[Avodah] Tznius for Men

[Simon Montagu]

On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 3:36 PM, M Cohen <mcohen at touchlogic.com> wrote:
> RSM writes .. I'm fairly sure that the Avot, Moshe Rabbenu and Hazal all
> wore sandals without socks,
> and I see no reason why a dress code developed in a colder climate should be
> more appropriate.
>
> I also am not happy that chareidi dress code seems inappropriate at times
> for colder climates.
>
> However, I see no evidence at all for your claim that 'the Avot, Moshe
> Rabbenu and Hazal all wore sandals without socks'
>
> What are your proofs?

There's evidence of how people dressed in the period from Egyptian
tomb paintings, Assyrian reliefs, Roman statues, etc. etc. None of
these include portraits of the people I listed (though they do include
people standing before a king in sandals without socks), so there's no
_proof_, but I didn't say I had proof.