Beyond manbags: pantyhose for men (Why men should never wear tights)

The Times (U.K.) ^ | November 22, 2008 | Carol Midgley

[Stoat]

There’s no good way to say this, but some men like wearing pantyhose. I don’t mean in a cross-dressing, “Just call me Phyllis,” sense, but in a normal, “Well, it feels nice and boxers can be so bulky,” kind of way.

The truth is that “mantyhose”, featuring a special “male comfort panel”, caught my attention some time ago, but I kept it to myself. No point burdening all of you with a mental image that could put you off your meat and two veg. But I now see this was futile. The trend for straight men to invade female fashion territory is seemingly unstoppable. Even before manscara and guyliner there were man bras, or manzieres. Now there are umpteen websites for male nylons. One, e-MANcipate! (www.e-mancipate.net), describes itself as “a project to accelerate the acceptance of male pantyhose as a regular clothing item” with tips on how to deal with snagging (a dab of clear nail varnish, I find, fellas, and do watch those shoe buckles

The final proof of this shift was when, at the height of the Jonathan Ross/Russell Brand fiasco, Ross was pictured wearing a swingy red coat with a clutch bag tucked prettily under his arm (below). I know man bags are not new, but I’d never seen one carried quite so girlishly before. There was even a miniature SpongeBob SquarePants hanging off the zip.

[Lady Jag]

[texmexis best]

“Male bosses writing dress codes.”

Seems counterintuitive to me. But perhaps you are correct.

[RikaStrom]

What happened to all the manly men?

We're here at Free Republic making fun of the sissies :-)

LOL, so I see. :-)

[dbwz]

You said it. I have am married to a true man. You forgot to mention Mandles although I think they are cool and may get one for my brother in law who just bought his first house and lives alone (a slob).
http://www.manlymancandlecompany.com/default.asp

I had never heard of "Mandles", but the BF likes cigars (and I confess, so do I) and has been looking for something that's not flowery. Great idea, thanks for passing it along!

[fzx12345]

What?

[Stoat]

“Ross’s ensemble barely elicited a snigger, which must mean that acceptance is here...”

This quote caught my eye for some reason.

And mine as well.  In my case it was because a conclusion is drawn, although undoubtedly with tongue in cheek, which overlooks (perhaps intentionally) the obvious reason.  Any 'snigger' directed at Ross's "ensemble" would have instantly been branded a "homophobic hate crime" and caused the immediate destruction of the sniggerer's career if not criminal prosecution.  The lack of any sniggers may not be due to 'acceptance' at all, but in the terror inflicted upon the public by the Diversity Nazis.

“Ross’s ensemble barely elicited a snigger, which must mean that acceptance is here...”

This quote caught my eye for some reason.

[SeaDragon]

Oh my! I just did not need those visuals.

[christianhomeschoolmommaof3]

You are welcome. I heard about them on Glenn Beck. I LOVE his show!

[Kenny Bunk]

I myself have elected to be niggardly with my sniggers, and for the very reason you state.

Both of you may now consider yourselves uninvited to the Inaugural Ball. I have contacted Rahm Emmanuel and he will remove your names from Michelle's dance card.

[Stoat]

I myself have elected to be niggardly with my sniggers, and for the very reason you state.

Both of you may now consider yourselves uninvited to the Inaugural Ball. I have contacted Rahm Emmanuel and he will remove your names from Michelle's dance card.

 

 

 

 

((((snigger))))

I myself have elected to be niggardly with my sniggers, and for the very reason you state.

Both of you may now consider yourselves uninvited to the Inaugural Ball. I have contacted Rahm Emmanuel and he will remove your names from Michelle's dance card.