Stevie,
Quoting Burns will only get you burned at the stake in my book and from "To a Louse", that had me scratching at the thought.....
The sentiment is correct though as you will never get a fully open and honest opinion online; where the outfit is hideous (in the eye of the beholder), you are likely to get no comment at all for fear of upset.
Coder,
You are misinterpreting what I am saying. Yes, you will get some constructive criticism and probably more from those you know well, however, people here are unlikely to state that an outfit is, as above, hideous (in the eye of the beholder). If you posted a picture of yourself wearing a yellow spaghetti string vest and a purple curtain wrapped as a skirt and back to yellow for fishnet tights, I'll bet you would get a compliment. (please don't take that as a challenge).
Cyberspace is not reality and opinions can be either muted or exaggerated, both positively or negatively, for both good and bad reasons.
As for socks and tights, I take it is for getting shoes to fit? Try wearing those minimal sports socks that don't show up above the shoe.