These socks are fun to wear but the tops could stretch a bit more. I have normal size calves and where the logo is seems to be made of a less stretchy fabric than the bottoms so they are somewhat constricting. I purchased the wonder woman and batman designs and they equally have the same problem. I haven't washed the wonder woman ones yet but the batman capes didn't make it through a normal cycle in a HE washing machine. I had to sew one side back on with both capes. When I wash the wonder woman socks I will definitely put them in the gentle cycle to see if that helps. Other than that they are very entertaining.