What's up you guys it's Jose Zaniga from Teaching Men's Fashion and for today we're talking all about socks. So now the temperatures are coming back down it's time to put away the no-show socks and the foot powders cover up your ankles and show off your sock gain. I always like to say that socks are probably one of the best ways and cheapest ways to enhance almost any outfit if you know what you're doing. So the socks that you see here are for my monthly bee-spoke post box. Be spoke post is a monthly subscription service that actually doesn't suck. It's really cool because it curries to a lot of different taste in men. So it's not just about fashion but it's about EDC, about guys that like cocktails, about traveling guys. It just covers so many different aspects and lifestyles and it's actually very interesting and cool. So how it works is that you pair around 45 bucks a month and you receive a monthly box. So for example this month I chose a swagger box and they really hook me up in the sock department. I'm really digging these socks. I like the neutral and earth tone color way that they have because they go perfectly with the fall and winter seasons that are coming up right now. So if you guys like this and you want to receive the swagger box or try any of the other cool boxes I'm gonna have them linked below so you guys can check them out. And I also got you guys a 20% discount which is great to test them out at a very affordable price and see if you like them. Like I said you can cancel it at any time. So now let's get into the three things that you want to look into to elevate your sock game. First to not be boring you can clash. So the general rule or the classic rule that your grandfather probably follows is that you should match your socks to your trousers. So if you wear black trousers you wear black socks, great trousers you wear gray socks. So this is the safest and most conservative way to rock your sock game. However to not be completely boring you're allowed to contrast your trousers with a different colored sock down there. The only thing that I want to tell you is to not be obnoxious and don't choose a color that's completely polarized. Like a highlighter, pink or a highlighter yellow just an effort to try to stand out and be stylish. So a good tip to not miss the mark is to choose a sock color based on a color that you're already wearing in your outfit. That way you'll be safe. Alright so tip number two this one's my pet peeve right here. Pick a pattern that's for grownups. So no novelty socks. This is my issue when it comes to this whole crazy sock trend that goes around and you see a lot of guys just trying to hard wearing crazy socks just an effort to try to look more stylish or they think that they're looking more stylish. So my biggest pet peeve comes from this. When you see guys in sharp suits in a business setting you know in corporate gray suits or whatever it may be and they're wearing socks that should be in their kids drawers. So in other words no food no marijuana leaves no Christmas trees and no superhero prints should be on your sock. This is crazy to think about. I thought I would never have to say this but no superheroes on your socks guys. Instead pick a pattern that's actually for grownups. So go with stripes with polka dots with plaids and just choose different colorways within that. This is still a great way to pick a stylish alternative from a solid colored sock without looking like a clown. Finally tip number three is to show the right amount of ankle. So now that you have the perfect pair of stylish socks you're probably going to want to show it off but you have to be careful. You don't want to go too much that you look like Steve Irkel or not at all where you just don't show off the great pair of socks that you're wearing. You want to make it minimal and intentional. What that means is that if you're going to show off your ankle make it at an inch max. Like I said anything more and it looks like you're wearing borrowed trousers. Instead pick up a trouser if you want to show a little bit of cuff you can do a quick roller cuff of the pants show off your socks but just don't make it too much and like I said make it intentional. So that's it guys you follow those three simple concepts and you'll make sure that you're out of victim of the crazy hyped up happy sock trend that's going around. So just keep those things in mind and you'll be safe. So that's it for me in this video guys I hope you enjoyed it. Don't forget to check out bespoke posts if you like these socks and want to check them out or want to check out any of their other boxes. I'm going to have them linked below so you guys can check all that out with the discount code. So that's it for me in this video. See you next time.