Hardly anyone wears pantyhose anymore, which is why women’s dress socks have been on the rise in career wardrobes, where dress pants often outnumber dresses and skirts. Quality black dress socks (also known as trouser socks) should be standard issue in every professional woman’s wardrobe, if for no other reason than to assure multiple matching pairs when your sock drawer is playing tricks on you in the dark of winter. Ideal for chilly weather, mid-calf dress socks feel better when they have reasonably high wool content, because wool lets feet breathe better than synthetics like nylon. Women’s dress socks should conform to a woman’s foot, and better brands like Pantherella, Goodhew and Falke achieve this and other comfort features like seamless toes to minimize friction and pressure points.
