: rising or reaching upward to the knees
knee-high stockings
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Start with the chic shirtdresses, since the silhouette is having a major moment this season, then swing over to the sweet styles below, which would look great on their own or styled with a chunky sweater and some knee-high boots.
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Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 12 July 2025
Minimal accessories were added to this look: knee-high boots and oval sunglasses.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 11 July 2025
All of Cher's accessories were present on the doll, including her preppy white knee-high socks and heels, furry white backpack and '90s cellphone.
—Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 10 July 2025
Malvolio confidently makes his entrance wearing a hot pink romper that looks plucked from a 1980s exercise video, with yellow spandex shorts revealing a generous length of flesh above his knee-high yellow socks.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2025
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Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 12 July 2025
Minimal accessories were added to this look: knee-high boots and oval sunglasses.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 11 July 2025
All of Cher's accessories were present on the doll, including her preppy white knee-high socks and heels, furry white backpack and '90s cellphone.
—Starr Bowenbank, People.com, 10 July 2025
Malvolio confidently makes his entrance wearing a hot pink romper that looks plucked from a 1980s exercise video, with yellow spandex shorts revealing a generous length of flesh above his knee-high yellow socks.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2025
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“Knee-high.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/knee-high. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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