The Rawness

I have uber-manly guy friends who carry man-bags, but they do it out of convenience, not high fashion. This is just…too much.
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That just hurts to look at…

“I’m pretty sure you guys can guess my feelings on this.”

So how many pairs of mantyhose have you purchased so far?

I kid.

At least they come in camouflage.

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The American man…..the new American woman.

I love it !
Any new fashion trend that helps to identify the overly sensitive artsy fartsy whiny fashionista boys so I can keep my distance is a good thing !

OK, to play the devil’s advocate myself, I’d have to say, “Yeah, why not?” Hell, they’re probably tame compared to some of the stuff I’ve worn!

White people. *shakes head*. Bloody Hell. It is part of our british tradition mate!

I’d much rather see a man in those than a Mankini.

Any man who has mammoth-sized balls should probably stay away from Mantyhose.
Now. The guy with camo tights? They don’t look so bad. As for the bloke in the shirt, skirt and leggings… GTFOH.

Men in tights are only acceptable if they are ballet dancers or in a Mel Brooks film.
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There are some things that are masculine and will always be so, like dominance. There are others, like trousers that are symbols of masculinity.

We maybe having a reaction to this due to the symbol that tights and skirts reperesent in western society. Samoan men (as well as women) wear a lavalava, which is a wrap around skirt. These men are warriors, and very masculine. Indeed the pic of Henry VIII in his tights, as well shows a masculine man.

If this was yet another subversive attempt to emasculinate men, I would be very disapproving of it. However, from the cursery look at the website, this does not seem to be the case.

As was mentioned originally, it would take a guy with big balls to wear this in public, if he is enough of an Alpha, he could even set a trend!
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For a good handful of centuries, it was fashionable in many parts of Europe for men to wear hose. Now that combination of the modern business shirt and tie with the miniskirt and hose is over the top and just plain incongruous. But the outfit with the knickerbockers and hose doesn’t really look that bad – you could easily wear that golfing or something. Also, notice that Henry is wearing knickerbockers (and a long tunic) with his hose. Henry’s outfit looks much more unified than miniskirt guy’s.

Hell, our American Founding Fathers were still wearing hose. Of course, fashions have changed since then, so I think I will be skipping the mantyhose. But if knickerbockers and hose were to become standard fashion again, I’d have no problem wearing them.

In fact, there are some fashions that I wish would make a comeback. For example, it used to be common for a gentleman of good breeding to carry a walking stick no matter where he went. I have often wished that would come back into vogue. Before that, it used to be common for a gentleman to wear a dagger or sword (and to know how to use it). I would love for that to come back into fashion as well. I would buckle on a sword (and an off-hand dagger) in a heartbeat.

Trust me, some douchebag will start wearing them similar to the guy in the second pic. They look like something doucehbags would wear under a pair of shorts while playing soccer or basketball outside during the colder months.
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I’m with Kit. It just makes it easier to point them out. I don’t want my man to borrow things out of my closet to wear. “Honey, are these your stockings are mine?” Ummmm No.
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Couple things:
Traditionally, golf was sometimes played with a four piece suit, where the fourth piece were pants with shorter legs that one would tuck into over the calf socks. The look is similar to that of the guy in the second picture. I actually wore that for a halloween costume once, but I just rolled up some tartan trousers and tucked them into over the calf socks.

I’ve also seen black kids playing basketball with long gym shorts and high socks, which looks similar to tights with shorts. These look cool in a funky way actually.

Still, I’d never wear these. There are few times when people would see your calves anyway and socks are required.

There’s a good deal of manipulation by the UK press. They’ve selectively published images taken from sources that aren’t representative of what’s being sold at Selfridges in London, nor how most guys who are wearing tights and hose are doing it. I host a blog called The Nylon Gene (www.nylongene.com) that might give you some balanced perspective. I won’t try to repeat all the practical reasons guys are starting to wear them more and more. I’d also suggest reading the following article that I wrote in The Examiner http://bit.ly/JNhcg

Hope this helps straighten things out. BTW, my man-card is intact and I wear hose every day to help keep my legs from aching all the time.
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We maybe having a reaction to this due to the symbol that tights and skirts reperesent in western society. Samoan men (as well as women) wear a lavalava, which is a wrap around skirt. These men are warriors, and very masculine. Indeed the pic of Henry VIII in his tights, as well shows a masculine man.

Judging from the size of the Samoan men I’ve seen, I reckon someone would have to have a death wish to give one crap about his choice of attire!

In fact, there are some fashions that I wish would make a comeback. For example, it used to be common for a gentleman of good breeding to carry a walking stick no matter where he went. I have often wished that would come back into vogue. Before that, it used to be common for a gentleman to wear a dagger or sword (and to know how to use it). I would love for that to come back into fashion as well. I would buckle on a sword (and an off-hand dagger) in a heartbeat.

Interestingly, in at least one part of the Middle East – Yemen – a curved dagger is an “accessory” no self-respecting man leaves the house without tucking into his belt first. (It’s also common for men there to wear skirts, just to give another example of a fashion “quirk” from that part of the world.) Another alluring aspect of life in that particular country (at least if you’re a guy) is that it’s common practice there to while away hours of every day sending yourself into a stupor chewing qat, a plant whose leaves possess mildly narcotic properties. I reckon that’s an aspect of their lifestyle I could get used to.

On the subject of men in tights, like some of the other commenters here, I’ve seen them worn by increasing numbers of men in sporting endeavours; they seem to be a pretty common sight, for example, at AFL (Australian Football League) training sessions. I also remember regularly seeing this guy who used to go jogging in the memorable ensemble of black and purple tights, and an olive green T-shirt for some Israeli university. Now that’s a combination that’s going to stick in your mind!

I’ve also worn tights myself on a few occasions – once, interestingly enough, to a fancy dress party where I went as Henry VIII. Tights (and silver ones at that!) also comprise an important component of a most unusual formal outfit I’ve had made for myself, which looks like something a monarch from the Middle Ages (or even a fantasy novel) might wear. Not surprisingly, it tends to blow people away when they first see it, but they soon warm to it and tell me I have balls for wearing it – something I always consider a most delicious irony.

Thanks for making me laugh out loud, especially over that black pleated one … what a shocker as I scrolled down the page.
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I really don’t think the south end is the consideration. Who cares what size they’re carrying when they obviously lack a brain to tell them what to do.

I will just say i am a guy and straight and my personal idea of pantyhose is good. The downside is “mantyhose” have been advertised in a stupid way. If you look at web pictures its men in shorts and 3/4 trousers. Secondly 70 pounds for a pair of tights, i consider 7 pounds for a pair to be to high, i hope the person who priced them is reading this because no matter what paper says, they are a stupid pillock – how many people are willing to spend 70 pounds on something that you can rip with a sharp nail? Hence low sales.
Myself i often wear ladies tights under my clothes because i am outside walking the dog and nights outs in some cases where not that many layers are worn so you need the warmth.

I think the main problem for guys is not the attitude change because thats good. But the weird names, guy liner, mantyhose, manbags. If i was to go to boots for makeup i would just get eyeliner, man bags its a bloody bag purely for convience (italy has them and its accepted), mantyhose “tights for men”.

So overall i think the acceptance of new trends and fashions is good but it needs to be advertised in an alternate less expensive everyday way.

Eh, my GF got me to try them…they actually feel great, especially if you work long hours (that pants liner is a must). She took one look at me and loved how they gave my legs “definition,” and won’t leave me alone. What the heck, I’m in She got me a kilt too o.O.

I wear support pantyhose made for men, they feel great and keep my legs from aching due to circulation problems. Ridiculous trend, definitely not!!