bobby socks
Poodle skirt footwear
Bobby socks are ankle-length socks, typically white, worn folded down at the cuff.
The term evokes 1940s and 1950s American teenage girls, who wore them with saddle shoes and poodle skirts: bobby-soxers screaming for Frank Sinatra.
The style has largely faded, though the word persists as a marker of that era.
Oxfords with contrasting center panel
- poodle skirtAppliquéd circular garment, mid-century
- circle skirtA-line hemmed roundly
- crinolineStructural petticoat for volume
- cardiganFront-opening knitted garment
pleated skirt · letterman jacket · petticoat · anklet · 1950s · retro · vintage · rockabilly
Energetic swing-era partner dance
- swingSuspended recreational seat
- lindy hopHarlem-born swing dance style
- boogie-woogieDriving bass, freewheeling treble
- bopQuick light punch
jive · twist · saddle shoes · dance floor · slow dance
Leg-foot joint
- cuffSleeve or trouser terminus
- foldBend onto itself
- cottonPlant fiber for textiles
- whiteAbsence of pigment
ribbed · elastic · knit · slouchy · rolled · short · athletic · soft
Coin-operated music player
- dinerCasual American eatery
- soda fountainBar dispensing carbonated drinks
- malt shopRetro milkshake parlor
- drive-inVenue serving seated motorists
Elvis · doo-wop · oldies · vinyl records · Americana · greasers · hot rods · classic cars
saddle shoes
Oxfords with contrasting center panel
- poodle skirtAppliquéd circular garment, mid-century
- circle skirtA-line hemmed roundly
- crinolineStructural petticoat for volume
cardigan · pleated skirt · letterman jacket · petticoat · anklet · 1950s · retro · vintage · rockabilly · preppy
jitterbug
Energetic swing-era partner dance
- swingSuspended recreational seat
- lindy hopHarlem-born swing dance style
- boogie-woogieDriving bass, freewheeling treble
bop · jive · twist · saddle shoes · dance floor · slow dance
ankle
Leg-foot joint
white · ribbed · elastic · knit · slouchy · rolled · short · athletic · soft · comfortable
jukebox
Coin-operated music player
- dinerCasual American eatery
- soda fountainBar dispensing carbonated drinks
- malt shopRetro milkshake parlor
drive-in · Elvis · doo-wop · oldies · vinyl records · Americana · greasers · hot rods · classic cars · American Bandstand
- 1950sEisenhower, poodle skirt, Elvis Presley, Rosa Parks, baby boom
- 1950s nostalgiapoodle skirts, hula hoops, drive-in theaters, jukeboxes, saddle shoes
- hosierytights, stockings, nylons, hose, knee-highs
- retro fashionpoodle skirt, pencil skirt, petticoat, petticoats, circle skirts
- school uniformsblazer, school blazer, school tie, plaid skirt, pleated skirt
- vintage fashioncorset, vintage style, vintage clothing, bustle, classic style
bobby socksknee-highs
Socks reaching the calf
knee socks · thigh-highs · stockings · pantyhose · tights