bobby sock
Ankle-length sock
A bobby sock is an ankle-length sock, typically white and often with a folded cuff, worn especially by teenage girls in the 1940s and 1950s.
The style became so associated with American teenage culture that young female fans of popular singers like Frank Sinatra were called bobby-soxers.
Though the term evokes mid-century nostalgia, ankle socks themselves remain standard casual wear.
Appliquéd circular garment, mid-century
- saddle shoesOxfords with contrasting center panel
- jukeboxCoin-operated music player
- doo-wopFifties vocal harmony genre
- rock 'n' rollGuitar-based popular music
drive-in · soda fountain · greaser · letterman jacket · ponytail · cardigan · petticoat · crinoline
Leg-bottom ornament or sock
- footwearGarments for feet
- cottonPlant fiber for textiles
- elasticAble to stretch, rebounds
- knittedMade by looping yarn
ribbed · white · wool · stretch · cuffed · folded · rolled · short
Energetic swing-era partner dance
- swingSuspended recreational seat
- lindy hopHarlem-born swing dance style
- jiveSwing-era dance or bunk
- boogie-woogieDriving bass, freewheeling treble
rockabilly · gym floor · school dance · prom · gymnasium
Person aged thirteen-nineteen
- adolescenceTeenage developmental stage
- high schoolUpper secondary institution
- innocenceFreedom from wrongdoing
- fandomEnthusiast community collectively
screaming · swooning · heartthrob · idol · Sinatra · Beatles · matinee · autograph
poodle skirt
Appliquéd circular garment, mid-century
- saddle shoesOxfords with contrasting center panel
- jukeboxCoin-operated music player
- doo-wopFifties vocal harmony genre
rock 'n' roll · drive-in · soda fountain · greaser · letterman jacket · ponytail · cardigan · petticoat · crinoline · circle skirt
anklet
Leg-bottom ornament or sock
knitted · ribbed · white · wool · stretch · cuffed · folded · rolled · short · athletic
jitterbug
Energetic swing-era partner dance
boogie-woogie · rockabilly · gym floor · school dance · prom · gymnasium
teenager
Person aged thirteen-nineteen
- adolescenceTeenage developmental stage
- high schoolUpper secondary institution
- innocenceFreedom from wrongdoing
fandom · screaming · swooning · heartthrob · idol · Sinatra · Beatles · matinee · autograph · crush
- hosierytights, stockings, nylons, hose, knee-highs
bobby sockknee sock
Hosiery reaching the patella
stockings · thigh-highs · thigh-high · tube sock · pantyhose
bobby sockfishnet stockings
Mesh legwear with holes
silk stockings · nylons · seamed stockings · garter stockings · compression stockings