Totally Tubular
Like, Oh my gawd! .. I mean I am totally freekin out to the max on these righteous bitchin tubes… Fer sure! .. hehe.. hmmm
Okay…
I turned my OTK pink tube socks inside out, alternated them with the black/gray M stripes and I gotta say the outcome was adorable. I wish I had the time to take better pics to give you the full effect (these pics with the not so good lighting just don’t do the combo justice).
I was in a silly mood today and needed something cute and not serious to go with my mood. You know how sometimes, something just works… and it even feels cute… so you sort of prance around in that “I feel really cute today” high. Well this combo sure did it for me. Such Happy socks !
I have two pairs of the OTK tube socks… These pink (which are an almost peachy pink, just like the Opastels I love so much) and the dark green (which are a lovely deep forest color). The green ones seem slightly shorter than the pink (as with the green, the main sock just doesn’t quite clear over the knee, however the clingy top band does extend beyond that a bit). The pink just make it past my knee perfectly. Both colors are wonderfully cushy and clingy, huggin my larger calves gently. One of the best things about these tubes is that they are extremely friendly to all feet… big, small… no matter… they will fit as they are true tubes with no heels. Yes, you can have as much toe wiggle room as you want (Yay!!). I love to wear my inside out, and find they are equally good as an over the knee or a slouch.
My only issue with these is that the top band is pretty restrictive for some of us wider legged. They constricted and did that squish in thing at the point where my legs are about 18.5″. One of my sock dreams would be that these could be made longer and with a more forgiving and stretchy top (like those on the SuperM’s). However, as they are… I can wear them as JOTK’s (just over the knees :O) and they really are cushy comfy wonderful!!
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June 17th, 2005 at 10:56 pm
That is sooo cute! I love the effect of reversing them ~:)
June 17th, 2005 at 11:03 pm
What a great quirky combo!! Angela
June 17th, 2005 at 11:06 pm
I initially did that because I thought they might make my wide legs look too wide (I guess I was paranoid that someone might think all that cush underneath was me). So, I figured that if I put all that cush on the outside, it would be clear that they were really thick socks. Turns out, it doesn’t really work that way… and they look cute which ever way you wear them. I’ve just fallen in love with the inside out way though… great texture. Everyone wants to touch it (could be dangerous.. weeeeeeee) ;o)
June 17th, 2005 at 11:07 pm
Thanks Angela! love that word ‘quirky’ :O)
June 17th, 2005 at 11:09 pm
nice!!! i thought the greens were shorter, too. they were the first ones that i tried, and i didn’t notice until i got the grey and burgundy ones, too, and the burgundy seemed longer. unsure about the grey, though. how did you find shoes to fit the large feet/thick sock combo? i have SUCH a hard time with that!
June 18th, 2005 at 6:37 am
Awesome combination! I wish I could do that with my socks (wear two and scruch one down) but I have to scrunch them WAY down or it makes my legs look huge. Gah!!
June 18th, 2005 at 6:59 am
Cute combo EG! :) I might have to try that some time. I love the pic with Vel! He looks all inquisitive like… hee hee. ;)
June 18th, 2005 at 1:45 pm
ooOOO! That is such a cute combo of socks! I LOVE pink with grey… and anything fuzzy makes me happy! :) I love every pic of vel… he’s so unbelievebly cute I sometimes think he’s a tinsey stuffed animal.
June 18th, 2005 at 3:22 pm
And yea… the fuzziness of these turned inside out is really fun. (It just looks so cute and touchable) They have such a great texture that way.. uber cozy feeling too!
June 22nd, 2005 at 1:09 am
I love Vel…I love Vel…he is just the sweetest thing ever…I show my little cat (who was abandoned & has a broken tail that just hangs) his picture and tell her stories about him and we vote for him whenever we are on…love him to death…and so happy you two found each other!
June 23rd, 2005 at 10:34 am
I’ve found the sky blue Knee Highs made my calves look larger than usual which is why I paired them with white legwarmers to tone it down.
June 28th, 2005 at 10:38 pm
awwwwwwwwww Raubynn… I just now read what you wrote! THank you sooo much :O)