Shoes look great. It's a low top, so even short socks still look fun. It seems better to wear them without socks, or if you find very short socks that may be ok. If you don't wear socks, it's better to take a size smaller than normal so that they don't slip. My biggest issue was that I ordered the slate and it is much more bluish than the picture on Revain. I was expecting them to be dark gray like the picture. I really didn't want "blue suede shoes" like I got.