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Pantyhose are only for women, right?
Wrong!!!
Pantyhose are an improvement of stockings. Stockings extend up the legs, but require garters to stay up. Stockings were invented during the time of the Romans.
"Women started wearing stockings then because they wanted to make their legs look pretty right?," you ask.
Good guess, but no. The Roman soldiers were wearing short skirts because the armor plating on their skirts was heavy. A short skirt allowed for less weight and freer movement. The Roman soldiers did not like the look of their hairy legs and they developed stockings.
Men stopped wearing stockings when pants became popular. Pants became the standard for men since having inner leg protection made horseback riding much easier. Since men were no longer showing their legs they no longer felt the need for stockings.
Men no longer ride horses for transportation, so more and more men are showing off their legs. This is making pantyhose and tights become more popular for men. Men like the feel of pantyhose and the look. As is true for women, pantyhose help enhance the look of men's legs.
Today, some men wear support hose and other men wear pantyhose and tights for the look. Stores that sell support hose are not listed here, but they are easy to find.
Many men are wearing pantyhose under pants or are wearing sheer socks in place of cotton socks. Many pairs of sheer socks look very much like men's opaque nylon socks but are much thinner. Some pairs of sheer socks look just like women's knee highs. Either way they look and feel great.
Here are a few stores that sell men's pantyhose today.
Comfilon.com
Legwear: tights, pantyhose and stockings, and Socks
Ergee - Men's and Women's Tights
An online shop from Germany, where you can buy men's and women's wool and cotton tights, with pictures.
My Tights
Pantyhose for Men and Women
bravenet.com
