evilhomura89,



Also, some local specialty shop that sells hosiery also not too motivated to market their products. I have been to a few shops before, the sales person also do not know well about their product knowledge, whenever I asked for those support style/strength, or those with special crotch design, they were completely clueless. Also, for business owner, why not give the sales lady a few pairs and ask her to wear it while selling the product.. but too stingy, she wear "slipper and jeans". Sorry , I kind of bad mouth many local biz a lot..



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evilhomura89,

I am in a good mood to write a bit,,

Nice site you got there, way to go on your cause to drive trend for pantyhose wearing man.

interestingly, I think earlier trend of exposing legwear covered legs were from men (robinhood in green tights?!), women worn gown that covered everything. Just that the hemline got higher and women started exposing leg and pantyhose become a piece of practical garment to covered the legs, more of climatic reason, that's why invention came from west instead, also during the prime time of mini-skirt fashion.

It 's good that you admired ladies that appreciate dressing up the legs, but be wary of too directly telling her (those around you or strangers)..an advice from a woman, hehe , sometime it may invite unexpected consequences, unless you are truly close to her to be able to compliment or criticize her, or else take a few short glance (for your eye pleasure) and just give her smiling of approval.

I noticed recent year of pantyhose trend came mostly from entertainment media, a lot of ladies just wear shorts with black tights (opaque pantyhose), "gossip girls" also helped quite a bit. No wonder someone posted here "as passing trend". That was quite a valid comment.

Also, some local specialty shop that sells hosiery also not too motivated to market their products. I have been to a few shops before, the sales person also do not know well about their product knowledge, whenever I asked for those support style/strength, or those with special crotch design, they were completely clueless. Also, for business owner, why not give the sales lady a few pairs and ask her to wear it while selling the product.. but too stingy, she wear "slipper and jeans". Sorry , I kind of bad mouth many local biz a lot..

On "troublesome, stereotyping"  ,even I faced same kind of problem from ladies too, when I asked for skin /tan color pantyhose,  once a sales lady that tried to sell me some fancy design tights told me it looked like old lady to wear skin color hosiery. I nearly wanted to slap her right there. She obviously has not seen a Hot Hooter girl before.

ms

If I remember correctly, Hoot** girl is wearing those. Some of those are footless. I have not tried them before. My own supply of Han** and Leg**, still a lot, and quite lasting too with proper care.

1 thing I do notice that even the brand I am wearing did not appear glossy, but when photo taken of me with flash, it did show up the glossy look like you mentioned. The lycra content is quite high, I think that is what making it shine. The punishing thing about wearing hose in Malaysia is weather, hot and humid , going way too thick really put me off . Support style hose that is both sheer and strong is hard to come by. I got stuck on it more of necessity and health, standing on my job a lot.

ms
I had to blank out some trade name, cos I did not want to appear like promoting certain brand name or condemn it, maybe in violation of forum rules.

first of all, hi and welcome to LYN
The Peavey/Tamara tights are the ones used by hooter girls
I'm not sure about practical daily usage for the glossy shine tights as it's kinda match your clothing isn't it?

of coz those hose r not for daily use, but for other occasion such as dinner or clubbing shd be fine, right?

@Rikrik,
If you feel good about it, feel comfortable with it. Just wear it have a great time in your outings.

If you are daring enough to wear it , those wanting to dress like you will sure ask you where did you get them from, how does it feel ? Soon, you will be leading the trend.

@evilhomura89,
Thank you on the info about  Gunze, will check that one out when time to top up my inventory.
I came across this brand "relaxsan", I kind of like the design of the back, extra padding, and also the heel feature , usually the extra heel design is the one providing support, kolotex has this design and I somewhat like it.

http://image.rakuten.co.jp/aimere/cabinet/...img55491737.jpg

Only thing is,not cheap onwards of U$20, but has accurate pressure value.

ms

definitely it feel comfortable and smooth...  i think glossy type of pantyhose will be accepted soon, just some1 hav to start with it.

i try before pantyhose oroblu brand, it was kinda shape up type, and some compression apply along ur legs, feel tight and lasting 2. but if u wear underwear underneath it, it feels hot and strange, bcoz they have crotch panel and quite thick layer from hips to waist part, but along ur legs is just 20D. last time i bought it from korea website, but now they don sell it anymore.

Thank you all for the heaps of praise on my opinions, I thought I just shared about the benefit of wearing support hose with how to wear them with comfort , I used to despise the fact the my choice of dresses was limited by my job, but as it turned out more like blessing , I save a good deal of $ of having to refresh my working wardrobe all year around and, instead invested in better quality support hose to help me in my job , am I getting lesser of attention ? Not really, my appearance sometime even invite negative attention too, like an OL ( I know what you boys out are thinking about..sometimes I did get freaky stare too ) .. but a little personal adventure, experiments and reading goes a long way to make the experience works in my favor.

