Very important fashion question

Last week, I acquired a pair of Mary Janes for the first time in... as long as I can remember. (They're Clark's and will be quite comfy, I think, once I break them in.) In fact, I don't remember the last time I bought shoes that weren't sandals, sneakers, or boots.

Because I dislike wearing socks, naturally my first question, as with any shoe, was "do I have to wear socks with that?" They fit fine either way, but I don't know whether I'm committing a terrible fashion faux pas. So I turn to you for help.

(ETA: Because a couple of people have asked... the shoes are black.)

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Noooooo

Stacey's bookstore to close in March.

This is the closest independent bookstore to my home and to my work, and one of my favorites. I take groups of students there to go shopping, and sometimes trek over on my lunch hour to shop or browse. This is terrible. :\

I wonder if there will be some community effort to save it, like the one that saved Kepler's in Menlo Park. I hope so. I'd certainly sign up.