What color are the Wife of Bath’s stockings?

The description of the Wife of Bath's stockings is found in the "General Prologue" of "The Canterbury Tales," written by Geoffrey Chaucer. The relevant lines (lines 468–470) state:

 

"Hir hosen weren of fyn scarlet reed,

Ful streite yteyd, and shoos ful moiste and newe."

 

Translated, this means her stockings were of a fine scarlet red, tightly fastened, and her shoes were very moist and new. The mention of the red stockings is a part of the detailed and vivid characterization that Chaucer employs to bring each pilgrim to life in the reader's imagination. The Wife of Bath, known for her extravagant and bold attire, wears these striking red stockings as part of her distinctive appearance.