I have a foot problem that is alleviated by wearing thick sock, for this purpose I really like SMART WOOL's hiking sock, okay so what are you writing about you might ask this is a sock made by a different company and it is not nearly so thick as the SMART WOOL sock.  Here's the deal the thick hiking socks are okay out of doors when the winter months in New England keep the temperatures cool.  But, when the weather gets warmer (as now May at this writing) they are too warm and feet begin to sweat which results in the perverse result that your feet feel like they are freezing.

Okay, so what about these WIGWAM socks?  This manufacturer has created a wonderful TWO LAYER sock that allows perspiration to migrate away from the foot leaving a dry and comfortable fabric next to the foot, so now a dry foot in warmer weather with just enough cushioning to provide for my foot problem.

For me this makes a perfect warm to cool weather alternative to the heavy hiking sock, and with the dark color they are acceptable in social situations, meaning they don't look like something a lumber jack would be wearing.