Men wearing shoes without socks?

[MitchT]

Saw some shoes I like the look of online. Googled for some more pics as the brand's website only has pics of just the shoes and I wanted to see how they look being worn. In all the pics they were being worn without socks! I couldn't possibly conceive of wearing shoes without socks. Maybe it's a millennial thing and I'm out of touch at 42, or maybe I'm right, I don't know. Maybe the style of these shoes is such that they'd look stupid being worn with socks. Maybe I'm overthinking it. What's the PH consensus?

[MitchT]

desolate said:

are they black, with white polka dots?

Textured surface that's catching the light.

Jaska said:

Are you sure they aren't wearing the very small slip on socks that have become popular too? They only go just above your heels and attach just over the tips of your toes... You wouldn't see them in that photo

Possibly, but it's the "sock free" look that bothers me as much as anything.

Cold said:

Are they slippers?

No, but they do look like them the more I look at them!

[MitchT]

loafer123 said:

The recent fashion for no socks and too ankle length trousers is just hipsters pretending they have stepped off their yacht. tts.

Yep, that's my take on it. The issue is, if I buy shoes that are primarily aimed at that demographic, am I going to look an even bigger twunt if I do wear socks and adult length trousers with them?