More New Men's Tights At Legwear4Men

Legwear4Men, the UK based retailer of men's hosiery has released two new styles of tights for men.


First is a range of luxurious Sheer To Waist men's tights that are low-waisted, have quite a high 'shine' to the fabric, and are described as being extremely comfortable. They have no visible reinforcement from the sandal toes all the way up to the very narrow waistband, which is designed to sit on the wearer's hips rather than waist, enabling the tights to be worn with low-waisted jeans or shorts, without revealing the waistband every time you bend over. These tights have a single conventional centre seam and cotton gusset, and are available in one size that is designed to fit hips 33" to 43" (85-110cm), height up to 6ft (1.85m), and inside leg up to 33" (83cm). Available colours include Black, Beige, Tan and Grey. These men's tights are priced at a very reasonable £6.99 per pair.

Second is a style of high-gloss unisex dance/exercise tights, which will replace the Legwear Express D400's. These tights are 110 Denier, very shiny, and come in White and Beige. As with the sheer-to-waist tights, these are also one sized, to suit heights of 155-185cm (approx 5' 2" - 6' 0") and hips of approx 85 - 110cm (33" - 42"), they have a single centre seam without gusset (being designed for dance use, they dispense with the gusset which could be visible under a leotard) and are very comfortable and durable, as you would expect given their design requirements. These tights sell for a £5.99 per pair.

Both styles are available for immediate purchase from the Legwear4Men website.

Interstingly, the Legwear4Men blog states that there are more own-brand products due to be released in the near future. I will let you know more details as soon as I have them.

Emilio Cavallini Tights

I'm a little late posting this blog entry as I have been away for a much-needed break. However, the good news is that the Italian hosiery manufacturer Emilio Cavallini has released a new range of unisex tights.

Emancipate, the on-line evangelist of men's legwear, is appealing for donations so that a professional photo shoot can be arranged to show off these new unisex tights. Read all about the proposed photo shoot at the e-mancipate website.

The photos below are from the manufacturers website.

New Mens Tights From Comfilon

Comfilon have added two new styles of opaque tights to their Activskin range of tights for men; styles A866 and A876.

The first style, A866, is described as: "A worthy successor to the venerable best seller, A869, whose maker went out of business. Now, better than ever, for athletic activity, on-the-job health, or whenever you need full support, this new style has it! These tights for guys have an unobtrusive but functional fly and feature a sturdy stretch fabric with 20% spandex for good compression and excellent all-day support."

The second style, A877, offers the same features and construction as the A866 but is footless.

Both styles are available for purchase at comfilon.com.

Comfilon Activskin A569 Reductions

Tights-For-Men, the UK based retailer of tights and pantyhose for men has announced a "Special End-of-Line Offer" for the now discontinued Comfilon Activskin A569 sheer tights. Whilst stocks last you can purchase these tights for £5.99GBP per pair, a saving of more than
1/3rd off the original price!

Sadly now discontinued due to the demise of this style's manufacturer, this popular style of men's support tights has 20% elastane in the fabric and graduated compression for excellent all-day support. The fabric is smooth, and glides extremely well under trousers. The comfortable control brief has additional elastane to firm up the abdomen, and the reinforced toes provide
added durability. The specially designed male-comfort front panel on this style has no fly opening. These are great for travel and sitting or standing for long periods of time.

The Comfilon Activskin A569 tights are 70 Denier tights that contain 80% nylon and 20% Lycra®.

Not all size/colour combinations are still available, so before ordering, please contact tights-for-men.com to check availability.

10 Years Of Comfilon

Comfilon, the American manufacurers of the Activskin range of pantyhose and tights for men, are celebrating their tenth anniversary.



The Comfilon Logo, circa 1999

Having started out with just two styles of tights back in 1999 (both of which are still available - styles A549 and A849), the company has steadily grown to now offer a vast range of waist-high legwear, thigh-high legwear, loungewear and underwear for men.


