white tabi (silk or cotton)
Traditional white split-toe socks made from silk, cotton, or similar materials, often worn with formal Japanese attire such as kimono. The term 数寄屋 (sukiya) refers to a style of tea-ceremony architecture, suggesting an association with refined, traditional settings.
See also: 足袋
At tea ceremonies, people often wear sukiya-tabi.
These sukiya-tabi are made of silk.
足袋 is the general term for traditional split-toe socks, while 数寄屋足袋 specifically refers to white tabi made from silk or cotton, often associated with formal or tea-ceremony settings.
Compound of 数寄屋 (sukiya, 'tea-ceremony style') and 足袋 (tabi, 'split-toe socks'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term likely originated from the use of such tabi in refined tea-ceremony contexts.