Figure 1.--Here we see a German boy who has rolled down his kneesocks. The photograph is undated, bur we would guess was taken in the 1940s.

We note tht some children rolled their kneesocks down. Most boys pulled their kneesocks up to the knee. We note in the 1920s that some boys were rolling them down to their ankles. A good example is three brothers about 1920. Some of the rolled down socks ay be long stockings as well. We see this through the 1930s as well, but rarely after World War II. I am not sure why this became so common. A reader writes, "Why do you think that they have rolled their white stockings down? Perhaps because it is summer time and they are being deliberately more informal?" We have very limited information at this time. We think it may have been to some extent a seasonal matter as it was more comfortable in hot weather. But we also believe it became something as a style. While some younger boys rolled their socks down, we seem to see it most commonly with teenagers. And the rolled-down knnesocks seem most commom in casual, informal situations. But here we need more information to reach any firm conclusions.