Posted by Alan Hakim on January 19, 2014 at 10:43:03 user awhakim.
In Reply to: Re: Amazonian headgear (new thread) posted by Mike Dennis on January 19, 2014 at 00:40:41:
Stockings were long socks, up to just below the knee, worn with shorts. Quite often the top would be turned over to conceal a garter underneath, and the turn-down could have the school colours on it.
Socks, of course, were ankle-socks, worn with full-length trousers.