Now, I am overloaded with many brand name options to think about, Charnos, Oroblu, Gunze, Pretty Polly, .. and many many more. Now I see that I know too little, need to learn even more. And the best part is, I am learning them from guys, come on gals, throw in some experience too, you little good practices that can help make the experience better , we can certainly do much more better..

@gnoelhot,
Thanks for the flattering PM. Thanks for the funky ideas about two layers.. will keep that in mind for fancy dress event.

@evilhomura ,
It's just a piece of garment women can freely wear, but fewer ladies are wearing them these days . Guys are screaming out to wear them in open with public acceptance but afraid of being laughed at . Guess we are in the minority as society outcast ,,
I am sure there are ways you can help it become mainstream..

This is an article about compression tights and how it aids runner in controlling muscle fatigue..

http://www.runningplanet.com/training/comp...ce-runners.html

Maybe pick up running as exercise, wear your support hose out in open, or even cycling , or hiking.. when being asked, just share your experience with them.

When I read this article about a year ago, it reminded me of the swim suit that covered the whole body, those looked like ladies swim wear in supermarket , now helping the man swimmer to break all the swimming records, until the governing body almost wanted to ban it,, if the male swimmer were still stuck in old swimming trunk, none of the new world record would have been possible, progress of the world is usually shaped by those refused to be conventional and defy status quo.

amazing isn't it.. sorry,,  story side track quite a bit..

-ms

By the way, how often do you wear hose? I wear it at home and to sleep.

By the way, how often do you wear hose? I wear it at home and to sleep.

@evilhomura
I must admit that, when I searched around internet for information related to pantyhose, I saw a good number of men actually wearing it and proudly posted their images on web. It did freak me out a bit. Maybe general perception of relating pantyhose wearing to transvestite kind of thinking still lingering around general public. Same thing happened to ladies many years back when wearing pants was an absolute taboo. Eventually that was overcome.

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HISTORY OF MEN IN PANTYHOSE
By jm2fly

History of Men's Pantyhose

Men have been wearing pantyhose for as long as they have been around. In the middle ages only men wore tights as women primarily wore long dresses. This was the rule through the Renaissance, and the early years of America. The showing of a female leg was considered very risque until early in the 20th century. By that time men's clothing had turned to wearing mostly trousers as they blazed a trail west, built railroads and worked in steel mills. The times called for a rugged garment that provided protection. Times were tough and wardrobes limited for men.

However, only in the last few years has openly wearing pantyhose and tights become more mainstream. For a long time they wore in secret, in the privacy of their own homes or under long pants. They borrowed from sisters, mothers and wives. They mail ordered them from catalogue companies. When they wore their pantyhose out of the house it was always hidden by long pants. Now more and more they are going out and running errands and conducting daily business wearing pantyhose or tights with shorts. What has happened to ignite the fuse to this phenomenon?

The Internet and availability of a discrete source of their own hose has stirred up and brought together men online who previously might have thought they were the only ones to appreciate wearing waist high hosiery. It may have started as a fetish for some but then the more they wore them the more they found them as a comfortable alternative to socks and tightie whiteys. Some found the benefits of compression hosiery too great to not purchase and wear support hose. Some had their doctors recommend supportive socks or stockings for DVT or other arterial issues or diabetes. Some were coaxed by a female friend to try some on either for bedroom fun or to help them with their tied leg complaints.

A lot of credit for these otherwise "normal" straight men to start wearing pantyhose on a daily basis goes to Steven Katz of Granville Ohio and G. Lieberman and Sons, Ltd. In 1998 he started researching the demand for such a product and found that there was indeed a market for a men's style of tights or pantyhose. In 1999 he launched ComfiLon's® ACTIVSKIN® Legwear ( http://www.comfilon.com/home.asp ) for Men the first made for men brand of sheer nylon tights. Beginning with 2 styles, today they sell 16 or more styles of pantyhose and tights as well as a number of other men's nylon socks and underwear. Now ComfiLon® is the premier men's legwear company which sells legwear and lingerie designed and proportioned strictly for the male form.

The forum Legwear as Unisex Fashion  (http://forums.delphiforums.com/LegwearUF ) owned and hosted by Don (Draytx) began in early 2001 has also had a major impact of uniting men and a few women who enjoy wearing nylon hosiery for non-fetish reasons. The forum is a resource for men to find out about different aspects of hose wearing. Topics range from reviews of different brands and styles to discussing going out in public wearing pantyhose and shorts. There is a lot of encouraging each other that goes on there as well.

Another pioneer of men's pantyhose advocacy is Geraden ( http://geraden.blog-city.com/ ). This is a blog by a gentleman from Great Britain, that has been around for several years which focuses on Geraden and friends adventures in tights and sheer hose. There are many advice articles and letters written by Geraden and regulars to his forum. This one has been in my favorites for a very long time.

