Of course she is going to spew bile over such a suggestion--so beneath a female attorney....
But, have you actually tried to darn a sock?
It's hard. There's a whole dying technology to it with 'darning eggs' to stretch the sock out; needles and thimbles and technique to getting the patch to hold, but not rub your foot. It takes time. In time value, it is now cheaper to buy a new pair--it's just another bit of household art that is going away.
I saw my Grandmother do it. Really, if you ever find a woman who is able and willing to darn your sock, keep her; she is a rare gem and worth a dozen female attorneys, writers, stockbrokers or professors!
No. But I can knit, crochet, sew and cook. So I suppose, if a nuclear holocaust occurred, and I absolutely HAD TO mend socks, I could.
That said: don't buy expensive socks. Buy cheap socks, and then all socks with holes in them -- his, hers, whatever -- can get thrown out and replaced. This is what I do with that big salary people have been commenting on.