PH or pantyhose balance is the balance I try to keep between my love for pantyhose, tights and other tight stretchy articles of clothing and my relationship with my wife and my life in general. There will be reviews of hosiery and other tight stretchy clothing as well as my ramblings...Enjoy!
Friday, November 20, 2009
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.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
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!
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!
Thursday, November 5, 2009
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.
Monday, November 2, 2009
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.