Men in tights?! and leggings, etc...

[reese06]

I was talking to my friend who works at Burberry the other day and this guy came in wearing the Louis Vuitton leggings and he actually pulled them off very well.

 

[xhommex]

Skinny jeans are far as i would go

They look good on ballet dancers tho

 

[dnv67]

I've seen some people pull it off very well.

I have a pair of black skinny jeans that looks like leggings from a far distance

Leggings by Odyn Vovk
http://ns1.revolveclothing.com/images/p/f/r/OVOV-MP4_V4.jpg
http://ns1.revolveclothing.com/images/p/f/r/OVOV-MP4_V1.jpg

 

[gius]

it looks good with the long shorts over top^

 

[ecman2wst]

Today I was in Mamhattan Beach. I was road cycling and noticed a guy running. He was wearing board shorts and tights. He was jogging. More and more guys are taking to this fashion. Becoming popular. May been tights or running tights.

 

[Squizree]

Id rather freeze and get frost bites than wear leg warmers. I just dont like them. I never wearn shorts anyway lol

 

[ecman2wst]

Men wearing tights has caught on in the past two years. I have noticed a guy wearing cotton leggings, one guy wearing black tights with basketball uniform while walking with girlfriend. I didnt realize it until I turned around and noticed his legs black and not dark brown for him. Another with shorts and sandals with leggings, a guy wearing black tights over socks on bike, and a guy walking today wearing black tights over socks. I just happened to notice the second pair of socks while he crossed the street. As for the gym, an occasional spandex legging with shorts. Me I wear leggings while biking, gym wearing footed nude or tan tights, footless tights in black or tan but worn at the knees instead of fully worn down. No comments. Only a few smiles. I had worn them to the gym a year ago and a girl asked in class if I was wearing them. I told her I was wearing tights to prevent cramps. I suggested for her to buy leggings or tights. SHe came in the following week wearing leggings. Since then most girls and women are wearing tights with shorts or leggings. As for me I worn footless black tights at knee level today and worn nude tights last week and the week before. As for leggings, cyclists wear bike pants or leggings. CALI is into this trend for the past several weeks. I am waiting for a men line to be on shelf.

 

[GreatOrion]

I already mentioned this collection in another context yesterday
Givenchy showed wonderful tights for F/W 2009/10:

gq-online.de

 

[vogue28]

Skinny jeans are far as i would go

Agreed

 

[ecman2wst]

I like these leggings! The look is rebel like out if Vin Diesel movie. I could pull this look off . I would like to know where to find these or similar. Shredded vinyl or leather rocks. I already own some leggings and tights . I just dont own any PVC, leather , or vinyl. Wear em guys! Rock on!

 

[P Louie V]

HEEEEEEEEEEEEEECCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK NO.

 

[fashionista-ta]

GreatOrion, can you please credit your pix?

 

[David Iconic]

Hmmm... I understand the appeal of this look, but unless it is a little looser and more like trousers, like in the Marni and Givenchy examples, I don't understand how this look is particularly attractive.

 

[GreatOrion]

Sorry, I forgot. I found them at gq-online.de.

 

[tigerrouge]

The Daily Mail reports:

Tights for men! But would you let your boyfriend wear these?

23rd September 2009

They have long been a staple in every woman’s winter wardrobe but now it seems leggings could become the must-have item for men too.

Leading department store Selfridges is launching its first ever collection of hosiery for men this autumn, admitting that inquiries have soared in the past year. Dubbed ‘Mantihose’ and made by lingerie brand Unconditional the range will go on sale later this week with a pair of tights retailing for £70.

The thick 120 denier tights are available in black, beige and charcoal and only in one size, which designers say fits all. Made from a mix of cotton of lycra and cotton, which it is claimed will offer increased comfort, warmth and support as colder weather arrives.

For decades women have raided their husbands’ and boyfriends’ wardrobes and in recent years men have increasingly experimented with feminine fashion.

Celebrities such as David Beckham, who famously sported a sarong, and Russell Brand, who has championed skin tight trousers, styled bouffant hair and eyeliner for men, have led the charge. Stores have already sold male handbags dubbed ‘manbags’, leggings for men known as ‘meggings’ and eyeliner for men described as ‘guyliner’, but now it seems metrosexual attitudes are extending to hosiery.

A spokesman for the store said it has seen inquiries from men about tights increase dramatically in the past five years. Often men want the tights to help them create a leaner silhouette under slimline suiting, others have said they are useful simply for warmth.

David Walker-Smith, Selfridges' Director of Menswear and Beauty, added: ‘This winter the city’s most stylish men will have a secret weapon hidden in their trousers. The “mantihose” is extremely versatile and we expect men to be wearing them not only as a way to as a way to give legs an extra boost of warmth on the chilliest nights, but as a true style statement.’

London based hosiery designer Harisnya has set up a dedicated website on the topic, filled with style tips and discussion topics. He insists that tights should be seen as unisex rather than solely for women. ‘Male pantyhose can be worn for health, sports and fashion. So on the website we aim to show that pantyhose could be a regular clothing item for men.'

Tights have historically had a place in the male wardrobe but fell out of favour 200 years ago. Today men who work outside in the freezing temperatures, cavers, long distance cyclists, and some showbusiness stars are most likely to don a pair.

The Aviation Health Institute recommends that all plane travellers wear special 'high pressure' travel tights to combat jet lag. It says oxygen starvation is a key factor in jet lag because there is less oxygen in the air in aircraft cabins. Travel tights can help increase the flow of oxygenated blood back to the heart by up to 30 per cent, by putting pressure on specific muscles.

 

[GreatOrion]

It's an interesting trend about german press also started writing about...

 

[Aficionada]

Meggings

It's an interesting trend about german press also started writing about...

... and not only German press. Google for "Meggings"!

 

[GreatOrion]

... and not only German press. Google for "Meggings"!

I've heard about it some months ago.

What I ment was that German press, which semms to be very conservative about menswear, wrote "positive" about this trend.

 

[gius]

i like this part..
so interesting. didn't know they were so functional

Tights have historically had a place in the male wardrobe but fell out of favour 200 years ago. Today men who work outside in the freezing temperatures, cavers, long distance cyclists, and some showbusiness stars are most likely to don a pair.

The Aviation Health Institute recommends that all plane travellers wear special 'high pressure' travel tights to combat jet lag. It says oxygen starvation is a key factor in jet lag because there is less oxygen in the air in aircraft cabins. Travel tights can help increase the flow of oxygenated blood back to the heart by up to 30 per cent, by putting pressure on specific muscles.

i guess it's the same when tennis players wear that stretchy cuff on their wrists. i've recently began to notice my old parents wearing them too. for the elbow area though.

 

[Crimson C.C]

Hahah gius, its more for sweat though. I want to start wearing tights but have no time to make them. I doubt i could wear female ones... though i did put put on a friends boob tube jumpsuit which was stretchy lol.