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.

[netmilsmom]

If he were still with us, I would be buying him silk long johns for Christmas!!!!

However, I might just buy some for me for when my hubby insists on skiing. I hate the cold.

[LongElegantLegs]

Pantyhose are a singularly cruel,masochistic garment. Y’all men can have them; I discovered garter belts when I was 16 and never looked back...

[Dallas59]

[Stoat]

Pantyhose are a singularly cruel,masochistic garment. Y’all men can have them;

I wouldn't be too worried about the true men rushing out to buy them....It'll mainly be the 0bama voters, I'll wager.

I discovered garter belts when I was 16 and never looked back...

It's regarded as poor form to make statements without backing them up with photographic evidence  :-)

 

(((snicker)))

[JRios1968]

[AFreeBird]

They’re great. Don’t bunch up behind the knee like thermals do. Get some for the both of you. They make men and women styles.

[Proud2BeRight]

There is no such thing as "pantyhose for men".

[cyclotic]

I saw a guy wearing one of those kilts in a store once. He managed to pull it off, but I don’t think I’d have the guts to wear one.

Now kilts with a tux, that actually looks pretty cool, if you’re actually Scottish.

[dbwz]

Jonathan Ross with his manbag

I'm SO glad I'm not a young woman having to negotiate my way through this maze of metrosexual mush. Mantyhose? Man-scara? Guyliner? OMG, W-T-F???

[JRios1968]

It's regarded as poor form to make statements without backing them up with photographic evidence...

The correct term is "Pics or Shens"

This concludes this Public Service Announcement

[skimask]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zey8567bcg

[never4get]

...There is little doubt Jonathan Ross has a desire to be a woman.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

[earlJam]

It's not a purse. It's European!

[Citizen Blade]

Hmmmm.... I would say, the only men who can legitimately get away with wearing pantyhose are Aussie life guards (they wear them to protect themselves from jellyfish stings).

[Cyclone59]

It’s not a purse. It’s European!

Ummm, that’s NOT a man, either.

[cjshapi]

Your dad may want to check out UnderArmour. They’re pricey but really warm.

[ArrogantBustard]

I discovered garter belts

This thread is useless without pictures.

[pepperdog]

Those are men? And they actually posed for those pictures. If I were a young woman looking for a man and that is what I found I’d be sorely tempted to just shoot myself. Just icky!

[Amelia]

I’m still trying to understand why anyone would wear pantyhose if they didn’t have to....