I have tried to find comfortable socks many times, and have never really managed to find something that suited my small size foot length, but very swollen diabetic feet and Ankles.
Some of my spectacular fails have been nothing short of a Rip-off, with a high price tag, narrow leg, and no elastic, just slithering off my foot, and ending bunched up down into my shoe even before l have reached my Front door!
I have even tried buying some Diabetic Men’s socks from a large specialist wide foot company, who advertised their ‘miracle socks’ were of a design guaranteed not to cut into swollen oedema legs, very true, as they just slithered off my foot and bunched up under my arches, only prevented by full escape thanks to my shoes!
There is a positive side to this though, as all my more unisex type socks often end up in DH’s sock draw, where due to his perfectly normal size 7 narrow feet, they fit him just fine!