Sunday 17 January 2016

Introducing the Tights For Men blog

A new year and a new men's tights blog! 

In news that will be of interest to all men who buy and wear hosiery, the Tights For Men blog was recently launched.

We believe that the more men are writing and reading about tights, the more that they will become more visible and acceptable.

We recently interviewed the writer behind Tights For Men and are pleased to publish our conversation.

It’s great to see a new men’s hosiery blog starting up. Can you tell us why you created the Tights For Men blog?

Firstly let me just say thank you for taking the time to interview me and the support you’ve given my blog, it’s much appreciated.

My main reason for creating the blog is to add my voice to the growing trend of men wearing tights. The more it is talked about and seen the more mainstream it becomes and the less it is viewed as a fetish or abnormal.

The second reason is to try and give men some good honest feedback on what I’ve tried to help with their choice of tights. For a female shopper there is a lot of information available to them, this is not the same for men and there are so many options, it can be a bit of a minefield.

My hope is if there was man thinking about trying tights for the first time, starting to look around, maybe a little overawed by the choice out there he’d come across our blogs and it would give him the information needed and, fingers crossed, help make his first experience of tights a good one.

What will the blog focus on? I can see that there will be reviews of tights, but is anything else planned?


For now I am mainly going to focus on reviews plus any interviews such as this one (providing I get more offers!) I will let it naturally evolve and see what people like and respond well to. Perhaps I might add a little more commentary to the blog, but Twitter is generally a better tool for that I think.

If anyone reading my blog has any particular requests however I am always open to suggestions.

When did you start to wear tights?


I’ve worn them under trousers for a couple of years now after my wife gave me a pair of hers on a particularly cold day. It was her suggestion, she’s never understood why more men don’t do it as they are in her eyes so similar to wearing long johns.

As you can imagine those hand-me-downs got a little old and so this winter I started browsing to buy myself some more, that way I could get what I wanted, they would fit better, plus I wouldn’t have to pester her anymore!

I’ve also got a little braver over the last couple of months and started wearing them with shorts on warmer days. My plan now is to get some lighter denier tights in the spring as I’ll probably start to over heat in what I’ve currently got!

Where do you normally buy your tights? Have you had any memorable shopping experiences?


I wish I could tell you some interesting stories but all my shopping has been done online so far. There are a number of great online hosiery retailers, the likes of UKTights, Luxury-Legs, TightsTightsTights and SockShop to name a few, that between them have such a wide variety of hosiery that I haven’t needed to venture out onto the high street. 












What are your favourite brands? Do you have a favourite pair?


For me a great pair of tights feel amazing on the inside and the outside, by that I mean they’re nice and soft on the legs but also silky or velvety to touch.

I’ve just stocked up on a few pairs of Wolford tights, who I believe you are more than familiar with! (Velvet de luxe 66 and Satin Opaque 50)




Wolford really do make superb tights, as proven by their recent hosiery award, managing to be both long lasting and luxurious.

For me though Aristoc’s 80 denier tights from their ‘Ultimate’ collection, that I reviewed recently, have to be right up there when considering value for money. They are soft, velvety, warm and a great fit, they are my go-to tights!



Are there any brands that you are eager to try out?


As you can imagine with my relative inexperience there are a number of styles and brands I‘d like to try and as with any hosiery enthusiast the luxury brands always appeal, the likes of Fogal, Falke and more of the Wolford range. However my immediate interest is to try out some of the unisex and men’s tights to see how they compare to what I’ve warn so far. For example Comfort4Men look amazing, I love the look of Emilio Cavallini’s unisex tights and the argyle tights from Adrian look great.



Many men are buy tights made for women, if they are sure the sizing is right and they meet their requirements. What are your thoughts on this considering that there are an increasing range of tights made specifically for men?


Good question, and a difficult one to answer.

There is a growing range of tights for men which is great to see and I offer my support to any company looking to market tights to men. The choice is still rather limited at the moment in terms of number of brands and colours compared to the tights marketed for women (understandable given the size of the market).

I hope the growth continues and I think it will, it has only got to be a matter of time until the trends seen on the catwalk from the likes of Givenchy, Alexander McQueen and Nuno Gama makes it’s way onto the high street. Once that happens, with a little clever advertising men’s tights could really explode.



For now though as a general rule, I think you get better choice and value for money from women’s tights.

To men thinking about trying tights, what would you say are the main benefits of wearing them?


For me there are three main benefits, warmth, I’ve found them so useful for that extra layer in the winter, I personally find that if my legs are warm I am warm. For those that say ‘just wear long johns’, they are far better than long johns, they are more comfortable, fit better and because of the variety in denier they can be worn in a wider temperature range.

Secondly compression, there are tights designed for compression but I find even non-compression tights make your legs feel more supported and energised.

