Are These Comfilon hose/tights?

I found these a while ago, and forgot about them, and thought I'd see if anyone thinks the same as me. These are for sale at Body Aware.com, an online men's underwear store, that has some risque and quite possibly fetishistic underwear. (http://www.bodyaware.com/MI-DG?promod=default&cid=9CE9.0JC2&dtind=40169.6536828009)

I asked SteveKatz a while ago on LAUF if the hose were his brand, but he wouldn't say. One of these days I'm going to order some and see for myself. What do you think?

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Retro Men's Legwear

I posted about these a long while ago, and they are antique, so I don't wear them. The other night, I decided to try them out for an extended period of time. They don't fit as well as some other more modern brands, say like the Comfilon's, but for antiques, they did alright!

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Ela Patrik Tights Review

Well, I received a pair of Ela Patrik tights from Euro Tights to preview. A pair of womens tights was sent for Mrs. PH, however she was not interested in them at all.

When I first took the Patrik tights out of the package, I noticed that they smelled funny. Not funny bad, or funny ha ha, just that they smelled kinda like a cleaner or disinfectant. I washed them, and hung them to dry. Once they were dry, they still had the smell. Was the smell the "antibacterial" treatment? I wore them for a few hours yesterday. They fit well, and appeared to be well made from a fabric that appeared more than sheer hose, but less than tights. They had mild support, not a real tight support. All in all, a nice fitting and well made pair of tights, I only wish that they had a fly. If they did, I would probably buy them, and wear them more often. I just really like having the convenience of a fly in my hosiery.

Comfilon Footless Tights

Comfilon has over the years had a few different manufactures of their footless tights. Although i usually like the footed variety, there are times when in the course of athletic endeavors that I prefer to wear a different sock. Now I tried the old version, the A879. Both times I tried them, they were from a different manufacturer, and both times slightly different. What was similar, was that both versions of the A879, had a brief portion that was made of a different, and weaker material. Both times the brief ran after only a few wearings. I liked the support legs on both old versions, and noticed that wearing them during or after a very long run would help my legs feel better. When Comfilon came out with the new A876 as pictured above, I wanted to try them, but I was concerned about the brief. The Comfilon website touted the new manufacturer, and the tights sturdy stretch fabric. I decided to give the new footless tights, with a fly a chance.

I got my order in last week, and haven't had a chance to try them out until today. I did notice at first glance, that the brief and leg portion were made of the same material. This, I'm sure will correct the "wimpy brief problem" that I had with older versions. Yesterday I went on a really long run. I tried them this morning. My legs felt great. I was doing some cleaning around the house, and the support definitely helped my sore legs. I took them off to do some wok that may have been "hosiery dangerous" and then left them off. My legs started to get a little sore, so I donned them again. Problem solved.

The Comfilon 876's are just what I wanted. They are the same fabric all around, so you could wear them over say bicycle shorts, and they would not look funny as older versions have.

I also noticed that my other favorite athletic wear company Under Armour has come out with a compression tight aimed at recovering athletes. Called Under Armour Recharge, their recovery tights run $89 a pair. With the Comfilon A876's being $20, I know what I'll be wearing to recharge!

New Mens Pantyhose Retailer

There is a new kid on the block, carrying a new line of men's tights/sheer hose, I give to you Euro Tights. http://eurotights.eu/

Euro Tights is out of Latvia, and they carry a new line of Czech tights called Ela

The Ela tights come in three varieties, Sheer 20 Denier "David", a support tight, 40 Denier "Patrik" and a heavier tight for cooler weather, 64 Denier "Adam"

I have been in contact with the owner, as he did what I was thinking of doing earlier this year, selling the Doyeah tights on ebay. I got to admit, the owner of Euro Tights did much more than I would have with his website. I wish him the best of luck, and encourage our readers to pay his site a visit.

I really like this time of year

It is a great time of the year for wearing sheers under my pants, not too warm, and not too cool. There is a very short window for it for me, in the early fall, and late spring. I have come to the conclusion that the Comfilon 549's are my favorite sheer hosiery. Not much more to say tonight.

More New Doyeah

It appears that Doyeah has some more new tights, this time it appears as if they have a footless version of their opaque tights with a fly. Bravo Doyeah for expanding the men's hosiery line!

A Longtime Reader Published

I know that it has been a long time since I've written, but I kinda had writers block. The weather has been cooler, so I've been wearing tights or pantyhose under my regular male clothing for warmth. I've been experimenting with the different kinds of men's hosiery I have, and have come to the conclusion that my favorites are the Comfilon 849's for tights, and the 549's for sheer hose.

