Tights for Men

This was back before women were allowed to wear pants, or even show their legs. Thankfully times have changed, and women can now wear whatever they want… so why can’t men? Tights for men are growing in popularity.

Men are realizing all of the comforts and benefits of tights that ladies have been enjoying for a long time. Tights are supportive, they’re warm, they don’t slip, and they have a fantastic look under a pant, and these benefits are far from gender exclusive. When viewed under a pair of trousers, like a dress sock, they simply look like a dress sock and the keep a man’s appearance flawless and seamless while providing additional advantages.

Glamory has have designed hosiery for men and taken special care to have it fit a man, just as with the women’s line, take additional steps to ensure comfort. Glamory has five styles that are in the men’s collection. Each are unique and address different styles or needs in men’s hosiery.

Whenever I mention to retail store that Glamory has a men’s hosiery line I always get a weird look and it is usually followed with them saying, “we don’t have any transgender / cross-dresser shoppers. My first thought is why not, what are you doing wrong with your business that you cannot attract that part of the market. Second thought is they need to climb out of the box they built themselves and their business inside. Finally, I explain that the men’s hosiery is not even made for that market. I then see an even more puzzling look. I explain that all of our hosiery is made for men and women especially with our never before seen here in the US sizing that will fit someone 5ft or 6’7” 110lbs to 350lbs. with most of the transgender and cross-dress community dressing to look feminine. They are more of our women’s styles of the Thigh Highs and Stockings. That’s when the light turns on in their head. That’s when they understand.

Many of the men who wear hosiery are not gay, freaks, cross-dressers or any other label you want to give them. They are the postal workers, mechanics, police officers, fireman, corporate executives to office workers and men in the medical field. They are all men like Soccer star Paul Pogba, NBA star Russel Westbrook or Chicago born musician Junius Paul. Many designers are also showing men in hosiery as you can see in the Alexander McQueen’s spring/ summer 15 show as well as shows from Dries Van Noten and Givenchy. The boundaries of gender fashion are starting to get blurry. Men it’s time to reclaim our tights.

Men wear hosiery for style and support. Whether it’s under their trousers in the office or shorts while out doing everyday things. They are made for the fashion forward guy that likes to dress on point and live the luxury lifestyle. One of the many men I reached out to from our social media accounts was the author of one of the most popular blogs on men’s hosiery called appropriately Hosiery For Men. I was surprised to hear him say that his readership shows he has more followers in the United States than in his home country of the UK.

The bottom line is men’s hosiery here in the US and the world is growing in popularity and is here to stay and the options and patterns will only grow as well.