Another personal story of a man's discovery of tights.

In which a lady guest relates how her partner told her about his tights wearing, and how she supported him to the hilt.

In which Geraden gives a tip for not getting tights in a twist.

in which Dave gives his mother-in- law a surprise

in which Geraden discovers a new legwear blog

In which Geraden reviews the strangely-named Drain Up 40 tights for men by Gerbe.

In which Harisnya tells about a recent male tights fashion photo shoot.

In which Geraden gives a 'leg up' to a new tights blog.

Photo, courtesy of Arcim

In which Dave tells his personal tights story.

In which Geraden gives a tip for not getting tights in a twist.

In which Geraden asks who invented pantyhose

In which Geraden goes international and introduces a German video and a French website - all in the interests of male legwear

In which Geraden ponders on women's varying attitudes to men wearing tights or pantyhose.

Every so often people ask me where my nickname Geraden comes from. Sometimes I am asked, 'Is it German'? So here all will be revealed.

European hosiery consumers set a lot of store by denier, using the value as a proxy for a measure of weight or opacity, whereas Americans rely more on descriptive words such as sheer, day-sheer, semi-opaque and opaque. So who is right?

A man wears a pair of tights. Is he cross-dressing or not?

Geraden's tip: What do you do with new tights (pantyhose) before wearing them?

As a tall man who wears tights (pantyhose), I could have some information that may be of use to other male wearers, or to very tall females for that matter. So let me share my experiences.

Do tights make you feel warmer or cooler? And are they warm or cold to the touch?

by Geraden   Having read a number of 'first time stories' – most recently Mike's – I have been thinking, "What is it that gets men into nylon in the first place?"  And "Why do some men get hooked on nylon, and o

Most men have surprisingly pale legs. Bare legs are actually noticeable for this reason. So the advice is to wear tights of a shade darker than your natural skin tone. (tip)

Grr.

There are probably many of us, who would wear openly in pretty well any situation, public as well as private, were it not for opposition at home. There is no sharing of the joys of nylon, nor even any acknowdgement that such joys do, or can exist.

What a man looks for in a pair of tights.

Just what is it that we are waiting for? Who would have thought, a few short years ago, that there would be successful online shops selling nothing but hosiery for men? It defin

A collection of words in different languages for 'tights'.

In my experience the two most likely places that tights are likely to ladder are the toe and the heel. The answer to this may be to invest in a pair of 'footsies'. These are usually invisible with shoes, because they are wholly inside the shoe. (tip)

An unexpected message was posted on the tights-excite Forum on Monday 31st July. In it the site owner, Sal, said that she had decided to give tights-excite a rest for a while, the reason being other commitments.

Do people really notice when a man wears tights (pantyhose)?

So here is a very simple tip to save tights. Cut off the laddered leg just below the reinforced panty and save the undamaged leg and panty until you get a ladder in another identical pair. (tip)

There is no nicer sight in a garden than a washing line of hosiery drying in the sun. But what happens when the wind springs up? The tights legs get all tangled up around each other and around the line. (tip)

This is the second article in my series dealing with the objections to men wearing tights. In this instalment I summarise the responses that have been made so far to my original article, and I go on to speak personally about my early experiences.

Use a hosiery wash bag to protect your sheer tights in the wash. (tip)

I took a piece of paper, which I pretended to consult, as if I was on an errand for my mum or someone. Eventually I grabbed a pair of Berkshire tights and took them to the sales assistant. I must have been as red as a beetroot at the time.