Men making socks successful in middle age

I'm going back to the socks debate, which has raged among my loyal readers (many thanks both of you) here and here. Browsing through the Sartorialist I found these shots which illustrate some of the points discussed by those who kindly commented on my post.

To recap; firstly, you get used to wearing your trousers (pants) short. Secondly, using sock colour to highlight colour elsewhere (such as in a sweater) works. I love the red Argyle pattern socks complementing the red jumper.

As ever, the Sartorialist's pictures provide me with ideas and inspiration.