The socks stay up, they reach just over the calf, no further, they are warm for cooler months, the colors of dark gray and black are deep and rich looking and the sizes ( 9 1/2 - plus) were correctly chosen by the store clerks and promptly shipped. I received them exactly as I desired. I am glad it all went so well shopping online with Good's store. Will shop again for the cotton knee- hi socks when the month of May comes around. Those also are my favorite. For nearly a decade already. I'm glad Good's store carries these socks. I wear them 365 days of the year. Lizzie socks.