3. Can you wear boat shoes with socks?
I have been wearing top-siders for 50 years and its only the last few years that these twits have been talking about "you can't wear Top siders with socks." Have they never been on the Ocean in the spring or fall?
When on a boat in spring or fall, it can be quite cold and the last thing one wants are bare ankles. In addition, boat shoes are comfortable and easy to wear on land, and as long as there is not two feet of snow on the ground, one can alternate between these, camp mocs, and blucher mocs. (Some have several pairs of boat shoes and buy up a size for sock wearing.)
Two casual socks that work well, the Wool Ragg sock, and the old fashioned tennis sock.