CaroleTucson wrote:
I just want a man to be dressed "appropriately" ... and that depends on where we're going, how well we know each other, etc.
I also think this question is very age-dependent. Back when I was a student, wearing jeans and t-shirt was perfectly fine. Now it may or may not be appropriate, depending. I also like to do outdoorsy kinds of things with men, so shorts and t are fine in that case.
This. Plus, I almost never notice someone's clothes, unless they strike me as inappropriate somehow (wrong for the season, or mismatched, or something). I certainly don't think I see them as any sort of personal expression (that's what his car is for! JUST KIDDING, GUYS!).
That being said, I can't think of a single reason why anyone at any time should wear socks with sandals. Just my personal bias, one of those "mismatched" incongruities that's completely my own prejudice.
Oh! If you've just been on a long bike ride, and you're taking off your fancy bike-specific shoes to walk to the car to load your bike, and all you have are sandals, then it's okay. But a lot of people don't wear socks with their bike-specific shoes...