Wearing dress shoes with dress socks is not one of them. So when we say that the best dress socks for men are the right choice for those once-in-a-while situations when your white crew socks won’t cut it—weddings, funerals, a Wednesday in the office—we mean it. Or forget all of that entirely, and simply buy your next pair right here, our guide to the absolute best dress socks for men. But, to our surprise, some of our favorite dress socks are made right at home. And while the high-quality English hosier makes some pretty spectacular wool socks too, it’s the cotton socks that stand out to me.