Death of a flagship style of mens pantyhose

I was shocked shortly after making my last post to get an email from Comfilon stating that they will be discontinuing their 549 mens pantyhose and 849 mens tights both with a fly. I have to place an order and stock up before they are all gone. As I have said before, I'm a sucker for hosiery with a fly, and those styles are my favorites, the fly just completes the package for me. I've tried other styles, but none come close. Maybe I should look for a replacement style / brand instead:(

Another New Doyeah Product

I know it's been over a month since I last posted, but there really has not been any new hosiery news. Today, after checking the Doyeah site, I found they have a new product out, mens capri's.

Doyeah also helped out by showing how they can be worn, bravo Doyeah!

Another new "Mantyhose"

I found two ebay auctions for "Mantyhose" mens pantyhose with a third leg. It says the brand is Itallia, "Cipry Setal 20" A Google search revealed nothing. Oh, here's the links:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=140389316504&Category=11525

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=140389525293&Category=11525

After viewing the links again, they look an awful lot like this disappointing ebay purchase:

http://phbalancedblog.blogspot.com/2009/06/disapointing-ebay-purchase.html

14,991. That is what the counter reads. I wanted to put that number in this post for a reference. I know I haven't been posting a lot, but if no one is reading, I may as well quit posting. Is anyone still out there?

Mani-Hose

Another great ebay find! Looks like these may be from the early 70's, too bad they didn't catch on then. I was originally going to wait until the auction ended to post this, so that I could bid on them, but when Comfilon announced a sale on the style A876, I decided to spend my money on the modern version, instead of an antique pair, that I probably wouldn't wear. Good luck to the bidders!

Collanto Tights

Free yourself from ancient opinions !

Be man enough and explore new worlds
to get the feeling of wearing real men’s pantyhose and tights !

That piece of clothing is no longer for women only.

We have got the tights for real men !

Taken right from the Collanto site at http://collanto.de/English/english.html
I looked their site up after finding a new type of men's tights at Luxe Legwear http://www.luxelegwear.com/index.php
What I like best about these, is the fly! I like my hosiery with a fly, it just makes things better....

Are you getting hosiery for Valentines Day?

Or maybe giving hosiery? I know better than to do that, Mrs. PH would not be impressed. I, on the other hand wouldn't mind getting some!

Lately, I've been getting into footless hosiery. I've been wearing the Doyeah footless sheers, and Comfilon footless 876's, which are great. I want to try the Doyeah footless opaques, and found these on ebay:
They appear to be the same as the Doyeah style 03442's:
I like the option of wearing different socks or none at all. I also find that especially in sheer hosiery the toes/feet are always the first to go.

I have not forgotten about this blog, I just wrote so much last year, that I don't have as much to write about. Keep checking back, and replying to posts!

Pantyhose for men! Don't laugh, they're selling!

The title of this post is the title to an article I found from 1970, from the New York Times posted in the Ocala-Star Banner in December of 1970, http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=s5EUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PwUEAAAAIBAJ&dq=mens%20pantyhose&pg=7053%2C6516629 Several other news articles can be found by searching under "Mens Pantyhose" and "News" section on Google. I chose an early date on a whim, and came up with several, Happy Hunting.

Happy New Year!

Well this blog has been active for almost a year. It started as a collaboration between Mrs. PH and I, and has kinda morphed into just me. I wish Mrs. PH would be more involved.

In the mean time, in an effort to keep the Blog rolling, I search the internets (yes, I purposely spelled it "internets". It was a joke on a TV show, can't remember which one) for new material. Today, I searched for Lida men's tights, and found that they Cary a footless version, but I can't seem to find anyone besides Lida who Cary them. Lida apparently only sells in bulk, and I' not ready to get into the hosiery business, at least not yet...

Happy New Year to our readers, I hope to keep you interested, and your input always helps!

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?

Here at PH Balanced, we want to wish our readers a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, thanks for reading this year, who knows what next year will bring!

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!

The end of the year is approaching, and with the holidays, I'm not sure how much I'll be posting, heck it's been almost a month since the last post. I would like to thank all the readers, and encourage feedback, because feedback can lead to more posts

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!