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~ Martin ~
It still allow in the UK to wear anything - no illegal, maybe depend on country, I was wear tights and denim mini skirt that seem to be allow in public Ive wearing many time as cops passing me without stop or ask anything
~ Doug ~
In the US it's illegal to be dressed indecently, but not illegal to crossdress. Also, where would you draw the line? Some people might claim that all the boys wearing girls skinny jeans are crossdressing.
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is it legal to crossdress when outside as a female
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epilators have been suggested. I've just bought a Braun and done my first epilate session. So far so good, but still a long way from hair free legs (which are essential for any tights wearing!!!)
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With winter on the way I shall be cutting down on heating bills by wearing opaque tights with a wool kilt.
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@badleg: Try Elbeo Sheer Magic or Elbeo Caresse. Size XL is available. They really do help...
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Ordered some tights from Emilio Cavallini, they're great! Good stretch, warm, opaque. Good replacement for my regular sock-wearing.
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hi guys,new UK bodybuilder here, looks like a decent forum with lots of good info - hopefully i can contribute & learn.
~ Lucky ~
Men should wear tights for any reason also protect from blood flow that quite important, I do wear all time, love it. I wear with skirt that nornmal clothes
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Hi to all, glad to see im not the only one out there,though i was all alone for for a long time. best reguards.

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Wearing Tights at Work

posted Saturday, 17 December 2005
Geradenby Geraden

 

As I travelled to work the other day I was thinking about what I was wearing. What I wear for work is determined by two things – the organisation's dress code and my personal preferences. I work for a government agency which has a professional dress code – no shorts, sandals, flip-flops, baseball caps and that sort of thing. Nothing is said about hosiery. The agency did try to impose a collar and tie rule for men but made the mistake of not imposing the equivalent (a hosiery rule) for women. Consequently the rule was thrown out by the courts as discriminatory against men.

So dress for work has to be smart and professional, but not necessarily formal.

Yesterday I wore trousers and a jacket, a shirt and tie. I wore black shoes but no socks; underneath my trousers I had on a pair of near-black sheer tights. (Oroblu Magie 20 den, colour: singapour.) My ankles were visible for anyone who cared to look.

I recall that a couple of years ago I was chatting with Barney in a hosiery chat room and he was telling that he had been wearing something similar. He had just been asked by a female colleagues if he was wearing tights. And so his secret had come out. I suppose that means I must be ready for my secret to come out at work?!

Looking back, it has been a long road from the days when I first wore tights to work. In those days I wore secretly, under trousers and long socks to make sure there was no chance of anyone ever catching a glimpse of nylon. I would wear socks over sheers and opaques alike, and with opaques I used to make sure that my socks were the same colour as the tights, just in case the socks were not quite long enough.

Then a couple of years ago I stopped wearing socks with opaques. With sheers I switched to knee high or ankle high opaques instead of socks.  I liked the cooler feel on my feet. It is healthier too, I am sure.

A bit later on I stopped wearing socks with sheers too, but I made sure the sheers were matt skin-tone, so it looked as though I simply had bare legs. I started wearing nylon foot-socks to protect the tights from rubbing on my shoes. I wear black with opaques and beige ones with sheers.

Finally in recent weeks I have just worn whatever sheer tights I like, whether they are obvious to someone looking at my ankles or not.

When I wear opaques, I quite often do what the girls do, take off my shoes. The feeling of freedom is great! I have not yet done so when wearing sheers, however. The only things I have not worn and do not intend to wear at work are very high gloss sheers or fishnets. I have however worn diamond opaques and ribbed tights.

To the majority of people, tights are just an article of clothing. Why do we men get so anxious about wearing them? Isn't it all in our heads?

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1. Johs left...
Saturday, 17 December 2005 5:16 pm

way to go Geraden.

Johs


2. Steve Ashton left...
Tuesday, 19 December 2006 5:23 pm

I JUST TO SAY TO TECHNORATI TIGHTS ARE FOR WOMEN ONLY NOT FOR MEN YOU ARE A PERVERT WEARING TIGHTS ON WORK MY GIRLFRIEND WEARS A VARIETY OF SHEERS AND COLOURS OF TIGHTS TO WORK SHE LOOKS VERY SEXY TAKE A LEAF OUT OF BOOK STOP WEARING TIGHTS AND WEAR SOCKS LIKE THE REST OF US MEN.


3. tom left...
Tuesday, 6 February 2007 3:36 pm

Ihave worn to work, ballet class, running, housework with shorts, and hiking.no.................problems


4. v walker left...
Monday, 21 April 2008 3:44 pm

100% with you on this, opaques, sheers, black nude tan, brown or whatever colour as long as it is approprite for the colour of clothes you are wearing, it has never been a problem for me wearing them on a daily basis..

Just wear what suits your style and enjoy wearing them, you only live once! and that's never long enough to wear every style of tights in the world sadly....


5. Kevin left...
Thursday, 18 June 2009 6:58 pm

Yes, it is strange how self-conscious I am when I wear tights without socks. However, I seem to become less aware the more often I wear them like this. I have some 90% cotton tights that I have completely forgotten about until bedtime. Depending on what I'm doing, I can more or less forget about opaques.

Sheers are different, though. Even though they often go well with suit trousers and smart shoes, I still feel self-conscious. With blacks and barely blacks they could even pass as dress-socks, but the problem is that I know it's tights I'm wearing.

I have persevered though, and have worn sheers with open toe sandals and no socks on many occasions, though only when I'm feeling 'anonymous'; never at work or with friends and family.

Well done Geraden for pushing the boundaries. Or should I say, reclaiming them since we lost them a long time ago!


6. Kevin left...
Thursday, 18 June 2009 6:59 pm

Yes, it is strange how self-conscious I am when I wear tights without socks. However, I seem to become less aware the more often I wear them like this. I have some 90% cotton tights that I have completely forgotten about until bedtime. Depending on what I'm doing, I can more or less forget about opaques.

Sheers are different, though. Even though they often go well with suit trousers and smart shoes, I still feel self-conscious. With blacks and barely blacks they could even pass as dress-socks, but the problem is that I know it's tights I'm wearing.

I have persevered though, and have worn sheers with open toe sandals and no socks on many occasions, though only when I'm feeling 'anonymous'; never at work or with friends and family.

Well done Geraden for pushing the boundaries. Or should I say, reclaiming them since we lost them a long time ago!


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