Future generations are likely to be baffled by the phrase as knee-high socks become a thing of the past for British men ... are now worn primarily by school children and Swiss yodelling champions.” ...

Thousands of British women knitted long socks ... some men who refuse to part with tradition, knee-high socks are now worn primarily by school children and Swiss yodelling champions.

A south Manchester school has been described as 'diabolical' and a 'uniformed prison or cult' by parents after children were sent home for wearing kickers-style shoes and knee high socks.

Parents are up in arms after a high school announced its decision to ban knee socks for girls. Some have claimed the decision came after a teacher likened pupils wearing knee socks to ...