I spent 13 years at Catholic school.  It’s a nay.

My fashion sense says “maybe” but my calves say “NAY NAY NAY”.

So very fetishy even when they’re not over the knee.

Luv the voting !!!!

Being under 113 pounds and 5-foot-2, in my upper 30’s, I’m smaller than the average 25-year-old.  Heck, I’m smaller than the average sixteen-year-old.  I’ll wear what I want, at whatever age I choose, and look better than most folks younger than I am.  Will I try this look?  Maybe, and if I like it, I’ll rock it just as good as everyone else.

it has nothing to do with size and everything to do with age. Not everyone can wear everything and that’s okay. 

It comes off as if you’re trying too hard to be “young”. I know that’s not what you wanted to hear, but it is the truth.

um, i’d say that whether or not these socks are a yea or nay is directly proportional to the size of one’s thighs.  once it starts to look like you’re wearing a rubber band for a garter belt…i say nay!

I also went to catholic school, and I couldn’t stand those dumb socks we had to wear.

I REALLY want to wear the knee-high socks I bought about a year ago that have been sitting in my drawer. I just couldn’t bring myself to do it, and I don’t think being 31 had anything to do with it. I guess I wasn’t sure exactly how to pull it off.

I see your point TBF. In general, I wouldn’t suggest that anyone over 30 rock the knee sock look. But I think that’s because this trend doesn’t fit the personal style of most women over 30. If knee socks are flattering on you and they fit your look, wear them. But if they don’t look good on you beware, because someone may be looking to make you the subject of their next blog post! LOL

OMG——NO!

Me oh my! Why is it that every fall of recent memory brings about a new trend that makes me feel older? I remember the over-the-knee socks trend in the fall/winter of 1994-1995. It might have came out a year earlier along with the proliferation of the Kinder-whore (thank you Courtney Love!) trend.

Kinda kinky if you like that kind of thing but it would be a nay for me personally.

whenever i see knee socks all they do is take me back to the 90s when babydoll dresses were everywhere and of course my facorite movie ever…CLUELESS!

Yea-ish. I think over the knee socks can work if you’re older than 25 if you wear something simple,choose a more subtle sock pattern AND wear them over a pair of black or coordinating tights. I think that can be a stylish modern look without coming off like you’re trying too hard to be young or hipsterish.

I think they’re really cute with preppy skirts and chunky shoes—On anyone between 16 and 23!  Older than that and it looks as if you’re trying too hard.

For those who aren’t old enough to have worn them before—go for it! Hot! But you talk about knee socks and show thigh highs… two different things, slightly different vibes. Thigh highs- French ‘20s whore or ‘90s grunge queen; knee highs- bad Catholic schoolgirl.

in response to TBF’s response to tanyas comment…. size has alot to do with how your age is perceived. Don’t we as women put enough restrictions on what we wear. Ex. I’m too fat to wear this. To old, toyoung to wear this. I think that if you like the knee socks look with a pair of black sabrina pumps and an ultra innocent pastel ensemble, go for it!

I love it, and I can see a very modest and not fetishy way to wear it, instead a sweet trend.

to julie, I adore the dress. and movie

Even if you are in your 30s these are great, you just wear them differently. I wear these under knee-length/long skirts or pants. These are great for the fall weather when it’s too cold to go with bare legs and not warm enough to wear full tights.

In response to manasvi’s response to TBF’s response to Tanya…

There are things that you should simply not wear after a certain age, no matter how ‘good’ your body is. You may have the body of a 16 year old, but if your face does not match, you will look like a fool if you dress like a little girl. It’s not a restriction, rather it’s to save you some embarrassment.

i would definitely wear this trend, and i’ve seen people wear it already. knee socks with knee length or a little lower than knee length boots look hot. i’m 22 by the way, and i don’t wear many of the things i wore in high school, and i’m sure that 5 years from now many of the things i’m wearing will be excommunicated from my wardrobe. i want to comport myself properly at different ages, and i can’t wait to be 30, because i’ll be fabulous at 30. meaning that i wont be in competition with 20 year olds, because i’ll be sophisticated enough and have enough disposable income that i wont be compelled to dress like one. i also know that i was lucky to be born in a part of the world where i’m pratically guranteed the opportunity to grow older and mature, when others struggling to make it out of infancy alive.

Wow… that is a long response list… lol

Well, it doesn’t have to be little girlish, it can be wore very maturely with a shift dress, and black pumps and knee high socks… Kind of audrey hepburn with a twist….

This past winter, I wore over the knee socks over tights when it was especially cold and Ill do it again. They are also great under pants as an extra layer as another poster mentioned. An extra layer w/o the bulk in the trunk.

I just bought 5 pairs of over the knee socks in great colors. I’m 48 and tiny. I’ve always been skinny and I’ve had salt and pepper hair since I was 14 so no one thinks I’m as old as I am. Find your style, one that makes you feel great. And no one said you had to wear a miniskirt or a suit with those socks. You can wear them with long skirts. Besides, what husband doesn’t like to hear you’re not wearing any underwear!

YEA! OMG I love knee-high socks.  I wear them lots with skorts and the like.  Good with converse or pumps—they’re attention-getting.  My favorite type of knee socks are argyle brand: I scour the web for them.  But it does depend a lot on how you look b/c I’ve seen girls who shouldn’t even wear anything that shows ankle, let alone knee ...