I have worn Gold Toe Metropolitan socks for years.  I wear dress socks to work Monday through Friday and to Sunday church service.  I had worn the last batch of Gold Toe socks for almost a decade when I decided it was time to replace them.  Naturally, I went with Gold Toe again.  After wearing them for less than 4 months I have thrown over half of them out.  The elastic was completely shot.  The tops literally looked like bell-bottom jeans!  They were so bad I couldn't take 20 steps without the socks falling down around my ankles.  This is completely unacceptable for socks that cost at least $5.00 a pair.  I will never buy Gold Toe socks again.