Everything worth knowing about Yeezy Socks is below, starting with the part that changes what you buy. Repeat one element, a metal, a texture or a colour, and an outfit looks deliberate. One piece should lead and the rest should stay quiet; two competing pieces read as an accident. The band does the work, not the straps. Go down a band before you go up a cup. The groups below run from the decision that matters most to the ones you make afterwards.

What decides this is band fit, cup construction and fabric. Everything else is preference. Two from the first group show the range: CAMI NYC's Commando Classic Thong Beige at $26, and simkhai.com's Barbara Bodysuit at $345. The first is the easy entry point; the second is where the money goes. The band does the work, not the straps. Go down a band before you go up a cup. A higher price mostly buys materials and finishing, and occasionally it buys nothing at all.

Nude means nude to you, which is why the range matters. From the second group, St. Agni's Lattice Weave Thong - Black ($159) is the one that earns its place, because it works in more than one context without being restyled. The third group is smaller and deliberately narrower, pieces, for the decisions you make after the main one. None of this needs the whole group. One piece from each is usually enough.

There are 20 pieces here from 13 brands, $18 to $345, all in stock when this was written. We would not buy all of them, and neither should you. ohpolly.com's Modal Mid-Rise Pyjama Trousers in Mint at $18 is the low-risk way in, and simkhai.com's Barbara Bodysuit at $345 only makes sense if this is a category you already use constantly. Read as a set, they get you close to Yeezy Socks without any single purchase being compulsory. Nothing here is included because it is famous, and price is not used as a proxy for quality anywhere on this page. If you take one thing away: the piece you reach for on a rushed morning is the one that was worth the money.