How to Wear 80s Style Layered Socks

Layered socks were all the rage in the 1980s. The type of socks most frequently layered were slouch socks -- thick tube socks with wide ribbing that pulled up to the knee when fully extended. Active '80s girls sported slouch socks with shiny tights, leotards and high-top Reebok or L.A. Gear sneakers at the gym. When not working out, they layered slouch socks beneath tightly French-cuffed acid wash jeans or over leggings with a miniskirt.

Difficulty:

Easy

Instructions

1. Pull on one pair of slouch socks and pull them all the way up to your knees.

2. Add as many additional layers of slouch socks as you desire, putting one pair on on top of the others and pulling all of them up to your knees.

3. Push the outermost pair of socks down toward your ankles so that the top part of the sock bunches up like an accordion.

4. Push the next layer of socks down toward the first, allowing them to stick up several inches higher than the first pair.

5. Continue pushing your socks down one layer at a time, allowing each layer to stick up several inches past the previous one.

6. Wear shoes that are at least one size too large to accommodate the multiple layers of socks.

References

• Like Totally 80s: Layered Socks
• In the '80s: Clothes of the Eighties, Slouch Socks
• My Retro Party: My Retro Fashion: Crazy 80s Fashion

Resources

• The Great 80s: 80s Fashion - Clothes Worn in the 80s