Saturday, November 08, 2008

Sure, they can wear them, but seriously, why would they want to?

(Oh, uh...if you're at work, you might not want to click on the site, there are a couple of scantily clad ads.)

Trust me, guys: pantyhose really are not all that. It's not like some kind of Ancient Female Secret that you're going to have to break through a reverse-glass-ceiling for. Having worn them for years (but not in the summer any more), I can tell you this:

1. They don't last long. And I bet the "mantyhose" (ugh, what an ugly word. We seem to have a proliferation of ugly words these days) aren't cheap.

1a. (just thought of this) They're not fun or easy to wash. Either you have to hand wash them (the expensive kind) or put them in a lingerie bag and hope for the best.
(And now I am laughing at the mental image of my going over to a chap's house...say, for dinner...and needing to use the washroom, and going in and finding all his "mantyhose" hanging up to dry over the tub rail. Oh dear.)

2. They're hot in hot weather, cold in cold weather.

3. There's the wee little issue of...body hair. One (additional) reason a lot of us ladies shave our legs, is that knit stockings + leg hair = nasty uncomfortable. So, does this mean guys start shaving their legs? That hardly seems fair.

4. They really don't cover any figure flaws. "Control top" really isn't. It's mainly a discomfort device aimed at preventing you from wanting to eat while you're wearing it.

5. Those patterned ones? Really, really not flattering. On women OR on men. Is it intended to be some way to look like you have tribal tattoos all over your legs without actually going under the needle? Kind of the tattoo version of a mullet? ("Business in the front, party in the back").

Look, Joe Namath could pull it off (as the author of the site points out). But he was *Joe* *Namath* (and he got paid a lot of money to do it). Regular guys, trust me, this is really not something you need to be doing.

(I know suits and ties are terribly uncomfortable and are largely passe, but one of the things I sigh over when I watch old movies on TCM? How NICELY men used to dress. There is a big difference for me in the appeal of a guy in a suit and tie (or even nice dress slacks and a blazer) and a guy in an old t-shirt and a pair of jeans with the knees blown out of them.

And yes, if men would go back to suits, I would wear a hat and heels. I'd actually sort of welcome hats becoming fashionable for women again. Hats are fun, and properly chosen ones can be a big enhancement to the face.)

1 comment:

dragon knitter said...

i've yet to find a hat i DON'T look good in, but iwht all my hair, i'dhave a rough time finding one to hide it all, lol.

those times were more innocent, as well.