These Sleek No-Show Socks Are Invisible Under Sneakers. And They’re Less Than $3 a Pair.

Very few pairs of socks—even those in the no-show category—keep a low enough profile to disappear beneath a loafer or slip-on. But the Eedor socks do. Not only are they invisible, but they feel unobtrusive, too. Their material is light and breathable, so they’re not sweaty or constricting. And because they’re so thin, they don’t add extra bulk to my feet, allowing me to wear them with snug-fitting shoes.

To stay up, teeny-tiny no-show socks need to hold on for dear life; the lower the cut of the sock, the more difficult this becomes. Most of the ultra-low options I tested for our guide to no-show socks were unbearably tight, like compressive shapewear for the feet. (If you’d asked me before testing whether it was possible for a foot to have a muffin top, I’d have said no. Boy was I wrong.)

But the Eedor socks, made from a blend of 80% cotton and 20% spandex, are stretchy and pleasantly snug, and they stay put without pinching or squeezing. Much of their staying power comes courtesy of crescent-shaped silicone strips that line the back of each heel. While such grips are pretty common in no-show socks, the Eedor’s work better than most. Wearing these socks, I can breeze out the door without worrying that they’ll end up bunched and scrunched at the bottom of my shoes.

On any given laundry day, there’s at least a 70% chance that an odd number of socks will make it back to my drawer. My dryer gobbles these things up—especially the tiny ones—with the stealthy gusto of a dog beneath the dinner table. Luckily, it’s hard to get too attached to a cheap, readily replaceable pair. The Eedor socks are just that—available in packs of three and six from Amazon, with prices typically hovering around $3 per pair.

Pro tip: To avoid lost-in-the-wash replacement costs altogether, launder your socks in a mesh delicates bag, like the one we recommend in our guide to cheap(ish) laundry aids. When I have the presence of mind to do this, I keep the bag accessible, right next to my hamper, until laundry day.

If you’re looking for a sock that will hide out beneath, say, a ballet flat, this is not it. (For that, I prefer to forgo socks altogether. Skimpy, toe-cleavage-exposing styles, often in hosiery material, are a sweaty, slippery, foot-pinching mess.)

And while the Eedor socks are cut low enough around the top and sides of the foot to wear with a loafer, they come up a bit higher in the back, so eagle-eyed observers may still see them peeping out. Their thin material also makes them feel less sturdy—especially at the unreinforced toe—than the other no-show socks we recommend. But mine haven’t developed any holes in the six-plus months that I’ve worn them, which is pretty darn good for a cheap pair.

This article was edited by Catherine Kast and Jennifer Hunter.