Men's Windsor Wool Over-The-Calf Dress Socks, 3-Pairs

These good looking socks stay up all day. The wool is more comfortable than other fibers and well worth the price. The socks do not leave an indent in my skin from tight threads at the top because the top band is over three inches long. They are snug and provide light compression without being really difficult to put on. The strong gold threads in the toe will make these socks last a long time for me; my big toe wears a hole in regular socks over time. I love how these socks keep my ankles warm in cold weather. I have less ankle swelling, too. I have purchased nine pairs. I highly recommend them.

What kind of socks a person likes to wear is purely a matter of personal preference, but I've tried a lot of different types of hosiery over the years, these have turned out to be just about perfect for me. Like all Gold Toe socks, they wear like iron, but they also look and feel great. They are definitely the dressy type made for wearing to the office, but I have found them so comfortable that I also wear them on the weekend, too. While they aren't fluffy like athletic socks, they are still pretty cushy - i.e., not the thin type like a lot of dress socks made for men out of nylon. They have a fairly high wool content, which means they keep your feet dry in the summer and insulated/warm in the winter, but they also have just the right amount of stretch to go on easily and to stay up on your leg. These are definitely on the long side (over the calf), and will come up to an inch or two below your knee, which is where I like them so that they don't roll down on you. I bought both black and blue colors, and after at about 10 to 15 washes, they have proved to be totally colorfast, and have not faded in the least. I highly recommend these as a top quality product.

Man, I love these socks. Feel great, look great, stay up well.

These are turning out to be nice work socks for me. After initially thinking "these feel kinda scratchy," since I'm used to mostly cotton socks, I quickly forgot about them and they started to just feel right. They look good and don't sag. These lose one star because sizing is a little problematic for me. My feet are a common size 10, but I have bulky calves, and the socks stretch only so much. I can get them on without trouble, but getting them off is fiddly and takes time, as my thumb won't fit in the sock while my leg is there! So I have to slowly tease them down from the sides until they come free. Ideally I'd want the socks to have a more generous diameter, possibly compensated for by higher spandex content in the wool blend than the 1% these use.

Wear very well. Stay up and feel great.

I must admit that I was at first reluctant to make this purchase. My first encounter with Gold Toe was close to two decades ago, wearing their all nylon socks, which seemed to last forever. Reading some of these reviews on Amazon I thought that, first being a wool blend, and second because of declining manufacturing quality, I might be purchasing an inferior product. Now I am happy to say that after nearly three years of regular wear these socks have met or possibly exceeded all expectations. I purchased my first 3 pair set in October of 2013. After a month of wear I purchased a second set. I wore those for about two years and realizing that they may never wear out (thank you Gold Toe!) but that I can be quite lazy in regards to laundry, I purchased a third set. I am not kind to my socks. I sometimes wear them without shoes. When I wear them with shoes it is usually for dancing, where they see heavy use, and I often use them multiple times before washing. This is the great advantage of wool; I never worry about my socks smelling "rank." Somehow despite all the abuse I've put these socks through I can barely tell the difference between the socks I purchased 3 years ago and those I purchased last year. Gold Toe built these to last. I am a very satisfied customer and highly recommend these socks to anyone looking for a high quality, lightweight wool sock for everyday use.

I have hyperhidrosis on my hands and feet with my feet sweating the most. Since they are in shoes all day, this has led to some bad skin problems. I have been looking for ways to help control how wet my feet are, I use an iontophoresis machine and antiperspirant on my feet but even still, my feet sweat and my shoes end up stinking. I decided to try wool socks since wool is supposed to help keep you cool and help with odor. I just received these socks and have only worn them once but my feet felt much drier in them compared to all cotton, synthetic, or cotton blend socks. The main thing I noticed when I got home was that my feet weren't water logged looking. I did not wash them before wearing so hopefully they retain the moisture wicking after washing. They weren't that itchy except around the top, it wasn't unbearable but was noticeable. The socks are also rather long compared to other over the calf socks I have but they stay up well. They didn't slide down at all but possibly over time they will get stretched out and slide as they didn't seem to have much elastic in them. So far though, they seem like great socks.

I don’t know what Gold Toe thought they were doing, but these are not the same great socks they used to be. They used to be good quality wool socks that stayed up all day. The ones I just purchased are much thinner and they don’t stay up. I don’t expect them to last very long before they get holes. They were sold by Amazon, so I assume they are not knockoffs. But I had to check, because the quality is so poor, I thought they might be. I’m sad. I will have to find a different sock now. These were a fabulous product and I have a whole drawer full of them.

Disappointing. Not long enough to go over my calf, only reach about half way, and I'm not super tall or anything. Also too tight in the calf. Overall, not a great product.

De acuerdo a lo que yo esperaba, muy cómodos y del tamaño correcto.

Great product very pleased.

They're for my husband, he has no complains and wears them all the time.

These socks are a good fit for my EU 42 foot (women's US 11; men's US 9). The nylon makes them durable at the toes and heels. I've repurchased twice in the last 4 years and will be buying again in autumn to replace a few socks that have developed holes I couldn't fix.