The short socks were made visible by cuffing up the denim pantleg to mid-calf height. The girls who wore these anklets were dubbed bobby soxers , and the trend spread to high school girls across the country. The socks received even more attention when they starred in sock hops, dance gatherings wherein the kids would take off their shoes and dance in their socks. While dancing in socks might have seemed rebellious, it was actually to prevent the polished gymnasium floor from being scuffed by the black soles of the popular saddle shoes . Innocent as they seemed, these white socks set teens on the path of rebellion, or at least that was what parents believed.
Parents didn t stand a chance.
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