How tight should underwear and socks should be?
I'm testing some new Manmade underwear and Darn Tough socks and I've noticed that initially they do feel slightly tight. I do get used to it very quickly and forget about it soon after but considering I've had underwear and socks that didn't feel like that, I'm wondering if I should size up or not. I've also heard that underwear and socks can shrink after washing which makes me wary of how it will feel in the future.
The socks in particular do give me more resistance width wise than most socks I've worn when putting them on (nothing terrible but there is some resistance) but at the same time the heels of my socks are slightly too long to align perfectly with the heels of my feet. That makes me wary up of sizing up and maybe I should just look for different socks maybe 🤔
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I will say this: It's not something I ever think about. If they feel too tight, they're probably too tight.
Never had an issue with underwear/socks shrinking. Cotton, rayon, modal, wool, Darn Tough too. You'd have to do something terrible to your things to make them shrink
I have a couple different brands of merino wool socks and Darn Tough definitely feel the tightest at the same size range fwiw. They're probably the nicest but I wear them the least due to that
Have also tried Manmade underwear and they rode up for me. Were not particularly "tight" for me though at the right size. None of my modal underwear have shrunk though so don't worry ab that