This color was developed by a French privateer in 1666 when he spilled wine onto his pair of black-and-white striped socks. Actually we have no way to prove that, but the color definitely reminds us of wine. It's a nice dusky shade for those more subdued days when you can't decide between pink, red, and purple. "Sockre bleu!" he said, even though they aren't blue.
Wine and Black Stripes Knee High Socks