I tend to use my socks as slippers in the wintertime--expecting them to keep my feet warm as I walk around the house.  These socks appealed to me because I was tired of getting the same boring black socks.  These are very nice looking, but the material is thin.  They don't keep my feet warm at all.  I haven't had them long enough for holes to break out in the bottom, but I expect that will happen sooner than with thicker socks.  A disappointment.