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Ever so sorry; long time no post! I’ve had a lovely holiday abroad for the last month and didn’t find any time to cook up a new revelation in the world of weirdness for you guys reading.
However, having arrived back from my holiday, I felt it was time to catch up on BBC News. As I was eating my breakfast and getting used to the early morning sunlight, I couldn’t help but gape as I saw the newsreader talking about these new tights (pictured above), called WOMAN tights. These tights are made for both men and women, with each side designated to each gender accordingly to fit the different, ahem, anatomy of the two genders (if that made any sense!).
Like other modern women’s property, such as concealers, perfume, man skirts and various other items, men have now decided to use their tights too. What on Earth made them decide to wear such a garment in modern times as daily wear?
It seems that men, like women, have been enlightened to wear tights due to how warm and comfortable they are. On MyTights.com, customers stated, “The WoMan tights fit very well – i.e. they are not just womens tights re-tagged as unisex.” “They fit me like a second skin”. “The packaging gives a very good first impression”. “Comfort – very good all over”. “The Levee WoMan tights for men are in a class of their own… far ahead of the competition… they are leading the way in legwear for men”.
Not only are tights comfortable, but many men use them as winter wear when it gets cold. Workers in parts of Europe are known to wear tights under their boiler suits, due the the freezing climate during the winter season.
Despite seemingly innocent and positive male reviews of the wearing of tights, some women believe it is wrong that men should wear tights. They argue that it is perverted and ‘wrong’ due to the femininity associated with tights. Others things tights aren’t even normal, stating that they are uncomfortable and cause unnecessary perspiration in ’sensitive’ regions due to the unbreathable Lycra material.
At the end of the day, I actually feel that tights are okay for men to wear as long as I don’t see them. Men’s calves are already big enough-they do not need to be emphasised further by the use of tights, from a fashion point of view! As long as it’s comfortable, I suppose. Living in Britain, I can probably understand the biting chill in a European winter, meaning that it’s probably practical for men to wear tights under their working boiler suits. Even if it is a totally pervy thing, then it’s not that bad a fetish-there are many other worst fetishes out there!!!
Anyway, who doesn’t want to see those bums up there some more in the local lingerie store (surprisingly still sweet in tights, funnily enough)? I wouldn’t mind seeing those hot buns when I go shopping! ;]
Er…not so hot.
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Men have cycle short/trousers and thermal underwear which are basically the same as footless tights.
Tights/panty hose are to make female legs and (more imporantly) thighs look smooth and firm. As mens don’t tend to carry fat on their legs and have more muscle tone this is not usually such an issue.
Men don’t (usually) wear skirts and shorts in winter so don’t need them to keep their legs warm either.
I don’t think we will see many “woMen” tights on the high street! I hope not anyway!!
By: Dan on August 5, 2008
at 10:46 am
I don’t wear tights and don’t intend to but I have no problem with men who want to. Why not? Trousers were considered to always be a very masculine garment but I see more women wearing them than skirts? Maybe those women who arrogantly judge men for wearing tights should take a look in the mirror at the blue jens they are wearing. Levi Strauss certainly did not have women in mind when he invented them in the 19th century as hard wearing MAN’s clothes.
In fact, I challenge anyone out there to provide one good reason why a man should not wear a skirt or tights or whatever. And I won’t accept a cop-out like “it’s the way things are” or “tights are for girls”. That’s as ridiculous as saying “trousers are for men”. They are; but they are for women too.
By: SkirtWearingMan on September 18, 2008
at 3:09 pm
I think men in tights is very intresting. It has also been known as the term mantyhose! Now Im not saying I welcome the thought of walking into my bedroom to find my boyfirend struggling to put my wet look leggings on!!
I agree with the comment above, fashion is meant to be unique and even shock sometime. So everntually they probably will become mainstream and considered as a unisex pieve of clothing. The website http://www.tightsplease.co.uk has a great section for men with some really good advice.
Sophie xx
By: Sophie May on January 30, 2009
at 3:50 pm