Will Women Ever Accept Mantyhose?
James Poulos ·
March 14, 2012 at 8:05pm
No sooner did I finish changing my mind about pantyhose for men -- this is a thing, FYI -- I wondered if my 5 cheers for mantyhose might have missed a key problem.
Even if they leave guys' manliness intact (or boost it, if they then heft a broadsword), will women shun the things? Will girlfriends and wives embrace the brosiery, or will they unite in their prejudice against them?
I need answers, and not just from our resident pop-culture vulture Emily.
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Re: Will Women Ever Accept Mantyhose?
I endorse your assessment of undergarment quality, Duane. This can't be rocket science. And I am convinced by the prevailing view among us that the biggest problem here (as elsewhere?) is the cutesy name. Good marketing means good monikers. Start brainstorming, America.
Sep '10
Re: Will Women Ever Accept Mantyhose?
This guy don't wear 'em so I don't wear 'em.
Dec '11
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pc1am3KyYgA
cough
Dec '11
Re: Will Women Ever Accept Mantyhose?
Personally I like traditional mens dress. With its simplistic refinement. Get a nice clean shirt, a snazy tie, a sweater vest, a good watch, wedding band, and some rockin cufflinks and you are golden.
Mens dress is simple and conservative on purpose (you can actually look this up) to level the appearence of men between the classes.
Besides have any of you actually looked at the brooks brothers spring catalog? Its like a mosiac of fruity pebbles.
Edited on March 14, 2012 at 10:49pmMar '11
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Diane Ellis, Ed.:
I imagine that Rahm Emanuel owns a few pairs from his days in the ballet. I wonder if he's found other uses for them.
I'm sure they make great containers for dead fish.
Aug '10
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Duane Oyen:
No briefs that crawl up the back, no baggy boxers that er, leave you unsupported in the breezes.
But, er, being "unsupported in the breezes" is what keeps your sperm count up. The little fellas don't like to get too hot. (Of course, if you're not interested in siring kids at the moment...)
Construction workers wear pantyhose under their pants to stay warm. As of a few years ago, they just called it "pantyhose".
Dear hubs wears a sort of footless tights getup to stay warm during winter hikes, but he calls it long underwear. Or maybe leggings.
So yes, that sort of garment is extremely functional for men but the cutesy names are unnecessary. After all, our Founding Fathers were content to call theirs "hose" or "hosiery", no?
Edited on March 14, 2012 at 11:55pmMar '12
Re: Will Women Ever Accept Mantyhose?
If fashion designers are going to push a feminine article on men WHY tights? I wear them 300+ days a year and they are not practical garments.
How about bags? A(nother) pair of my husband's pants wore out the other day at the pockets from the strain of carrying a cell phone, wallet, etc. Whenever he needs to bring stuff when we go places, it ends up in my capacious bag anyway.
I seriously don't get how men function without a bag. I mean, it's so darn useful--I always have a snack, a novel for spare moments, some OTC meds, earbuds, the grocery list, a knitting project, a sweater in case it gets cold...
Edited on March 14, 2012 at 11:34pmAug '10
Re: Will Women Ever Accept Mantyhose?
Midget Faded Rattlesnake
So yes, that sort of garment is extremely functional for men but the cutesy names are unnecessary.
I am, however, personally a sucker for cutesy names. But I don't expect the male of the species to share my peculiar tastes in nomenclature.
Dec '11
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Madcap: If fashion designers are going to push a feminine article on men WHY tights? I wear them 300+ days a year and they are not practical garments.
How about bags? A(nother) pair of my husband's pants wore out the other day at the pockets from the strain of carrying a cell phone, wallet, etc. Whenever he needs to bring stuff when we go places, it ends up in my capacious bag anyway.
I seriously don't get how men function without a bag. I mean, it's so darn useful--I always have a snack, a novel for spare moments, some OTC meds, earbuds, the grocery list, a knitting project, a sweater in case it gets cold... · 13 minutes ago
Edited 0 minutes ago
They are called 'briefcases'.
I personally use a leather messenger bag.
Here are a few good options for bags that leave your nads descended and in your own possession (best marketing slogan ever):
http://www.saddlebackleather.com/
Edited on March 14, 2012 at 11:37pmMar '12
Re: Will Women Ever Accept Mantyhose?
Guruforhire
They are called 'briefcases'.
I personally use a leather messenger bag.
Here are a few good options for bags that leave your nads descended and in your own possession (best marketing slogan ever):
http://www.saddlebackleather.com/ · 13 minutes ago
Edited 11 minutes ago
Those are some impressive bags and workmanship. Were we past the "recent college grads with not much money," stage, I'd buy one for my husband. Maybe for his birthday...
Re: Will Women Ever Accept Mantyhose?
Just don't call it a manpurse.
Apr '11
Re: Will Women Ever Accept Mantyhose?
I think it's just called a murse now. Although, you might create confusion if you are talking about a male nurse who carries a man-bag.
Never mind.
Apr '11
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Misthiocracy
In Scotland, if a man wears a kilt for any non-ceremonial purpose, people would laugh at him. Most kilts are worn in North America. · 3 hours ago
My wife lives and works in Scotland (Dumfries), and one occasionally sees a kilt about. It's not exactly common, but it's not quite unheard of, either.
Apr '11
Re: Will Women Ever Accept Mantyhose?
A subtle reference to The Breakfast Club, perhaps?
(Apologies for a non-CoC compliant word in the clip, and for the ads.)
May '10
Re: Will Women Ever Accept Mantyhose?
Midget Faded Rattlesnake
Duane Oyen:
No briefs that crawl up the back, no baggy boxers that er, leave you unsupported in the breezes.
But, er, being "unsupported in the breezes" is what keeps your sperm count up. The little fellas don't like to get too hot. (Of course, if you're not interested in siring kids at the moment...)
Construction workers wear pantyhose under their pants to stay warm. As of a few years ago, they just called it "pantyhose".
Dear hubs wears a sort of footless tights getup to stay warm during winter hikes, but he calls it long underwear. Or maybe leggings.
......
Midge, my eternal wife is almost as old as I am, so fertility is not exactly an issue. But I have designs to get around that issue as well.
And, as Sir James Lileks noted, in the Minnesota Winter, excellent. Any other time, eeuw.
May '10
Re: Will Women Ever Accept Mantyhose?
Next I'm going to be told I need a slip under my kilt.
Aug '10
Re: Will Women Ever Accept Mantyhose?
Duane Oyen
Midge, my eternal wife is almost as old as I am, so fertility is not exactly an issue. But I have designs to get around that issue as well.
Oh la-la!
I'm intrigued...
Duane Oyen
Midget Faded Rattlesnake
Dear hubs wears a sort of footless tights getup to stay warm during winter hikes, but he calls it long underwear. Or maybe leggings.
And, as Sir James Lileks noted, in the Minnesota Winter, excellent. Any other time, eeuw.
Well, he does always wear his thermal leggings under real pants. That's not so eeuw, is it?
When I'm out in the cold weather with him, I'm sometimes wearing no fewer than three pairs of tights/leggings under two pairs of pants. (But for us, cold weather is predawn in the middle of winter at fairly high altitude. We like to hike to viewpoints to watch the sunrise, and you don't move much while you're at the viewpoint. I get cold very fast when I'm not moving. Must be my reptilian nature.)
Jun '10
Re: Will Women Ever Accept Mantyhose?
I wear my hose with a codpiece and a broadsword. Nothing unmanly about it.
Apr '11
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All kidding aside, how are these not longjohns? I don't get it.
Dec '10
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So, if the merkin were to make a fashion comeback would the female version be called a "herkin"?