Long socks.... in or out??

[peewit]

When you're wearing long socks do you wear them over or under your breeches??
I tend to wear them underneath as otherwise the velcro on my breeches itches but I notice most showjumpers wear them over?

 

[MrsMozart]

Wherever they are most comfortable

Over means the breeches slide into the boot nicely, and you get to see the silly pictures (or that might just be us ).

Under stops the velcro/edges digging in or itching

 

[WellyBaggins]

I wear a short (normal) pair under the breeches then the long ones on top, over the breeches

 

[Nic]

I wear a short (normal) pair under the breeches then the long ones on top, over the breeches

Ditto

 

[Noodlejaffa]

Definitely over! I have no shame in wandering about with knee-high lurid striped socks on!

 

[martlin]

Definitely over, one has to maintain ones image after all

 

[FrodoBeutlin]

Definitely over! I have no shame in wandering about with knee-high lurid striped socks on!

This! Or ridiculously childish (Eeyore, carrot-eating ponies etc )

 

[Tempi]

FB - Did i read that right? That you have long socks with Eeyore on? If so i am VERY jealous!!

I wear my long socks under my breaches as the velcro tabs rub my legs otherwise However if im wearing leggings down the yard i wear my socks over the top.

 

[AandK]

Definitely over! I have no shame in wandering about with knee-high lurid striped socks on!

Ditto!!

I also wear a pair of shorter, thin socks under my breeches to eliminate the itchy/scratchy sensation from the velcro

 

[jess_asterix]

Short pair under breeches and long pair on top

 

[stacey_lou]

Definitely over! I have no shame in wandering about with knee-high lurid striped socks on!

So true but even better when you can mix and match them so one spotty sock with one strippy sock, I went into town the other day from the yard with my breechers, socks over top and muckers on and the looks I got lol anyone would have thought I was dressed like a clown lol

 

[WellyBaggins]

Now you know the secret, you too can get the look the more garish (sp) the better

 

[TallyHo123]

Over

 

[MagicMelon]

Same as you OP. I tend to wear them underneath but with some jods I've got that aren't velcro-itchy I wear them over. The only reason I sometimes put them over is purely because its so much easier to zip up my boots over them!

 

[peewit]

...so that's the secret of not losing your leg skin then!!!!!

 

[WellyBaggins]

Yep

 

[Sol]

Short socks, then breeches, then long socks, then long boots!!

 

[vam]

Definitely over! I have no shame in wandering about with knee-high lurid striped socks on!

This! I have a strange need to buy funky socks to wear with my breeches, at home or shows. I do love my Toggi ones and i have a few from off the market stall in rather bright clours , im not fussy although i do draw the line at pink

 

[woodlandswow]

Now you know the secret, you too can get the look the more garish (sp) the better

definatly, with a tiny bit poking over the top for everyone to see!!
my mum gets really annoyed.. doesnt seem to get it!!

 

[Halfstep]

always on top, I have a funky long sock collection and like to show them off LOL!

 

[FigJam]

Under... although I tend to wear short socks (which absolutely MUST be patterned of some description! ) rather than long. (just because that's what I have for wearing day-to-day. Although I have one fab pair that Olivio got me which are padded in the foot part but thin up the leg AND stripy/coloured! )

I have a 2nd pair of socks that I wear over (short length again) as I need them for a better fit in my jod boots, but don't want the bulk up my leg as gaiters are close enough fit as they are thank you very much!

 

[Puffin]

Over.
But then I wear johds not breeches, even for competitions. I can just get into the big childs ones so they are short enough in the leg that they don't need turning over and are nice and smooth under boots (they are about the same length as adult breeches on me).

That way they are cheaper too (no VAT) and you have more to spend on garish/lurid socks

 

[Faro]

Under, again because of itching velcro.

Never even occurred to me to wear long socks OVER breeches. I always thought that was just something they did in the Mountain Horse catalogue to show off the socks and make the models look silly at the same time!

 

[jessamess]

OVER without a doubt!!! Although I occasionally do the under, jods plus another pair over haha

But I have a VERY wide collection of bright socks, my nan owns a store which sells a MASSIVE range of bright coloured long socks in every colour and pattern under the sun hahaha

In most of my show pictures you can see a pair of brightly coloured long socks poking out the tops of my boot hahah

 

[millitiger]

Over!

my current lot are very Christmassy, bright red ones with santas and reindeers.

I love my funky socks

 

[Smile_and_Wave]

i always have mine over but i dont wear chaps and i have an extensive collection of pretty long socks lol

 

[Katie]

over, cos i wear jods i don't need to worry about velcro on breeches so i just wear them cos i like them! i have a red and black striped, and orange and black striped over the knee and 2 pairs of various neon striped ones knee ones!

 

[posie_honey]

over - i find breeches velcro generally too tight to do up round my fat calves anyway so i fold the scratchy bit over

 

[Bojangles]

OVER without a doubt!!! Although I occasionally do the under, jods plus another pair over haha

But I have a VERY wide collection of bright socks, my nan owns a store which sells a MASSIVE range of bright coloured long socks in every colour and pattern under the sun hahaha

In most of my show pictures you can see a pair of brightly coloured long socks poking out the tops of my boot hahah

If only your nan's shop was closer she would a customer for life...Me!!!! I love long socks!!! The brighter the better!!

 

[OneInAMillion]

it just depends on which breeches i wear!