Lately e-MANcipate.net ( http://www.e-mancipate.net/ ) has gotten a lot of press. It has recently become a go to web site for press to quote. If you haven't been there it is a very nice web site that has some great pictures of men in various styles of men's clothes and pantyhose in everyday settings.

The Nylon Gene ( http://www.nylongene.com/ ) is a blog which was by began by Steve Newman only this year and has already made big steps towards normalizing men's pantyhose. Steve is the ambassador for ComfiLon's® ACTIVSKIN® and men's legwear in general. Steve has been heard on the radio, seen on television news programs and read in numerous articles.

Where will it go from here? Only time will tell. Athletes have discovered the performance enhancing ability of compression and men in tights are seen on the field at many if not most sporting events. Levee, Wolford and Gerbe three of the finest hosiery manufactures in the world have come out with men's lines and many other smaller manufacturers have addressed the men's market. Men in hose have shown up on Paris runways, on the battlefield worn by soldiers in the desert to ward off sand fleas, on truck drivers, firemen, equestrians, scuba divers, construction workers and men in nearly every field imaginable. Mantyhose is being sold in department stores in Great Britain. Who knows what's next. I'd bet there is a man in your life that you may or may not know he's wearing pantyhose in your family, office, classroom, job site, or Facebook friends list.

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WHY A MAN WOULD WANT TO WEAR PANTYHOSE
By jm2fly


Many women now profess a sincere hatred for pantyhose. They have been forced, due to dress codes, to wear for years. So why on Earth would a guy ever want to wear something that a lot of women consider restrictive, hot, itchy and generally uncomfortable garment that has even been equated with medieval torture devices?

Many guys simply feel more comfortable wearing pantyhose or tights. They usually wear them as a one piece replacement for socks and underwear. If pantyhose are sized properly there is nothing for men to find uncomfortable in them. Since the development of Comfilon and many other new men's tights or pantyhose brands men now have a variety of styles to choose from. These male focused brands are sized and proportioned for men. Some of these male styles even have a fly opening for convenience of those who prefer a fly.

Some men like to wear hose simply because like the way pantyhose look under close fittings trousers. Since they are a one piece garment there is no visible underwear or sock lines. I like the support in the groin area as much as the support in the legs. Most traditional men's underwear has little to no support in this area. Boxers are fine, as long as I have a pair of tights on underneath.

Athletes have found that wearing compression leg wear helps them with their performance. Athletes from every sport including running, swimming, cycling, football, baseball, basketball, gymnastics, hikers, mountain climbers, aerobics and dance have all discovered the benefits of compression leg wear. If your sport involves leg muscles then performance will be increased using compression.

Just as many men as women suffer from circulatory issues or tired heavy or aching legs and turn to support wear to help with these issues. Men may try support socks at the suggestion of their doctors. Doctors will often prescribe compression stockings for a variety of medical conditions. Some opt for knee high or thigh high but a lot of them just feel that the waist high is easier or more comfortable. I tried some knee length men’s support socks to help with tired heavy feeling legs, but like many others found that I did not like the tight band at the top of my calf. So I switched to waist length hosiery. I can get relief from support pantyhose without going to a medical grade product. I will start posting reviews of the many that I have tried and will continue to try.

Wearing pantyhose or tights as a base layer for activity in cold or hot environments or any activity where you sweat also will benefit the wearer through perspiration removal. Wear beneath cotton or wool and the perspiration will wick, passing through the nylon weave to be absorbed by the top layer leaving you drier and more comfortable. There are many other commercial undergarments made for this purpose. These other garments usually cost between 40 and 75 dollars. The most I have ever paid for tights or hose was less than 30, usually much less.

So how do most guys end up trying pantyhose for the first time? Pre-teen or adolescent young men try on their mom's or sister's pantyhose out of curiosity. Some older guys innocently dressed up as a member of the opposite sex for Halloween or during role playing with friends or lovers. Many as little boys were dressed up by their older sisters for fun. Some of us, me included, were dressed in tights as young boys as was common practice in many communities and had no desire to stop. Bicyclist and runners may try on a pair to keep warm and remain aerodynamic when they train in cooler climates. Hunters and outdoorsmen for years have been stealing their wives or girlfriends pantyhose to keep warm.

However they first tried on a pair, once they pulled them on they had no desire to take them off. The more they wore them, the more they realized how good they felt.

Here is a news flash for you if you are not aware; most of the men that wear pantyhose or tights on a regular or even daily basis are straight. Many of them are conservative even Republican men wear pantyhose. Religion is no barrier for most men to wear either. There is a discussion going on at one blog about what the bible says about men wearing tights. Most of us have simply found that they are a comfortable, practical and helpful garment that just feels nice to have on. 
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