Though Velma Kelly famously sings about rouging her knees and rolling her stockings down, rest assured ours are going to be rolled right up to our necks as the mercury drops this winter.
The iconic lead character in the hit musical Chicago references the 1920s flapper trend of rouged and decorated knees to draw attention to that illicit peekaboo of skin which was so very controversial at the time. While hosiery used to be a non-negotiable sartorial accessory if a woman was to look presentable in the early-mid 20th century, this act of rebellion was one of the very first to slightly shift the zeitgeist of women’s clothing from prim and proper to daring and unique.
