Nonetheless, I still had my old Soffes hanging around in my childhood bedroom closet until last year, when I finally purged the last few stretched-out, faded pairs.” - Elana Fishman, entertainment editor And despite their undeniable cachet, there was something democratizing about them. I wasn't the only girl in my class who did this, of course, which led to my high school's PE program outlawing Soffes altogether and making us wear knee-length basketball shorts instead. We're talking two to three full waistband rotations, people, and they were already pretty diminutive shorts to begin with! “The thing I remember most about my beloved Soffes is that I always rolled them a little - okay, make that a lot - shorter than I probably should have. Soffes were (in)famous for their rollable waistbands. Here, in a more legible form, are those shrieks. They were especially popular, in my largely Jewish town, as souvenirs from bar and bat mitzvahs, emblazoned with the honoree’s name on one of the front legs - or, if they were really narcissistic, across the butt.Īnd over a decade after our Soffe heyday, a casual mention of the shorts among the Racked staff caused a litany of nostalgic shrieks. All of a sudden they were everywhere, worn in every color of the rainbow at every conceivable practice, rehearsal, and game. To a late-blooming nerd like me, it felt as though one day the Girl Coalition held a meeting and decided that Soffes would be our official uniform. According to sources familiar with teens, the shorts are still in vogue among cheerleaders, gymnasts, and “normal teens.” ![]() Soffes, as they came to be called, were the hallmark of a particular slice of middle and high school for a huge swath of girls who came of age in the aughts. You can also see what we’re up to by signing up here.ĭoes the above image give you intense flashbacks to middle school gym class, cheerleading practice, and/or sleepaway camp?Įxtremely same. The archives will remain available here for new stories, head over to Vox.com, where our staff is covering consumer culture for The Goods by Vox. Thank you to everyone who read our work over the years.
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