i do think that you need to have some extra room in your shoes to put thicker socks in them...
(1/2 size up is plenty of room)
otherwise the socks all bunch up and look smushed...
not good!
and the other issue is that if you wear thick socks with your shoes all day...
they get stretched out and then you can't wear them without the thick socks..
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i also think it's important to have the right socks for such an endeavor and make sure that they are straight and even...
*in the pic above...
the ribs are not straight and you can see part of the bottom of the sock on the inside of the right foot...
that would bug me to no end...
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it's like wearing stockings with a seam at the back...
they have to be straight!
very cute socks though!...