Tights saver

Geraden: Bully for you, sir. Stumbled across your blog and I thought I had to respond, for I too have that infamous "nylon" gene. I have long loved tights - or pantyhose as I like to call them, Yank that I am. Like you, I started off idolizing female legs in them, leading to me trying them on myself and feeling guilty, to finally admitting to myself that I liked them and refusing to feel guilty about it. My wife knows and is very supportive. Actually, she really doesn't care and quite likes the sight of my legs in them.

Unlike you, however, I also enjoy transvestitism, so, needless to say, I sometimes wear skirts with my tights (only in the house or in a tranny-friendly London nightclub I go to).

As for going out in public in tights (other than the nightclub, that is), I wear only "dull" - as opposed to shiny or glossy - tights in clear or suntan colors with shorts. No-one ever notices I'm wearing them, which is the point, but I still retain the secret pleasure and benefits of wearing tights.

However, black and dark brown opaques are my favorites and I salute you on wearing whatever color you like, no matter how sheer! I feel, as you do, that men are foolishly being denied by society a garment that they used to wear and would benefit their legs. Tights were "stolen" from us by the prudish Victorians and were then hijacked and solely claimed by women. It's not right! Women look fabulous in them and they sure should wear them. But so should we, we should take them back, we were wearing them for many CENTURIES before they were ever allowed to show any leg at all! (LOL)

Hell, in fact, I think we should be like the Scots and all wear kilts and tights. Why not? Men have legs too, no reason we can't dress for comfort and show them off at the same time, eh? Keep fighting the good fight, Geraden, and I'll keep reading.

Hi Cedric

Thanks for visiting and sharing your experiences.

No, TV is not my scene. I have no interest in being or appearing to be a woman, and at 6'4" with red hair and a beard I think I might fail to convince one or two people - of the observant sort.

As for the unobservant sort, they often don't notice dark opaque tights, let alone matt skin tone ones – probably because they are not expecting to see tights on a man. The day that people in general notice a man wearing tights is the day they expect to see men in tights, and that will be the day that our cause is won!

Please come back regularly,

Regards

Geraden

Geraden: No worries, you made it dead clear in your first entry that you were no cross-dresser, so I already knew that. Sometimes I like sporting some facial hair too, so I only "dress up" when I'm clean-shaven.

Believe me, I'm still very big on the idea of men - real men - in tights. It's NOT strictly a tranny issue and I don't want it that way.

However, I find it hard to believe that people don't notice or that they don't "will" themselves to see the tights. I mean, sitting on buses, waiting in queues or at the bus stop/train station, people would notice, wouldn't they? At least with my luck they sure would. So that's why I always wear the skin-tone ones with little shine, because I get the benefits of wearing tights and it makes my legs look fabulous - yet no-one knows and that's how I prefer it. Because, I'll admit, I don't have what it takes to wear the darker colors.

I think it's great that you so rarely get bothered when you're out and about in your darker tights, but short of a sea-change in male fashion norms, I'm reluctant to try it myself.

Hi Cedric

You may be interested in a new entry I am writing on the question whether people notice.

Geraden

Tights saver, let me get this right... You cut off the damaged leg, then wear two briefs, one each with a good leg? That's so crazy it just might work! I have also just cut off the damaged portion, usualy the foot, and used a knee high in its place. This crazy idea of yours may work better, I can't wait to try it out!