Knee high socks are a staple for a lot of different people. If you really like the third entry into the Rocky franchise, you most likely still have a pair of knee high socks gathering dust until they can once again get back onto the beach. If you are a cheerleader or other teenage girl, you also probably have at least one pair of knee high socks to put on when you want to feel especially cute. But what a lot of people do not realize is just how knee highs work, and why they are considered attractive in so many ways. Keep in mind that, based upon their color and materials, they can come across as quaint, adorable, or even downright deviant (think of a classic argyle, a white set of stockings or a set of dominatrix leathers, respectively). Knee highs can be a lot of different things to a lot of different people.
Of course, these things are obvious. But what makes knee highs such a universal in the world of fashion? What do they draw their power from? Actually, they draw their power from only two sources, if you consider each eye to be a source in and of itself. The fact of the matter is, knee highs (just like a lot of other things in life, both in fashion and out of it) are usually used to direct a person’s gaze to or from a particular area of the body. Generally, when your eyes are on someone’s knee highs instead of on their thighs or other parts of their body. In the case of a dominatrix, knee highs make her legs look thicker and stockier, which adds to her aura of power.
In the case of a little schoolgirl, her knee highs tend to meld with her skirt to hide most of (if not all of) her legs, which is considered to be more proper of a girl that age. In the case of a young woman who wants to be cute, combining knee highs with shorts can highlight her thighs and show them off beautifully.