Oh dear - at least they say kilts are masculine

[Sawney Bean]

Ha! Ha! Ha! No.

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Though I sure that down in New Zealand Graham wonders if it time to finally pull out those green tights from the bottom of his closet and wear them.

I would actually pay someone to wear this in the more rugged/feral parts of NZ, of course it would be a timed event, with the remains shipped back to the next of kin at the wearers expense.

Actaully - I'll admit to wearing something similar!!! My favorite outfit for night sailing in races is long polypropylene underwear under shorts!

Did not realize I was a fashion trendsetter!!

Brian

yeah thermals (polyprop), every time I hit the mainland, i basically live in these, damn this acclimisation...

[Heming]

I'm all for "wear what you like", but these are not for me. But I can really picture soome of the students at the college across the road from my office wearing something like it.

[beloitpiper]

The "mantyhose" just look like long johns. The skirt, however...ummm...not for me.

[CDNSushi]

Interestingly enough, this is nothing new. At all. Every so often news websites tend to dip down into the "odd" archives on slow news days, I suppose.

I came across the website below a while back. (Don't ask me how -- I don't remember)... But I do remember reading somewhere that in Germany, men wearing tights with shorts is de rigueur. Who knew?

Each to their own, I guess, but it's hard enough having the public at large accepting men wearing kilts let alone something like this... I think it will be a pretty long time before fashion like this is ever mainstream.

http://www.e-mancipate.net/

[MacKay71]

Umm, ... I don't think I'll be jumping on this bandwagon!

[JRB]

Those remind me of early '90s grunge wear.

[Galician]

yeah, what truly masculine guy would dress like that?

[xena]

Well the "tights" aren't really. They're just long underwear that's dyed different colours and have outrageous price tags attached.

If you want 'em, just buy regular long underwear (or even a union suit!) and dye it whatever colour(s) tickle your fancy.

As for the skirt...

I'll stick to kilts myself...

[Rex_Tremende]

Several years ago at an outdoor arts fair, I noticed an older fellow wearing pink/printed pattern tights under his shorts. As soon as I got over the surprise of it, I decided that I admired this man for his spirit, creativity, courage, and individuality. He was somehow modest and zany at the same time. An arts show seemed like a good place for all that.

I have in my costume trunk (or a facsimile of one, at any rate) a number of tights (maybe four) in various colors (black, black, dark green, and canary yellow) and thickness, all opaque. Three are professional dancewear, and one is, I'll admit, from the ladies' department, that I purchased once when I needed something for some get-up I no longer recall.

Except as when worn as leggings in a costume, I would never wear any of them as outerwear, though in the winter, the black ones have been pressed into service as an occasional extra layer when needed on particularly nippy days. Their stretch and body-hugging features make them far more comfortable to wear under trousers and jeans than thermal undies ever were.

I've also worn the heavy tights under my 8-yard wool kilt and wool hose when I'm snowed in and have to spend hours out in the blustery cold trying to shovel my way out. The kilt is so much warmer than jeans and allows total freedom of movement that shoveling snow requires - lunging, bending, twisting - but after an hour or so of swinging that kilt around in sub-freezing weather, the legs do tend to go a bit numb from exposure. Not so with a good pair of tights. I've really found it to be the ideal combination for warmth and mobility for this particular task.

Regards,
Rex.