tube socks

Heelless leg coverings

Tube socks are athletic socks without a shaped heel—a simple tube of fabric that fits either foot equally.

They typically extend to mid-calf and often have striped bands at the top.

Popular in the 1970s and 80s for sports, they've largely been replaced by socks with contoured heels: He still wears tube socks to the gym like it's 1983.

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Hosiery stopping at leg joint

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Hosiery with digit compartments

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G