Loose Socks

Loose Socks (Japaneseルーズソックス, rūzu sokkusu, German: "loose socks " ) are usually white, wide, wrinkled socks, which are usually called with a special glue, Sock Touch (ソックタッチ, sokkutatchi ) are attached to the lower leg so they do not slide down. From ankle to resemble in appearance leg -warmer cuffs. They are worn by some Japanese middle and high school students along with her school uniform.

History

The Loose Socks arrived in the mid -1990s when the Japanese middle and high school students in fashion. They spread very rapidly and soon Loose Socks were offered everywhere. The period 1996-1998 is considered the golden phase in which about half of the girls wore this fashion that was very present in the mass media. Students in schools that banned the wearing of socks, this only contributed to and from school. After 1998, the wave ebbed in favor of long, dark blue or white High Socks.