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Slouch socks, slouchy socks, loose socks or fall down socks are a type of sock featuring a heavy non-elastic upper that may be pushed down into heavy folds around the or pulled up to the knee. In Japan, the loose sock style has been popular with high-school girls. In the US, slouch socks have trended in and out of fashion since the 1980s.
Slouch socks come in two primary varieties. "Flat knitting" slouch socks have no elastic and have a "two-by-two" knitting pattern, creating a ribbed appearance by alternating 2 knit stitches and 2 purl stitches. The "flat-knit" term comes from the fact that the ribbing of the socks has a squared-off appearance. "Rib knit" slouch socks are so-named because of their rounded ribbing.
Loose socks were adopted as a fashion which flattered plump calves and also expressed rebellious deviation from Japan's strict dress code for school uniforms. They have been used as an inspiration for photography by Akira Gomi. They are also used in Japanese street fashions such as and .
The two most popular brands were Wigwam Mills and E.G. Smith. Though JCPenney had their own version in white, red, and pastel blue, pastel yellow, pastel green, pastel pink, and peach colors shown worn alone or two colors at a time i.e. white pair with a pink pair.
Many women and girls wore black, lime green, blue, or other colored leggings with white slouch socksor pastel colored slouch socks, athletic sneakers and oversized and long to mid thigh length , sweaters or as casual wear or exercise wear. Other colors like pastel yellow, blue or pink and black, red, purple and neon green were also seen. Many girls, teens, college girls, and women wore the slouch socks usually over leggings, cotton pants, or sweatpants, usually with Keds and oversized tee shirts, sweatshirts and sweaters sometimes with a turtleneck under the sweatshirt (popularly), or sweaters. Or they wore the slouch socks with Babydoll dress or , above the short slip dresses, or dress shorts with white Wigwam slouch socks or red slouch worn over black opaque tights with Keds. Also, the socks were worn with jeans or twill pants especially high-waisted i.e mom jeans or other high-waisted styles for both sexes rolled or cuffed to show the socks or worn over Skinny jeans. , ankle flat boots and cross training sport sneakers were also worn with slouch socks. Many women, college age, teens, and tweens wore slouch socks as part of aerobic exercise wear or over sports leggings in colder weather for running, cross country and other sports. wore slouch socks along with Keds as part of their uniform from the early to mid 1980s until the late '90s when slouch socks began to be replaced by Crew sock or .
Students who had a school uniform also wore the slouch socks with their skirts, shorts and pants and boat shoes or loafers. Usually in white or school color. Worn alone or over the school uniform opaque tights.
Boys, teens, college age and men wore slouch socks with boat shoes, white Sperry Top-Sider canvas sneakers and cross training and other athletic sneakers with jeans or pants rolled or cuffed to show the socks and with casual or dress shorts, sweatpants or over sports leggings in colder weather for running, cross country, and other sports.
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