Andy's story
by Andy
This interesting story was posted recently as a comment. Unfortunately, because of the way Blog City works, it does not show up in the list of recent comments. So to give it the readership it deserves, I am promoting it to a blog entry. Thanks for sharing this, Andy.
I started wearing tights when I left university, and it started purely by accident. I have always loved seeing female legs covered with tights, and wondered what it would be like to wear them myself, then one time while my live in girlfriend was out shopping I decided to try a pair on, lo and behold they were too small and I laddered them but I kept them on realising they were so comfortable to wear. I was so enjoying them I did not realize that my girlfriend had come back and she caught me in them.
Her immediate reaction was to make me take them off and get some trousers on as we were going out. Very embarrassed at this point, I was shocked to see that she took me to Marks and Spencers hosiery department, so I could look at all the colours and sizes they had. She then promptly bought me a selection in various deniers and colours but all the right size, she then took me to a chemist where I could purchase a waxing kit.
That evening she taught me how to wax my legs and how to put on tights properly, although my legs were exposed in the confines of the house my legs were always covered when out.
It was about 3 years ago when I started wearing tights outside and exposed, it all happened one day when I was wearing suntan coloured tights with lycra shorts and trainers in the confines of my own garden. My girlfriend now wife said we needed to go shopping and asked whether I needed to change or whether I was keeping my shorts on as it was so nice. I said that I would keep my shorts on and just get me my wallet and car keys which she did. We locked up and went shopping, not until we were half way round Tesco that I noticed my tights were exposed for all to see. I pointed this out to my wife who commented that she was wearing cut off jeans and black tights with trainers so whats the problem. Well I could do nothing about my tights so we carried on shopping, and no one made a comment or even stared at us, we were just 2 middle aged people shopping.
Once this initial excursion was made, it seemed easier to go out in public wearing tights. I have not got to the stage of wearing barely black or outrageous colours in public I try to keep to suntan or nude colors, although I have to say that yesterday we went out all day and I wore a pair of coffee colored with knee length shorts and trainers.
I enjoy wearing tights, they feel comfortable and make my legs look fairly respectable. But you do have to wax though, they look bad with hairy legs. I tend to buy from the USA and purchase the Just My SIze Pantyhose, they have a sewn in cotton gusset which means that you can do without panties underneath. Although they are for women they are extremely comfortable to wear, they also do various toe types, so if you want to wear sandals then you not need to have a re-inforced toe.
From my experience, the only people who notice you wearing tights are people who wear them themselves as you tend to look to see if there is anyone else wearing them. A very close friend of mine, apparently was a closet tights wearer until last weekend when we held a dinner party, it was a relaxed affair so I decided to wear my tights with cutoff jeans and sandals. It was almost 3 hours before he had the courage to point out I was wearing tights, I think the drink had lowered his tact at this point. So today Sunday 6th July he is having his first outing in public. He has chosen suntan to wear with knee length shorts, he will be accompanied by his wife, and myself and my wife. We are visiting Lands End, should be a lot of people today, but myself and wife have decided that we will be matching today with cut off jeans, trainers and barely black colored tights especially having worn the coffee coloured yesterday.
Just to point out one thing I am 46 years old and well built so tights are not just for the young and slim.
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Thanks, Andy, for your wonderful story. I can't help but being jealous at
the support you have from your girlfriend/wife. Enjoy every minute.
Good to see Geraden active again.
mephpositive
You should try this site in the US.
http://www.welovecolors.com/Shop/MensTights.htm They ship
internatinally for a flat rate, I didn't see a currency converter, you
might have to email them about that. And they really are great
That's how i kinda got an interest of wearing them, is seeing girls wearing
them in a fascination, kinda made me curious and i tried them on, the
feeling of them shocked me. My first thought was kinda thinking that women
were stingy, because they had this nice, comfortable clothing and to make
it seem like we are forbidden to wear them aswell. haha but yah, it was a
good experience, and i think my story will probably start as Andy's because
i told my girlfriend i liked the comfort of them also and she at first was
confused why i liked them, but my excuse at first was " they're comfortable
to sleep in" then one day i wore them when she came over once, they were
under my pair of jeans then i kinda told her in a bashful way that i was
wearing them and her response, she basically told me not to be bashful if i
like them then to tell her" I like to wear tights!" so, kinda gave me a
sign she would still love me either way, tightless or not haha. I was still
a bit scared that i was the only of few men that wore them, but once i
found this blog page, i feel alot more relieved that I'm a few out of alot
of men that wear them..thanks for this page.
Jon
I enjoyed reading al the comments posted to my story, thank you. I hold a
fairly high powered job and tend to be fairly stressed all day long,
wearing of tights or pantyhose helps me keep that stress under control as I
feel comfortable and in a way daring. I do wear tights and pantyhose under
my suit, but I always refuse to wear socks. Had I have not had the support
of my wife then things may have been totally different, but all I can say
is that I like my self and I hold my head up high when I wear them with
shorts and go out in public.
Andy, thanks for coming back with more of your positive experiences! Your
wife's support is so important.
Andy, thanks for your post and your comment - it's really reassuring to
know that there are other guys out there who have had the same experiences.
If anyone has any questions, feel free to email me at
ainsleyinlondon@live.co.uk
Hi Ainsley. It was never very easy for me to wear tights in the big wide
world for the first time, even now I do prefer that my wife is with me when
wearing my tights exposed for all to see. Yes it plainly obvious that Italy
is more advanced than ourselves, I have to admit that the guy wearing the
business suit with skirt, did look very cool, and even with the tights he
looked very professional and stately. One thing to comment on though he did
have the physique to carry the style very well, and in no way was there any
inference of feminism.
I wear tights out a lot. I think, though, that guys should wear more manly
tights,, so I dont wear hose or pantyhose of the colors women tend to wear.
I wear lycra, black usually, the same fabric men use for sports. I
usually wear a lycra unitard. Never do I wear pants or shorts over them,
but might wear a shirt or a belt or both with it. I am kind-of sexy
looking to begin with so I do tend to look more sexy than sporty I guess,
but its all about the legs. People dont seem to care unless they got the
hots for it or for me. The "package" is an important thing to keep iin
mind, and that most ppl dont want to see yours, so be modest there and save
it for people that care.
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