The reason I was inspired to write today, is that I was contacted by a long time reader to let me know that he has published stories of his adventures wearing hosiery. They can be found here:

http://stores.lulu.com/eugenetswong

I also wanted to congratulate the readers for making our blog hit over 10,000 readers. As is always keep reading, and more importantly, keep leaving comments!

Tights on the local weather

I was surprised today to be watching the local news, and to see a picture of a man in tights! The weather guy posted a picture of he and his son hiking a mountain, and showed that it snowed. His son appears to be wearing athletic tights (though I may be wrong) under his shorts. I love the look, and hope that it catches on. I was going to post it at LAUF, but wanted you our readers to see it here first. Enjoy!

More New Doyeah Products

A new product is available at doyeah.com, this one is translated as "Fine-structure Mesh Trousers" Although they have a sheer appearance, they appear fitted, rather than the tight feeling of tights or hose. I haven't been able to find anything similar on ebay, to see if it has a fly or not.

I haven't had a chance to wear the opaque Doyeah tights again, but the last time I did, I noticed that they fly was rather wide, and fell right on my "junk", so it felt as if I was falling out . I think I may have remedied this by putting in a couple of stitches to make the fly narrower. I used the Comfilon tights as a guide, the Doyeah Opaques were an inch and a half wider! This is kinda funny, because the Doyeah sheers have a much narrower fly. I tried them on and it seems like it may work. Only time will tell.

Doyeah Sheer Tights Test

Well it is a little cool tonight, so for the first time this fall, I decided to wear the sheer Doyeah tights to work. I will say that they glide very well under pants. The fly opening is a bit small, but it works. The fit is tight. At 5'11", and give or take a pound or two I'm running about 175, these tights don't leave too much room for wiggle. It is supposed to be cool again tomorrow. I will either wear a pair of Comfilon 549's to compare, or if it's cool enough, maybe the Doyeah opaque tights. Stay tuned.

An Example of Wearing Hosiery in Public

A reader suggested that a post be written about this example of a man wearing hosiery with a business suit. Do you think this look will ever catch on? More photos in this set by the "Hosiery Advocate" may be found at http://www.flickr.com/photos/23958111@N00/sets/72157622262659084/ I think it is a smart tasteful look!

Another Quick Doyeah update

These tights are amazingly comfortable! I got the black ones. They appear to have a high spandex content. I tried them on again today, and I was blown away. Kudos to Doyeah! I also tried on the sheers and the crotchless. Apparently the crotchless is higher on one side, and lower on the other. Not sure what is supposed to be the back or front! I guess it depends on your preference. I look forward to trying all out in a full day's wearing, but that will have to wait until the weather gets cooler.

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Doyeah Tights Arrive

I bit the bullet, and ordered a pair of each style of the Doyeah line from Luxelegwear. Here's my impressions.

Doyeah 10 denier sheer to waist: I took them out of the package, and held them up to my legs. they appeared to be long enough. I washed all of them, and when they dried, I tried them on. If I was any taller,(5'11") these would not be long enough. The fly is very narrow, but will probably do the job. A longer wear will give a better impression.

Doyeah 80 denier opaques: I took them out of the package, and held them up. Boy, they better stretch. After washing and drying, I tried them on. Wow, these fit great, and feel great. They remind me of the Comfilon 849's. sorry Steve, I think I may buy more of these when the 849's I have start to wear out. A longer wear will tell more.

Doyeah footless/crotchless: They looked small out of the package. After washing and drying, I tried them on. The fit OK, and the "crotchless" portion lines up with, well what you'd want it to. the verdict is still out on these too. With all, a longer wear time will tell more.

New Open Crotch Doyeah Hose Available at Luxelegwear.com

You may recall a few posts ago that after finding Doyeah's new crotchless hose on ebay, I emailed Deb at Luxelegwear to see if she would be carrying it. I am happy to announce that she now has them up on the website:
The quote on the footless hose is as follows, "By popular demand, Luxelegwear.com is excited to finally have available Doyeah's Open Crotch Ankle Tights. It combines the cool trend of footless legwear with the sex appeal of an open crotch.

Everyone loves the sheer to waist design allowing you to wear this with anything. " Am I popular demand?

The quote on the footless variety states, "The NEW open crotch pantyhose from Doyeah is just amazing. Its' open crotch feature allows skin area to breathe and offers anti-bacterial protection.

It is sheer through body and has a sandal toe. " Anti-bacterial, OK I buy it!

I find it interesting that the footless version is $12.99, and the footed one is $11.99. What is even more interesting is the regular Doyeah men's hose with a fly is $10.49. I guess in the world of oriental pantyhose, more hose is less money!