Minor clothing issues that do not require their own thread

[Jaded]

When undressing tonight I discovered that I had out my socks on the wrong feet this morning.

[Mr Larrington]

You have foot-specific socks

[ElyDave]

I have managed to get all the way to my gym (back end of the tandem garage) only to find that my cycling shorts were on backwards.

[Blodwyn Pig]

I have managed to get all the way to my gym (back end of the tandem garage) only to find that my cycling shorts were on backwards.

At least they weren’t inside out. 

[robgul]

You have foot-specific socks

The cycling socks that ALDI has from time-to-time are foot specific with slightly raised "pads" at the appropriate points - I usually put mine on the correct feet but I'm not convinced that it makes any difference to comfort or fit.

[L CC]

I'm not sure if this counts but I got half way to the pool before I realised I was still wearing glasses rather than lenses- you can't do aqua aerobics in specs. And I can't see for toffee without them.

There was also this: Clicky

[Jurek]

You have foot-specific socks

I have a foot-specific pair of ski socks.
I have never worn them.
Nor have I ever been skiing.

[Feanor]

My everyday socks are not foot specific, but most of my outdoorsy ones are.

Which can lead to confusion.
One pair seemed to have two left feet, both being labeled L.
Which of course was the size, Large.

[tatanab]

For about 5 years I have been using Gore Contest socks which are left and right sided which I think is defined by the direction of stitching so that there is no pressure on top of the toes.  From Gore information "Left and right anatomical structure".

[Cudzoziemiec]

I have a pair of cycling socks which are foot specific. I think a difference is noticeable when wearing them on the wrong foot but tbh they're not the comfiest of socks anyway. And I'm not sure what makes a sock a cycling sock really. I also have a pair of toe socks. I think they're marketed to runners. I've worn them a couple of times. Putting those on the wrong foot would be like putting a glove on the wrong hand.

[Jaded]

You have foot-specific socks

Yes, the elephants were medial, not lateral. 

[Woofage]

You have foot-specific socks

The socks I am wearing today have a little motif embroidered on each "leg". The CDO in me forces me to wear them with this facing out, thus making them foot-specific .

[Ian H]

Walking to the shops with loose change in jeans' pocket.  A hole develops. Change slides down thigh where it sticks.  Discreet jiggling won't make it budge (I'd like to think that's the fault of cyclist's quads).  The public contortions required to make the money emerge from a trouser leg are embarrassing.

[ElyDave]

I have a pair of cycling socks which are foot specific. I think a difference is noticeable when wearing them on the wrong foot but tbh they're not the comfiest of socks anyway. And I'm not sure what makes a sock a cycling sock really. I also have a pair of toe socks. I think they're marketed to runners. I've worn them a couple of times. Putting those on the wrong foot would be like putting a glove on the wrong hand.

I tend to wear toe socks both on the bike and running. The older pairs have a tag on the outside, which is handy. Some of the newer ones don't, so having one inside out can be confusing

[Pedaldog.]

Clothing Issues?   Short and Lardy.  The X's tend to assume that you're as Tall as you are Wide.

[robgul]

If footwear counts as clothing . . .  I bought a pair of work boots last week (q.v. Black Friday) and they came with an instruction sheet in the box - at my advanced years I've worked out how to put boots on.

[Jurek]

Whilst working at The Science Museum we were due on site the following day. One of our party didn't have any steel toed boots. A pair was duly ordered  from RS. Before 10:00 delivery. Size 42.
The box containing the boots  arrived the following morning.
When opened it was found to contain a knackered old pair of boots. Size 42.
Doubtless, someone in RS's warehouse was stomping around in a pair of shiny new Toetectors. Size 42.

[rogerzilla]

I don't understand pants/shreddies/grundies sizing.

Anything larger than Medium doesn't provide adequate nad support and Sir prefers to dress to the left, not all over the place.  However, Medium or smaller wears out faster, with elastic showing within a few washes.  Sexy.  Maybe I should buy better scads than Sainsbury's.

Also, socks labelled 9-12 are basically 8 after the first wash.  As someone with size 10/11 feet, this is a problem.

[Jaded]

Also, socks labelled 9-12 are basically 8 after the first wash.  As someone with size 10/11 feet, this is a problem.

Oh yes. My feet are 8.5/9 and I buy large socks, else they don’t fit after being washed.

[Mr Larrington]

Also the seams on the boxers sold by Mr Sainsbury’s House of Toothy Comestibles give way sooner rather than later.  Always up the left leg   If this happened after repeated washing it'd be one thing but having it happen on two out of three brand new ones Simply Will Not Do.  Boxers I have purchased in the past from Wolmart, due to an inability to count how many to take on holibobs, are still going after ten years.  This country is going to the dogs.

[Woofage]

I don't understand pants/shreddies/grundies sizing.

Anything larger than Medium doesn't provide adequate nad support and Sir prefers to dress to the left, not all over the place.  However, Medium or smaller wears out faster, with elastic showing within a few washes.  Sexy.  Maybe I should buy better scads than Sainsbury's.

I feel your pain. My fave undies where from White Stuff. A Perfect Fit all round, until they changed sizing, Now medium looks more like XL. I complained - no compensation so I passed them onto Mx W's BF (unworn, obv.) as he's a bit larger than me.

Also, socks labelled 9-12 are basically 8 after the first wash.  As someone with size 10/11 feet, this is a problem.

There's an easy solution to that one (but it's not pleasant)

[T42]

My favourite cycling jerseys (OK, those that still fit round the gut) are all missing the tag for tugging the zip because the PoS bit of the slider that secures it has broken.  Though in fact this isn't much of a problem because I can use the zip anyway, and it's easier to grab the edges of the cloth and pull them apart - the brake having departed with the tag - than fish for the tag with frozen fingers in thick gloves.  Looks a bit poverty-stricken, thobut.

[Kim]

Also, socks labelled 9-12 are basically 8 after the first wash.  As someone with size 10/11 feet, this is a problem.

This is true.  I buy the large socks and they fit my size 8 feet perfectly.

[spesh]

This country is going to the dogs.

Indeed.

I'm amazed nobody's yet said anything about seeing what Jaded did with that there title of this particular discussion.

Standards are slipping! <irustles the Thunderer and harrumphs noisily>

[ian]

I buy the Uniqlo stuff and it seems to last and provide adequate support. Though I don't understand boxer shorts, either raise or lower your undercarriage, don't be the pilot who leaves it to shake around until something important falls off.