had no idea this was something people thought about." - Ashley Becker, 26, from New York, NY and Miami, FL
"Never paid attention to that, just stick with neutral colored socks and we're all good!" - Lucy Malcolm, 26, from New York, NY
"Blazer—yuck! I prefer a cotton vintage t-shirt." - Stephanie Singer, 30, from New York, NY
"I honestly don't know!" - Susie Jones, 29, from Naples, Fl
"As long as they're not thick white athletic socks." - Emily Pelton, 29, from Brooklyn, NY
"As long as he's wearing socks I'm good with it." - Amy S., 25, from Chicago, IL
"If you made me choose...slacks. I wouldn't draw any contrasts if avoidable." - Julienne Irons, 27, from Los Angeles, CA
"At a black tie event, don't wear socks with ducks on them unless you really want to make a statement" - Claire Watkins, 25, from Santa Cruz, CA
"Either, or!" - JoAnna Di Tullio, 24, from Boston, MA
"Nothing on me matches, so why expect it from someone else?" - Danielle L, 26, from Chicago, IL
"Why should socks matter? Unless, of course, they're worn with sandals. Horrible." - Vida James, 28, from New York, NY
"Put a little color into those socks." - Shannon Harknett, 24, from New Orleans, LA
"But the belt should be te same color as the shoes." - Mercedes Tahir, 23, from New York, NY
"What? Just don't wear white socks." - Justine Bour, 26, from Chicago, IL
"As long as your socks aren't the focal point of your outfit, it's not the biggest deal in the world." - Kate Sample, 31, from Chicago, IL
"I'm inclined to say pants, but I wouldn't write someone off otherwise." - Priya Massand, 30, from Flushing, NY
"As long as the socks are clean, it doesn't matter." - Whitney R, 25, from Princeton, NJ
"Pants should not show socks much, if at all." - Carly Twisselman, 25, from Los Angeles, CA
"Just as long as they are not some off-the-wall color or print." - Regina Melzer, 32, from Los Angeles, CA
"Yea…if you're confident and sexy, I'll believe in your mismatched socks!" - Amy Liu, 23, from San Diego, CA
"As long as it looks nice, it should not matter." - Grace Kang, 29, from Los Angeles, CA
"I hope your slacks aren't riding up your leg THAT high." - Kate Cohen, 27, from Syosset, NY
"I don't even really like socks." - Kira Wilkinson, 27, from Washington, DC
"I would appreciate the style 'risk' in not matching the socks to the slacks." - Jackie Rivera, 25, from Miami, FL
"Do women really care about these things?" - Grace Kang, 29, from Los Angeles, CA
"Does it really matter?" - Marianna Branda, 23, from Miami, FL
"As long as it looks right." - Sarah Conrad, 27, from New York, NY
"Who cares?" - Rachel U, 26, from New York, NY
"As long as the socks match each other it's all good." - Kelly Kaems, 30, from Kew Gardens, NY
"As long as it matches something…" - Sara Bour, 23, from Urbana, IL
"As long as they aren't showing, it shouldn't matter." - Jennifer Manghisi, 27, from New York, NY
"I don't see my dream guy in a blazer or slacks or any clothes for that matter." - Gina Kim, 24, from San Diego, CA
"People match their socks to their outfit? Opt for black. Socks to Slacks? Weird. Blazer? Weirder." - Vicky Kuo, 24, from San Diego, CA
"Whatever looks better." - Doris Parker, 27, from Springfield, MA
"As long as they're not white socks, you're a-okay in my book." - Monique Lewis, 31, from New York, NY
"Just look classy." - Wendy Liu, 23, from Alhambra, CA
"Metrosexual men may be worried about these things. But as long as the socks are clean, I'm fine." - Jill Hanner, 34, from Astoria, NY
"Slacks? umm not interested!" - Sherika Mair, 29, from West Palm Beach, FL
"I can't see the socks so life goes on." - Vicky K, 25, from Chino Hills, CA
"They shouldn't be showing." - Senait Mengstab, 30, from San Francisco, CA
"Shoes should match the blazer…" - Nora Lahl, 31, from Milwaukee, WI
"Who uses the words 'blazer' or 'slacks,' anyway?" - Becca Schepps, 29, from Brooklyn, NY
"Don't wear socks." - Kimone Campbell, 27, from Palm Beach, FL
"If you can't see them, why does it matter?" - Ann Dang, 24, from San Diego, CA
"That's a bit overboard." - Paula L, 28, from Miami, Florida
"As long as they aren't white tube socks, or in a wild color, I don't think it really matters." - Frankie Robinson, 36, from Chicago, IL
"As long as their are not white socks and black shoes involved I'm good!" - Karoline D'Angola, 24, from Bernardsville, NJ
"Can't judge by this." - Allison Baxley, 29, from New York, NY
"As long as they're not white, we're in business." - Allison Baxley, 29, from New York, NY
"As long as they're not white, we're in business." - Rachel U, 26, from New York, NY
"Socks are low on my agenda." - Katrina Robinson, 28, from Charleston, SC
"A guy I date wouldn't be wearing a blazer or dressy slacks. Probably just a pair of jeans and a t-sh" - Francesca Lacuesta, 29, from Sacramento, CA
"I don't want my man to be wearing slacks. That's too professional." - Anne C, 24, from Miami, FL
"We ain't gonna see the socks most likely anyway and colors are fun so what difference does it make?" - Shelby Kovant, 25, from New York, NY
"I'd rather they ALL be the same color." - Schuyler Pham, 24, from Brooklyn, NY
"If it looks good, go for it." - Elizabeth Fenwick, 23, from Berkeley, CA
"As long you're wearing socks, it doesn't matter." - Jessica Barrutia, 24, from Chicago, IL
"If you are turning down someone based on their socks... you have no common sense." - Kylan Conroy, 24, from Chicago, IL
