Here is a thread about socks. Enjoy.

My sock inclinations have changed vastly as I have aged.

Between burning the bottoms of my feet and wearing corrective shoes as a toddler, I was firmly pro-sock for decades. Once I started playing sports, it was usually double-down on socks (socks plus those stirrup socklike things for softball, thin sock plus thick sock for basketball to prevent blisters and protect my skin from all the taping of my ankles).

To this day, I'm rarely totally barefoot but I have gotten more anti-sock over the past several years. If I'm not in the office, I'm probably in flips of some sort (current fave is Sketcher GoWalks). Even when I go in, my Hey Dudes are usually worn sans socks. The only time I'm guaranteed to put on 'foot clothes' these days is if I'm wearing boots. It's July in Texas so that's not likely to happen until at least fall.

So yes, a leopard can change her spots - I mean socks.

I’m late to the party here, but I dislike *anything* touching my feet, like dirt, carpet, wood, ewwwwww.  Nice soft socks are a lovely barrier keeping that from happening. Also, my skin is very dry, especially on my feet, and socks help keep my feet from getting really dry. 

In summer I only wear socks with athletic shoes. I prefer the look of the ones that practically disappear but since the actually disappear often, I usually wear an ankle sock for exercise.

From November through April, I wear socks all the time during the day. I'm cold natured. I keep enough covers on the bed and my electric blanket so I don't wear socks when I sleep. In the very coldest months which for us is usually just late December through maybe early February, I wear thicker socks and pad around in my Orthofeet fleece lined slippers and socks. The rest of the time I wear thinner socks.

My feet control my temperature, if they are cold or hot, the rest of me is also.

I buy socks for the feel and the thickness. I don't care for fancy patterns. It's all about function.

I like socks.  I knit socks for myself and DH.  My fave purchased socks are by Darn Tough (wool). I like their sizing and that the wool makes it so you can wear them multiple times before washing ( before you say yuck, try it with these socks).  And my fav for workout are Avia low/no show that I've bought from WalMart. I like that they are available in a size smaller than what the charts say I wear and they don't get all stretched out and floppy.