I'm sick of my socks dissappearing all the time, and I want to do something about it.

The best idea I can come up with is based on the solution to the "little kids losing their mittens during winter" problem: attach the two with a long piece of cord or elastic or something, which is hidden beneath other clothing.

The main problem with this solution is that I ever find myself in the situation where I want to take my pants off in company I will have quite a bit of explaining to do. It also may pose some problems when it comes to washing: such a long cord thingy may tangle up in the washing machine. This could be solved by balling the cord up (and holding it with a rubber band) during washing.

It occurs to me that this would not work if you chose to wear shorts, or any type of skirt (for the cord needs to be held at the crotch, and I doubt deploying underwear for this purpose would be ideal).

Any further ideas are most welcome.