Very comfortable. A little tight when you first put them on, but let them fit snugly against your leg, you won't want to take them off. One of the downsides is that the paint sort of peels off my toe causing my toenail to "appear" black and blue, nothing crazy, it's just my big toe. It will be deleted immediately and is not critical. I haven't worn them with socks so I can't say if staining will occur. But for the price I'm very happy with them.