@OmSigDAVID,
For several months out of the year I wear shorts to work...cargo shorts/work boots....black socks and shorts just don't jive.
I wear sport socks, the type that sit very low on my ankle, so honestly I could wear brilliant pink ones and nobody would notice....you really can't see them...but white is just readily available. I never could stand tall socks, lookwise or feel...the type {height} that Bethie keeps posting would drive me insane. At one time in my life....for most of my 20's....I'd say about 90% of my cloths were solid black, the rest charcoal grey...and yeah basically identical. If I had the type of job that required a suit...that's laughable....I'm sure I would mimic your wardrobes description.