Everything's fine when you put the socks and shoes on, but a few steps later, you're left walking on lumps of misplaced fabric.

In my experience, the sweatiest part of the foot is the ball, which half socks fully cover without ever sliding out of place. The little toe covers not only captivated and confused everyone who saw them, but they made me feel as cool and unique as Kristin. I'd giddily prance around the house with my incomplete socks on, sliding and spinning across the wooden floors on my toes.No-show socks are also slightly smaller than regular ankle socks, whereas half socks are quite literally regular socks cut in half so that only the toes and ball of a foot are covered, like so.

It might look like the sock fragments would come off more easily than full socks, but they cling onto the front of your foot for dear life.No-show socks are sorry, goofy-looking, devilishly ineffective excuses for socks, and half socks are like their way better cousins. She taught me about music, dance, and life, but perhaps, more importantly, she introduced me to the unsung hero of the sock world: half socks. A clever compromise between two classic sock cuts, our range of men’s half socks boasts a unique half-crew length. Some may argue that exposed ankles are still gross, but these people are likely living in the 18th century, so whatever.

I have drawers bursting with ankle socks, crew socks, boot socks, knee socks, over the knee socks, and even a few pairs of shitty no-show socks.

When I was in elementary and middle school, I had a dance teacher named Kristin who was the absolute epitome of cool. Social media and advertising cookies of third parties are used to offer you social media functionalities and personalised ads. Mashable is a registered trademark of Ziff Davis and may not be used by third parties without express written permission.

She primarily covers entertainment and digital culture trends, and in her free time she can be found watching TV, sending voice notes, or going viral on Twitter for admiring knitwear.De-selecting these cookies may result in you seeing advertising that is not as relevant to you, not being able to link effectively to Facebook, Twitter or other social networks, and/or not being allowed to share content on social media. If you think about it, though, half socks are the same as walking on a no-show or ankle sock that's slipped halfway down your foot. These include cookies that allow you to be remembered as you explore the site within a single session or, if you request, from session to session. Before giving into defeat I'd pull the fallen socks back up a few times —as high as possible, ensuring I gave my feet sock wedgies — but my efforts never made a difference. Anyone who wears Chuck Taylors, Vans, Keds, or other lace-up or slip-on sneakers has likely experienced the dreaded sock drop.