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Bobby socks are a style of women's sock, white, ankle-length or collected at the ankle, instead of at full extension up the leg.
The term bobby soxer derives from this type of sock.
They were initially popular in the
Bobby socks are a style of women's sock, white, ankle-length or collected at the ankle, instead of at full extension up the leg.
The term bobby soxer derives from this type of sock.
They were initially popular in the United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territorie ...
in the 1940s through the 1950s, later making a comeback in the 1980s.''Bowling, Beatniks, and Bell-bottoms: 1940s–1950s'', Sara Pendergast, Tom Pendergast. UXL/Thomson Gale, 2002
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