It was ghastly. It's amazing that white socks could clash so badly, but with no white anywhere else in the kit that's exactly what it does. My wife: "Why does it not match, was that on purpose?" Could not answer that.
Yep, same problem as the England kit – the red socks looked odd (as if we'd had to wear away socks) because there was no red on the shorts or shirt.
Navy blue is acceptable on our kit in small quantities or as the sock colour only, and should never overpower the white.