"Never noticed before!" - Amber Sellers, 33, from Brooklyn, NY
"If they have cartoon characters on them I'd be concerned." - Alicia Cohen, 37, from New York, NY
"I like to mix it up regarding socks. I love stripes!" - Nicole Laws, 30, from Fort Lauderdale, FL
"I love a person who can wear fun, crazy socks!" - Elinor N, 23, from New York, NY
"I actually saw a guy wearing a navy suit with red socks and i thought it looked clever and chic." - Karoline D'Angola, 24, from Bernardsville, NJ
"Can't judge by this." - Cat Davis, 25, from New York, NY
"It depends on the color combination of the blazer/ slacks as to which you would choose to match to." - Tiffany Davis, 32, from San Diego, CA
"I really don't care that much about what color his socks are" - Shelby Kovant, 25, from New York, NY
"I'd rather they ALL be the same color." - Jennifer Manghisi, 27, from New York, NY
"I don't see my dream guy in a blazer or slacks or any clothes for that matter." - Kate DAlleva, 25, from Morristown, NJ
"Don't wear black socks with white shoes; if you're wearing white shoes, you've got something serious" - Miki Taka, 27, from Columbus, OH
"I never really paid that much attention." - Theresa G, 24, from San Francisco, CA
"I think all I care about are the feet under those socks!" - Shelly Kaplan, 28, from Chicago, IL
"Who's looking at a guy's socks?" - Christina Johnson, 31, from New York, NY
"As long a they are not inside out!" - Dominique Vance, 23, from New York, NY
"If I can't see them & they're not egregious, I don't care." - Erika Thomas, 25, from Miami, FL
"I don't look at guys feet."
23%
Slacks
- Jessi Odenbach, 28, from Chicago, IL
"Duh." - Ashley Hayes, 24, from Los Angeles, CA
"Match socks to the pants so it flows." - Jenna E, 32, from Davenport, IA
"Actually, I compare more against the color of the shoes. Black shoes=black socks." - Kristin Castro, 24, from San Francisco, CA
"Think about when you sit down and how you'll look..." - Kelly Magsayo, 23, from La Jolla, CA
"They're not even near your blazer why would you match it?" - Jessica G, 25, from Boca Raton, FL
"I prefer not to see your white socks matched with black shoes and pants." - Sandy Tragos, 32, from Chicago, IL
"I don't know why, but I love to match, not everything of course." - Jessica Angst, 23, from Palm Beach, FL
"If your pant rides up it is not as noticeable." - Mekalia Reid, 27, from New York, NY
"The socks and pants should blend so the ankles aren't too noticeable." - Molly Millett, 23, from San Francisco, CA
"Socks should be discreet unless you want them to be noticed." - Jacquelyn Tillotson, 31, from Miami Beach, FL
"No need to attract attention to the wrong places." - Lisa Miao, 27, from New York, NY
"Make it look good." - Lauren McHenry, 26, from Dallas, TX
"If his pants are tailored correctly then they are going to rise as he sits. The socks should blend." - Brittany Caudle, 25, from New York, NY
"It just makes sense." - Ashley Woolley, 25, from Chicago, IL
"Do people actually match their socks to their blazers??" - Rosalind Sun, 23, from San Diego, CA
"It should match the slacks so that the same color is between the slacks and the shoes." - Erika San Miguel, 32, from Larkspur, CA
"Details, details, details." - Nadia Reiman, 28, from Brooklyn, NY
"At least the socks have to look like they can hang out with the slacks." - Britt Ancell, 26, from New York, NY
"Socks should be a non-issue." - Yisell Muxo, 35, from Miami, FL
"Not a big deal." - Sara Jagodzinski, 24, from Carol Stream, IL
"Bottoms should match." - Krissy P, 25, from NJ
"As long as it looks good then it's okay." - Maya Calaway, 24, from Boston, MA
"You can't really go wrong with dark socks, unless you're wearing white pants." - Sara Koch, 30, from Youngstown, OH
"Always match the socks to the slacks." - Rebecca Nashleanas, 25, from Los Angeles, CA
"Socks should usually match the slacks." - Deborah Lau, 23, from La Jolla, CA
"So it could blend in." - Elise Stiller, 36, from Seaford, NY
"Nothing like a smoothe blend from pants to shoes!" - Luana Suciu, 25, from Boston, MA
"Color coordination." - Nancy Spruiell, 43, from New York, NY
"and the shoes! Though this isn't something I critique and am not on the lookout for this detail." - Aja Bernard, 27, from Brooklyn, NY
"It'ss really not that big of deal." - Claire Griffin, 28, from Charleston, SC
"or who cares? I couldn't decide. Not that important as long as they aren't dirty gym socks."
8%
Blazer
- Alison Dichter, 31, from New York, NY
"Really I should've put 'who cares' but I think matching is important to an extent." - Greta Eagan, 30, from New York, NY
"Think I like the blazer color bit." - Angela H, 0, from North, CA
"It's similar to a woman matching her shoes to her purse!" - Vanessa Jeong, 28, from San Leandro, CA
"The blazer for sure!" - Vicky Chivy, 26, from San Diego, CA
"Socks should match blazer." - Samantha Conniff, 24, from Brooklyn, NY
"I guess....as long as they match something." - Kate Bailey, 26, from Chicago, IL
"Black socks for a black blazer." - Veronica Cheung, 24, from San Diego, CA
"I'm a believer of wearing what you love, so if you want your socks and slacks to match, so be it." - Pienby Laurence, 25, from Jersey City, NJ
"I thought it was a rule, I really do not know what other comment would be involved." - Marisa Zupan, 27, from Brooklyn, NY
"It's all about vertical balance."