Anonymous
Post 03/17/2026 12:11     Subject: Black socks constantly fade, white socks constantly stain, what color socks do your kids wear?
I buy cotton or mostly cotton socks. I soak white socks in oxyclean for 2 hours every month or two and that keeps them white.
Anonymous
Post 03/16/2026 09:04     Subject: Black socks constantly fade, white socks constantly stain, what color socks do your kids wear?
They wear the stained white ones or the faded black ones.
Anonymous
Post 03/12/2026 08:28     Subject: Re:Black socks constantly fade, white socks constantly stain, what color socks do your kids wear?
Anonymous wrote:Colorful socks for a while. Now white or black. I am not worried if socks fade or get dirty, they are, well, socks. Most of the time you can’t see them.


+1 colorful socks for mine (lower ES) but don't care if they get a little faded or stained
Anonymous
Post 03/12/2026 07:57     Subject: Black socks constantly fade, white socks constantly stain, what color socks do your kids wear?
Whatever kids socks. And they get dirty and we wash them. And we get stained or a bit dingy, but they are freaking elementary kid socks, so it’s all good. My kids play. As long as the laundry is clean, I don’t mind a few stains or a bit of dinginess. Life is too short to care about elementary kid socks, beyond making sure they are fresh from the laundry.
Anonymous
Post 03/12/2026 07:47     Subject: Re:Black socks constantly fade, white socks constantly stain, what color socks do your kids wear?
One wears black socks abd the other white socks. Lol
Anonymous
Post 03/12/2026 07:10     Subject: Black socks constantly fade, white socks constantly stain, what color socks do your kids wear?
Anonymous wrote:At various points, my boys have worn Gold Toe cotton socks. With the Gold Toe stripe. For boys, the sizes have different numbers of stripes by size.

These socks come in greys, denim blues, navy, black, grey argyle, khaki, etc.

These are more for wearing with leather shoes than with sneakers.

My younger son got a batch of mustard brown socks as an experiment. However, these show blue stains from denim dye transfer.


Old man socks yay
Anonymous
Post 03/12/2026 06:29     Subject: Black socks constantly fade, white socks constantly stain, what color socks do your kids wear?
Black socks are weird outside of certain specific applications. white socks are standard and cheap... wash them in hot water with bleach (or some fancy "keeps whites, white" detergent)... my son has all kinds of different colored socks and wears whatever matches his outfits, or just white. I have never even considered this (white/black sock fading) issue until I read this post.
Anonymous
Post 03/09/2026 18:46     Subject: Re:Black socks constantly fade, white socks constantly stain, what color socks do your kids wear?
Anonymous wrote:Hanes makes boys socks that are white with a light grey bottom. I buy these so DS’s socks look a LITTLE cleaner. I don’t know why, but within a couple weeks after buying new socks the new ones look dingy and pilly!


I think it’s these:
https://www.hanes.com/products/hanes-boys-cushioned-ankle-socks-12-pack/brla12?color=40&country=US¤cy=USD&utm_campaign=2025_Q2_HANES_DTC_SEA_GOOG_SALE_EVG_003_NAT_06-26-2025_HAW_NA_BR_NA_NA_NA_CATCH-ALL_SHOPPING_NA_NA&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23458174006&gbraid=0AAAAADRzeyqxeRr9G10hpZ_cnKB_5b5gW&gclid=Cj0KCQjw37nNBhDkARIsAEBGI8MGJunC2IVp9t_EqqTHPm2-efh5iwJuHdGUg8_mTY1VmPCGQNkaHZMaAnuREALw_wcB
Anonymous
Post 03/09/2026 18:44     Subject: Re:Black socks constantly fade, white socks constantly stain, what color socks do your kids wear?
Hanes makes boys socks that are white with a light grey bottom. I buy these so DS’s socks look a LITTLE cleaner. I don’t know why, but within a couple weeks after buying new socks the new ones look dingy and pilly!
Anonymous
Post 03/09/2026 17:53     Subject: Black socks constantly fade, white socks constantly stain, what color socks do your kids wear?
Anonymous wrote:I’ve never seen any child wear black socks on the regular. How odd.


My 10 year old has always worn black socks! Every brand makes them. Adidas and Nike are currently in his drawer. I will occasionally buy grey, but usually not white.
Anonymous
Post 03/09/2026 12:58     Subject: Black socks constantly fade, white socks constantly stain, what color socks do your kids wear?
Anonymous wrote:I’ve never seen any child wear black socks on the regular. How odd.


Ha! I was buying all kids of colorful socks but it turns out my 6 year old and my wife prefer for him to wear black socks.
Anonymous
Post 03/09/2026 12:46     Subject: Black socks constantly fade, white socks constantly stain, what color socks do your kids wear?
I’ve never seen any child wear black socks on the regular. How odd.
Anonymous
Post 03/09/2026 12:43     Subject: Black socks constantly fade, white socks constantly stain, what color socks do your kids wear?
White socks but we wear slippers.
Anonymous
Post 03/09/2026 10:49     Subject: Re:Black socks constantly fade, white socks constantly stain, what color socks do your kids wear?
I have one boy who is hard on socks. I buy a few black and navy socks for dress clothing, 1 pack of ankle length white socks and 1 pack of white crew socks. Yes the bottoms of the white socks get dirty looking. I’ve tried soaking in Oxy, rewashing, washing on hot… none of it works. When they get too gross looking I recycle the fabric and rebuy. Usually once a year.
Anonymous
Post 03/09/2026 09:08     Subject: Black socks constantly fade, white socks constantly stain, what color socks do your kids wear?
What do you (not) have going on in your life that this is something you devote energy to?