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.

[Stoat]

Jonathan Ross with his manbag

I’ve trawled the websites so you don’t have to, and can reveal that www.comfilon.com does a very reasonable “ultrasheer” range starting at £4.40, which could make an inexpensive – ho, ho – stocking filler. The leg fabric is “smooth, just a bit shiny, and glides extremely well under trousers, massaging and energising your legs all day”.

[Stoat]

Still, if you don’t mind an itchy crackle-fest around your nether regions, then please be my guest. Oh, and don’t expect your tights to be much of a chick-magnet. In fact, I’d say that mantyhose is probably the perfect gift for the man who never wants to get laid again.

[Smokin' Joe]

The trend for straight men to invade female fashion territory is seemingly unstoppable.

Only if the female is in it! (i.e. wearing the clothes)

Is this satire?

[Alex Murphy]

[netmilsmom]

When my Dad golfed in the winter (like orange golf balls and three feet of snow), he wore pantyhose under his thermals. My mom actually modified them with a fly.

Now he chose the black ones so as not to be too prissy, but he was VERY confident in his manhood. He did it to keep warm, not look better.

[Stoat]

Is this satire?

After reading the whole article I'm of the opinion that this is a witty, healthy lady writing with her tongue very firmly planted in her cheek.  The linked sites are real, and this is probably the only way that a negative story could be written about this subject in The Times without being accused of 'homophobia'.

[KarlInOhio]

The leg fabric is “smooth, just a bit shiny, and glides extremely well under trousers, massaging and energising your legs all day”.

Let me guess - he shaves all the way from his toes to his sideburns.

[Stoat]

Let me guess - he shaves all the way from his toes to his sideburns.
 

TMI

[Hemingway's Ghost]

Bras for Men: a New Japanese Trend.

[retrokitten]

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.

I don't think Jonathon Ross and Russell Brand are anyone's idea of super manly men.

[Daffynition]

Broadway Joe could sell anything, including pantyhose.

[Former Fetus]

Is this a manziere?

[OldMissileer]

These are real men!

Men In Tights

[martin_fierro]

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

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This.

Is why.

[JRios1968]

It’s a “Bro”

[Millicent_Hornswaggle]

OMG, what a picture!! Ewwww!

[AFreeBird]

When my Dad golfed in the winter (like orange golf balls and three feet of snow), he wore pantyhose under his thermals.

I like silk long johns, and they'd work under thermals for those really bad sub zero days. They come with the fly by design. L.L.Bean and Dicks sells them. Very warm and comfortable, even sitting in a duck blind.

[martin_fierro]

Utilikilts, OTOH, are OK.

[Daffynition]

HAHAHA! “Tight tights!” HAHAHA! Great post!

[absolootezer0]

you say that like its a bad thing