Finally comfort, let’s be honest they feel amazing on, especially if you shave your legs, there’s no feeling like it.


Thanks for speaking to us Tights For Men. I hope Hosiery For Men readers will check out your blog and also follow you on Twitter. We are looking forward to reading more of your reviews and whatever else you publish on the blog.

15 comments:

  1. Great interview, made an interesting read.

    Really happy to see more male tights bloggers emerging as it's just Ludacris that more men don't wear tights - they're so practical! Even more so, now that it's winter!

    Can't wait to see more.

    Kay | Tights and Ladders

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  2. Best wishes for 2016!

    Tights For Men is interesting, positive and full of information. Hopefully more people, especially men, will become aware of how practical and comfortable tights are to wear. They're fun too!

    I look forward to your continued success and appreciate your work.

    Scott

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  3. I enjoyed reading the article and very informative.

    I strongly believe that men wearing tights will continue to grow in the mainstream area and be viewed as a practical everyday wear.

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  4. I as a straight male wearer can't see the big deal is about men wearing tights or pantyhose as fashion but then that's society and their closed minds. Men wore back thru the ages. All of the critics forget their relatives wore tights or pantyhose ages ago plus women wear all men's clothing nothing said it's just discrimination

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  5. This is great. I have battled with loving the feelings i get when I put on a luxury pair of tights. They don't need to be branded as men's or womens. I appreciate just how amazing putting on a pair of wolfords etc can make you feel. This isn't about been manly.... it's freedom. Great blog and will be checking in on a regular basis.

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  6. Hello mate

    This is Leo and thanks for putting up such an informative blog. It's true that the general society is still not fully accepting the fact that men wearing tights openly is as how anyone will put on regular garment and show it.

    I'm personally a tights wearer who uses women's tights since they're widely available, and I do wear them openly with shorts or berms.

    Keep writing, you have an awesome blog!

    Regards
    Leo
    silkylegsadventure.blogspot.com

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    1. Hello Leo -- this is Al in the USA. I've been wearing tights with shorts in public for about five years. I have a few ActiveSkins but mostly Peavey tights for women in various skin tones, and also blue and argyle. In my area people's tastes are not sophisticated; however I have received several compliments, and only one negative comment. In the warmer weather I wear tights everywhere I go. I shave my legs and wear a button-down shirt with nice shorts, leather clogs and belt to match, to try to look presentable. One thing I have noticed is that I get unusually good service from saleswomen when I shop at the malls - often they will come around the counter and hand me my bag directly, as if to get a better look. I have slender, toned legs which look very good in opaque tights. I enjoy wearing these and I have become an exponent for men's tights in my area.

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    2. Hello Leo (again) -- This is Alan in the USA, setting up my account. Just replied to your entry about my tights experiences. Also trying to get some photos uploaded. Will keep working. Cheers!

      Alan

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  7. I just look at it as if a man wants to wear hosiery go for it. Now wearing pantyhose or tights I wear daily just as fashion plus the benefits not a CD just a normal straight male. All though if out I wear under my pants so not to subject myself to ridicule and being labeled. Society is still closed minded to men wearing hosiery as fashion. Had to post this way tried to comment via wordpress but was taking me directly to my wordpress and not posting here

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  8. women's tights are cheaper and have more Choice. Provided you buy right they fit perfectly, feel great and keep you warm why put a gender tag on them?

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  9. Hello. Blog needs a update. I am in my favorite pantyhose everyday. Spring till late summer. Pantyhose with shorts. I really enjoy the look. Please update. Stay safe, Neil

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    1. I wear my favorite pantyhose/tights 16 - 18 1/2 hours a day. I love pantyhose/tights that much. I wear all colors too. As long as the color pantyhose goes with my outfit. I dont feel properly dressed without wearing my favorite pantyhose/tights. I need to wear pantyhose. I go everywhere in pantyhose and shorts. I wear glossy pantyhose as well. I truly enjoy going about my business in pantyhose with shorts. I even wear short shorts with my favorite pantyhose as well. Stay Safe. Keep wearing and be Happy...

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  10. I feel bad for you. I have been wearing pantyhose/tights with shorts out in public since 2003. I never had a bad comment on me wearing. So just go for it. I just go about my daily business. To me, there is nothing wrong with a guy wearing pantyhose if he chooses to wear pantyhose. I totally enjoy going out in my favorite pane/tights and shorts. Spring till late fall I am wearing my favorite pantyhose/tights with shorts. Up to 18 1/2 hours a day. I enjoy wearing pantyhose/tights that much. My first time out in public, 2003. I wore shiny suntan color Leggs SEAS to a family reunion. A few questions were asked why I was wearing pantyhose. But it was a great day. I have been wearing my favorite pantyhose/tights ever since.

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