The only time i would wear these would be whilst on the rob.....over my head!

Roy, West Sussex, uk

...but Ross is wearing a woman's coat as well as the handbag...it is his handbag...Ha Ha I would love to see him in South Bank - Middlesbrough not London - dressed like that!!!

phil durrant, york, england

Quite warm to wear in the icy Great Lakes winter. And the knee highs variety is a sure bet to keep the over-the-calf dress socks from riding down in the dress blues.

MH, Chicago,

The men's comments on this thread scare me a little. If you want to wear woman's clothes have at it, but know you are in the very tinny tiny minority of males. And yes, most men and women would consider it feminine. If you are ok with that, please continue.

Dave, Ottawa, Canada

Most guys don't wear make-up and tights because a) we don't feel a need to, and b) men who wear make-up, etc. look absolutely ridiculous, to a laugh out loud degree. Blokes who have a fetish for women's stuff will no doubt grind their stiletto heels in anger, but I'm afraid it's true, old fruits.

Stephen, Glasgow,

Ross is carrying tha handbag for his wife or some other lady, surely. No manbag I've seen looks like that.

RW, Auckland, NZ

Ok, they just want to be themselves. They like the look of pantyhose, panties, and oh, dear a garterbelt to hold up those saging nylons( with seams of course).
Ask anyone of them why they wear them and they will say the "feel", and we know what that means!

Kim, Boston,

ooooh, hello sailor!

alan, Bramley,

How many on-line retailers would be still going today if it was not for men buying lots and lots of tights..
Contact Shapings .Tightsplease..Mytights..etc and ask them what proportion of their customers are men..
Be thankful that men are buying tights as when no buys them...The factorys will close.

arcim, lincs, UK

Out wildfowling on a frozen Scottish loch, me and my pals always used to wear panty hose as a long john alternative, ( or as well on very very cold days). usually two pairs of old ones that had lost one laddered leg each cast offs from the missus.

John paulson, Frodsham, England

My grandfather, a real cowboy out west, wore pantyhose in the winter to help him stay warm as he did his cowboy chores. It wasn't a fashion choice, and there was nothing girly about him!

cutler, Central PA, USA

Henry VIII strutted about in stockings and high heels, and who'd have dared to call him girly? Fashion does change and "mantyhose" seems to me to be a case of men taking back a garment that was once exclusively theirs. I'm no metrosexual, but if men wear tights, that's fine; it's their choice.

Mark, London,

Women have many pieces that are freely "menswear-inspired." Why can't there be vice versa?
This unthinking reinforcement of archaic gender roles is anti-intellectual. Men once wore heels, women once weren't allowed to wear trousers. Welcome to 2008, leave behind your 1950s mentality, Ms. Midgely.

Charlene, London,

Its so stupid. Why did men stop tights& makeup. I don't know history of it. But I seen old pictures of men doin that., just like women. Why not?
Somewhere along the line of history , some ass said men have to waer grey/black, boring underpants , no stockings. Girls we allow to be glame not men???

johntop26, leyden,

Danielle - Let's reverse your post and see how it sounds: "I'm all for a woman being a little robust, but I want a feminine woman. No trousers, no socks, never seen without makeup. GIVE ME A BREAK! I just want a woman who is permanently glamorous, and GIRLY." Until then, let men wear what they like.

S Foster, Doncaster, UK

OK, not gonna happen here. I'm all for a man being a little sensitive, but I want a manly man. No purse, no hose, no makeup. GIVE ME A BREAK! I just want a man who is neat, clean, and MANLY.

Danielle, Hubbard, USA