The latest Comfilon Logo

To celebrate this milestone in their history, Comfilon are offering a 10% discount through out May to all customers that purchase via their website. To qualify you must purchase a minimum of 3 items and use the discount code TENPCT at checkout.

I remember my delight at first discovering Comfilon; it was further confirmation that as a man that wears tights/pantyhose, I was not alone. Not only that, but I could now purchase a product that was specifically made for men. It had a huge impact on my psyche regarding wearing tights.

So congratulations Comfilon; you have done us all proud. Here's wishing you a great celebratory year and hopefully many more to come.

Shave, Wax, Epilate, Other?

Having read many blogs and forums about tights for men, it has become clear that the general consensus of opinion is that it is preferable to wear tights with hairless legs; the theory being that tights stay up better/longer and the feeling is more pleasurable. With that advice in mind, I first decided to shave my legs about 18 months ago.

I have quite hairy legs normally, so the first shaving was quite an arduous task. Eventually, however, I had smooth legs and could instantly see for myself that going hair-free was the best way forward; the tights do feel much softer and they really do stay up better.

Ever since that first shaving I have kept my legs hairless by shaving two or three times a week, a process that I have begrudgingly accepted as part of my regular body care regimen. The shaving process does however consume a significant amount of time during my week, whilst the benefits are relatively short lived. So I recently decided to try waxing as I had been led to believe that waxing produced longer lasting results - some claim up to a month. I purchased a pack of Veet For Men wax strips and having read the instructions I left my hair to grow for a few weeks. This is because the wax strips do not work on very short hairs (a minimum of 2mm according to the supplied leaflet). Once the hairs on my legs had reached roughly a centimetre in length, I set to work.

The first thing to note about waxing is that the wax strips have a curious odour to them. Not an unpleasant smell, but definitely a unique smell. I had expected the process of waxing to be quite painful, however whilst there is a sensation, the pain is minor at worst. The process left tiny red dots where the hair has been pulled out, but these disappeared within a day or two. Overall the process proved to be very time consuming - it took me over an hour to do just one leg. It is also a sticky and messy process. The Veet pack contains oil impregnated wipes to remove the sticky residue from your skin, though this in turn needs to be washed off. Disappointingly, waxing did not remove all of the hair. The remaining hairs were duly removed with a razor.

A week later and the hairs that had been cut with the razor really needed to be cut again, so I shaved my legs. A further week passed and I could see hair regrowing where it had been waxed away. This was disappointing, as I had expected to have a longer hairless period before having to either shave or wax again.

With the cost of a pack of wax strips running close to £6.00 here in the UK, I don't know that I will be bothering to do it again; the process is too messy and takes up too much time. Worst of all, in my case at least, the hair grows back too quickly to be economical. For the time being, it is back to shaving for me.

I may one day decide to buy an epilator, as I have read that some men find this process more beneficial than either waxing or shaving.

I would be interested to hear your thoughts and experiences. Do you wax, shave epilate or do you control your leg hair by some other means? What do you find works best?

April Specials at Legwear4Men

Just a quick note to let folks know that Legwear4Men (a.k.a. tights-for-men.com) have a special deal running through this month.

Just for this month, spend more than £25GBP (before shipping) on a single order, and have your choice of a Mesh Laundry Bag or Hosiery Gloves (worth £2.80) for free; spend more than £50GBP (before shipping) on a single order and get a free Legwear4Men logowear Baseball Cap (worth £5.99), or spend more than £100GBP (before shipping) on a single order and get a free Legwear4Men logowear T-Shirt (worth £8.50). (Please note, the free gift will not be mentioned at checkout, and please DON'T add it to your order (or you
will be charged for it!); either add a comment in the comments box when you place your order, or e-mail tights-for-men.com with your choice of gift (washbag or gloves) or size of t-shirt, where applicable).

Head over to tights-for-men.com to place your orders!