Loose Socks

Here we go again with the Japanese fashion. I can't help it! Japanese have such odd yet interesting fashion and it's a waste not to write about it!

Most Japanese students go to school in their uniforms. When you're forced to wear the same outfit every single day for 3 years, it gets quite boring. I know I hated wearing my uniform! But there's always the group that's willing to spice things up and do something different.

For girls, the typical uniform consists of a blazer, white shirt, skirt, and a pair of loafers. Over the past ten years girls have shortened the length of their skirts, some so short that people can see their undies when they're walking up the stairs. (Now that's what you call a man's paradise!) Looking at pictures and seeing it on the streets, I figure the mini-skirts are cute, but it might be a little too sexy for school.

The main topic I want to write about today is the crazy loose socks that some wild/rebellious high school girls wear along with their uniforms. (Teachers hate them and some schools even forbid them.) Loose socks are somewhat like leg warmers except they're actually socks. They come in many sizes and some are as long as 2 meters! Girls usually wear them below the knee, so all the excess cloth is jumbled at the bottom of the leg. It just seems so heavy when I see girls wearing it! But I bet they are quite warm in the winter time.

I really don't understand why loose socks became so popular, because I don't consider them flattering with a uniform. But hey, that's just my opinion. I've never worn loose socks and I don't ever plan to (those Japansese school years are like sooo over for me!) But it's fun to see different kinds of fashion, especially amongst the young teens. However, this trend isn't as popular as it was back in the 1990's, but some still wear them. If you ever see one of these girls, it's probably okay to say that she's a little wild or crazy, but not in a bad way. She's just a little more outgoing and the type that likes to play around with trends and fashion.