Print fades quickly, overpriced
I love the zebra print because the zebra is part of the rare disorder awareness campaign.  They tell doctors "When you hear hoof beats, think horses not zebras" to teach them to think of the more common causes of symptoms.  But sometimes it is really a zebra causing the hoof beats and for that reason, lots of doctors are very reluctant to diagnose someone with a rare disorder.  It took me 37 years before I did the research, found my disorder, and searched another 2 years before I found a doctor familiar with it enough to diagnose.  So the zebra print has a very special meaning to many of those who need compression socks.  I wish more offered this print in medical garments.<br /><br />However, I don't normally end up choosing these out of the many compression socks I have.  If they were more durable, I would probably be wearing my zebra print ones daily.  I bought 2 pairs of these in both compression strengths and neither really is as effective as a brand I bought from a grocery store here or a pair of magenta colored sports compression/support socks I got through Amazon.  I forget the name but they are bright purple with grey support patterns on the foot.  They are not the most um, visually appealing socks but yet I choose those day after day when you would think I would prefer a zebra print.  In addition to not being as effective for me, the print itself is slightly a dark almost purple color, for the stripes (see photo).  They have only been washed a few times in cold water and have faded considerably.  There is a seam going up the side of the sock where the print doesn't line up (see photo) and while that's a pretty minor thing, I paid a lot for these socks and expected more for the price.
Rating: 3 stars