Sexy Ankles

captainvintagethirst asked: i live in a cold climate but go sockless in my insulated boots. but am i cheating myself and the viewing public because my bare ankles are not on display? i would hate to be demounted because of this connundrum. thanks ever so much in advance for your assistance.

connundrum?

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Anonymous asked: When going sockless with formalwear, should one blacken the ankle with charcoal? Also, once upon a time the ankle needed to be deeply suntanned, but pasty white ankles seem to be gracing the blog. Is a tanned ankle no longer de riguer?

My thesis had concerned itself with the white male ankle. However my recent post here shows an alarming instance of a dark male ankle looking equally revolting. I may have to revise my conclusions.
Addendum: One of my post grad students has pointed out that the below referenced ankle may simply be a white boy from the unwashed denim crowd with unwashed grimy ankles.

Anonymous asked: If somebody wears no socks but has cuffs long enough to cover the socklessness, is he really sockless?

A fundamental question in menswear. This is known as Schrödinger’s Elephant In The Room. The Napoli or Firenze Paradox is a sophisticated variant that is thought to have originated with vintage silk printed ties but extends to the notion of Sprazz that isn’t observed by anyone. I have many years on my shoulders and a great thirst for knowledge. Thank you for your thoughtful question.

Anonymous asked: What are the new trends in anklewear for 2013?

Nothing new but a consolidation of trends. See recent post with superb unselfconscious “sprazz” of sockless with dinner suit, bow tie and velvet house slippers at day time wedding. Rule and genre breaking spills over everywhere. Day time dinner suit. Slippers at wedding. Topped off with sparkling white ankles. Relaxed devil may care attitude to convention. “It may be your wedding but just look at me”