Comments on: The next big thing from Europe: mantyhose

By: auto verzekeren

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By: raystaubli

raystaubli — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 06:03:31 +0000

Iam wearing tights for many years

By: raystaubli

raystaubli — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 06:02:14 +0000

iwear tights for over35 yearsInever had any comments receivedabout it just questions like how does it feel

By: dtex

dtex — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 16:41:07 +0000

Well over a year has gone, the fad is still not being seen in Europe, and there is nothing to cross over to North America. It’s not mainstream, probably never will be. Those who wish to wear are going to have to continue waiting for cool, moonless nights!

By: pieter

pieter — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 15:25:11 +0000

This whole discussion is what we had in the fifties and early sixties about girls wearing jeans with the zipper in front instead of at the side. People would condemn girs in front zip jeans as displaying suggestive sexual signals to boys. As time went by mankind accepted the front zip jeans as unisex. It will hopefully go the same way with men in pantyhose. I like the feel and wear them for the comfort they give me in winter. And that’s it. Period!

By: Mong65

Mong65 — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 17:09:56 +0000

What’s wrong with longjohns? Did they become a bad design all of a sudden? Isn’t that what men wear if it’s freezing cold outside, and they will be outside for extended periods of time? That’s what I wear if it’s -20C outside and I go for a long walk. Aside from that kind of situation, if it’s just a little bit cold outside, I simply go with regular pants as-is… and if I’m chilly, I’m chilly… great! Makes me feel alive. If someone needs to wear more sheer tights in warmer conditions (indoors) for blood circulation reasons, that’s great!

By: Marvin

Marvin — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 14:35:54 +0000

Women are allowed to wear anything that men were are they are never teased about, then why is it a big deal when men wear tights. besides men used to wear tights decades ago before women did. I just don’t like the name “mantyhose” because it sound like sexual discrimination because there is no “womentyhose”

By: breagerey

breagerey — Wed, 26 May 2010 16:17:07 +0000

I wore striped, checked, and tie dyed leggings under shorts or under pants (often with holes in them) throughout the the 80′s and early 90′s.
The kept me warm.
I did the same with thermals but not as often because they were *too warm.

.. never considered them “unmasculine” and I doubt anybody else did either.

By: Nick

Nick — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 23:27:51 +0000

opis – I suggest increasing the medication …

By: opispacuapync

opispacuapync — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 01:50:52 +0000

Let others think about them. It was almost full daylight. For instance, to spend it. Have you ever met him? There are other issues involved, besides questions of fact. I cant help what people think—if they think at all! Its the truth that you want, isnt it? It has ceased to disturb me, long ago.

By: Nick

Nick — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:26:18 +0000

Legwear – I should have qualified my remark about ‘this not being a trend that is growing’. I was specifically referring to the claim that men wearing tights is regularly being *seen* in Europe or the US. Going by the in-house discussion amongst the tights wearing community, this is not the case.
However, you are clearly in a position to track sales, which would indicate an increase in men who wear tights under trousers/pants or sports gear etc., so I don’t doubt what you say. I would be interested in the absolute number of tights being sold compared with the male population to guage how mainstream this could be considered. Is this not still a very niche market?

By: Legwear4Men

Legwear4Men — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:29:04 +0000

Nick,

You say ‘this is not a trend that is growing’. That’s not what my company’s sales figures say. We have shown marked growth year-on-year since we commenced trading in 2004, and in the last few months since the start of our financial year in October, we have sold more product than in the whole of the previous year. So the numbers don’t confirm your statement – they shoot it down in flames. I’m sure Steve Newman will confirm similar astronomical growth for ComfiLon as well, and they have been trading since 1998. If the trend wasn’t growing, we wouldn’t be seeing new manufacturers coming on board as regularly as has been happening lately, so I think you need to reconsider!

By: Nick

Nick — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:52:45 +0000

Jim – this is not a trend that is growing. Consider these quotations on a tights forum of men discussion the subject of men being seen in public wearing nylons/tights (each sentence is a different contribution):

But (apart from myself) I never see men openly wearing tights or pantyhose.
Well, I am living in Belgium and I still have to meet the first man in pantyhose and shorts.
It’s not THAT common here in Europe either!
I feel that outside the cities a man in tights would not be tolerated openly.
[Rome] Well, it happened just once to me to see a man wearing tights and it seemed to be a tourist.
[New York and London] … In either city, I’ve only seen maybe 2-3 other guys wearing hose over 10 years.
I too, wear hose with shorts in a very noticeable way, and I’ve been doing it among friends and family as well. As yet, my example hasn’t caused anyone else to give it a try,…
I live in north Eseex U.K. and I am the only person I have ever seen wearing tights openly.
I’m the only guy I know around my neck of the woods who wears tights for warmth reasons.

By: Jim

Jim — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 21:13:51 +0000

I hope this is a growing trend. Its time for men to step out and show some leg.

By: Steve Newman

Steve Newman — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 14:33:42 +0000

I think I can answer Bankman and Ellen in the same response. I don’t know if it would’ve ever occurred to me to try wearing tights while jogging, had I not already been wearing them for leg support. As it turns out, if you have trouble with leg circulation (cramps, aching, etc.) and decide to try wearing support tights or hose, you find that they provide relief–which equates with comfort. Since they aren’t excessively tight and uncomfortable like the medical grade tights, you don’t mind wearing them every day as you are supposed to if you want to get the benefits of improved leg circulation.

Wanting to still wear them even when you are wearing shorts, you become more comfortable with the idea of wearing them out in the open, as I did long ago. You also discover quite a few ancillary benefits to wearing them, that may never have come to light had you not already been wearing them in the first place.

For instance, I discovered that they provide just enough insulation from cold air to keep the chill off my legs when it’s in the 30s or above–yet not so hot as to overheat me when I’ve started exercising. Another benefit discovered along the way was that the leg support provided by the support hose also do the same thing that compression shorts do for athletes, only for you entire leg. They increase stamina and endurance by preventing muscles from bouncing around as much.

Hope this sheds some light on both comments/questions that were raised.