Shag carpet

Shag carpet is a style of high pile carpet with cut pile yarns that are from 1½ to 3 inches long. The shag carpets which became popular in the 1960s and 1970s in the post-war era were inspired by much older Scandanavian rya and Greek flokati rugs and the desire to use newly developed synthetic fibers like nylon and acrylic.^[1][2]

Close-up of the pile of a shag carpet, including two popular colors of the 1970s: avocado and harvest gold

In the 17th century, the term was used to refer to inferior silk material.^[2][3]

Graceland is known for having well-preserved shag carpeting because Elvis liked the material.^[1]