2010 Year In Review

New Year's Eve is here, and I thought that it would be good to do a quick review of the milestones that I have achieved. Read the remainder of the blog entry for the list.

Survey Improvements

I realized that more than 1 person could not do the surveys, on each computer. For example, if you guys have spouses who would like to participate, then they would not be able to fill in the survey, also. I made changes. Now another person can use your computer to participate in the polls.

Would you, please, get your spouses to participate, also? I think that it would be more fun to have more people.

Friday Fun Poll: Wearing Fringe Tights

I created another poll, which is just for fun. It is about the topic of wearing fringe tights. Vote in the poll, and then, if you wish, comment below to share your answers and thoughts.

Last Week's Friday Fun Poll Results: Giving Hosiery As A Christmas Gift

Last week, I asked about us giving hosiery as a gift. Read the remainder of the blog entries for the results.

Is She Wearing Pantyhose? #4

Viewing #4a and viewing #4b should give us a good perspective on the same person as last week. I am still very surprised.

Be sure to check out the other Is She Wearing photos. The link is also in the right column, under Popular Topics. For those of you just joining us, read another blog entry for the explanation of "Is She Wearing Pantyhose?".

There are hosiery Wikimedia photos. The link is also in the right column, under Popular Topics. For those of you just joining us, read the introduction of this series, Hosiery In Wikimedia.

Suggestions On The Most Opaque Hosiery

An article mentioned Ellen Tracy's Completely Opaque Tight and another article mentioned HUE Super Opaque Control Top Tight.

This caught my attention, because I am still interested in finding the most opaque pair available.

I suppose that I could go for a thick woolen pair, or a thick cotton pair, but I probably would not enjoy the feeling of those fabrics.

Men Positively Associated With Tights

It seems that some real life superheroes are setting a positive role model. I like this because there is no association with being soft, or being in touch with our feminine side. It is pretty hard to argue with these guys, because they have a legitimate need to hide their identities, and they are doing something that the majority of us can easily recognize as being positive. To confirm my view, please read the comments below that writing.

I highly recommend that you try dressing up as a superhero if you want to wear hosiery with your costume.

She Customized Hosiery And Her Friends Will Try It Also

The following paragraph came from a previous blog entry. I separated it to give it better visibility on the topic of sewing.

This blogger found a tutorial on how to hand sew a full length pair into stockings. A while ago, people only thought of them in terms of not sagging or never buying them again. The way that she and her friends rave about it shows that their attitudes have changed: they are not satisfied with a bad fit, and they are willing to work at it, to get a great fit.

Wonderful Hosiery Trends

Remember what life was like several years ago, when we were excited to see a woman in hosiery? She could wear the 5 year old $1 pair that she bought at the supermarket, and we would still be happy to see her wear the tattered garment [or not]. Well, I have been receiving news and search results in my inbox lately, and things are looking promising. Read the remainder of this blog entry for a bunch of highlights.

[Update: I removed a paragraph and placed it in a separate blog entry, because the main focus was on sewing, even though it did show us their attitudes about hosiery.]

Should This News Feed Be Adjusted?

I just found out that the news feeds are not being sent out in the way that I thought. Before I make any changes, please give me feedback, whether or not you use it.

Be Glad When She Clads

A girl is asking guys for hosiery advice. I share this page with you, for a couple of reasons. First of all, I want to point out that people are discussing hosiery in a relatively positive way. Last of all, I want to use this opportunity to say that I think that the guys that she is concerned about are being ungrateful. Guys, if she clads her legs with hosiery, then be happy.

Perhaps I should coin a new phrase: Be glad when she clads..

"We Love Colors" Hosiery Contest

This is great news. We Love Colors is giving away a pair of tights. They are willing to ship the prize internationally, so we can all participate.

Article: Secret Santa Story

"It's a pantyhose Christmas, everyone!" was kind of funny. It's family friendly.

Merry Christmas

I wish you all a happy holidays. I know that Christmas is controversial topic for some people, so for those who like the occasion, merry Christmas to you, and for everybody, happy New Year.

Friday Fun Poll: Giving Hosiery As A Christmas Gift

I created another poll, which is about giving hosiery as a Christmas present. Vote in the poll, and then, if you wish, comment below to share your answers and thoughts.

Last Week's Friday Fun Poll Results And Commentary: Purchasing Hosiery As A Group

For a bit of background, feel free to read my earlier blog entry, Creating A Group Discount Site.

Last week, I asked about us purchasing hosiery as a group, and 6 of us responded. Read the remainder of the blog entry for the results and details on the plan I have.

Is She Wearing Pantyhose? #3

Viewing #3 is surprising to say the least.

Be sure to check out the other Is She Wearing photos. The link is also in the right column, under Popular Topics. For those of you just joining us, read another blog entry for the explanation of "Is She Wearing Pantyhose?".

There are hosiery Wikimedia photos. The link is also in the right column, under Popular Topics. For those of you just joining us, read the introduction of this series, Hosiery In Wikimedia.

Spring Hosiery Trends For 2011

A lot of women probably know about the spring 2011 hosiery trends, but I share this with you, so that we can breathe a sigh of relief, knowing that hosiery will be in style.

I really respect their suggestions of using summer dresses with tights to get a winter and spring look.

Women See Hosiery As Feminine, Which Makes It Hard For Them To Accept Us

Many women have a hard time seeing their men in pantyhose. We have heard it all before, but here is another person chiming in. How can we let them feel feminine, because of the hosiery that they wear, while letting us wear hosiery as well?

A Delightful Conversation

A happy couple had a conversation about tights, pantyhose, and leggings. She wants them for Christmas, and he struggles to figure everything out. It is embarrassing for the husband, but it is a delightful conversation. I am impressed that she wants them for Christmas.

Selling Hosiery As Tough Is Difficult

Everybody wants hosiery that lasts forever. Unfortunately, selling a product [e.g. ultra sheer pantyhose] as strong and sensual is challenging, because strength and sensualness are typically mutually exclusive. With new technology, this does not have to be that way. This blog entry touched on the issue. I am glad that he recognized stockings as a good thing. There is a large image available.

I have yet to find the place to buy this hosiery. I even searched for the ad agency's web site, but could not find it. In my opinion, they failed, because did not provide enough information.

Please let us know where to buy them!

A Mozilla Addon For Hosiery

I am a bit surprised that there is an actual Mozilla addon for hosiery. The fact that they seem to get downloads each week implies that there must be a lot people out there who enjoy pantyhose, tights and other hosiery.

I wonder if there is something that we can add to it to move our cause forward. Perhaps the addon could have an option for finding fashion advice to match a purchase? This would help people who are hesitant about not fitting in, when wearing hosiery. There certainly are other needs as well. Perhaps there could be an option for finding the longest pair? Perhaps there could be an option for finding the most opaque pair?

Friday Fun Poll: Purchasing Hosiery As A Group

I created another poll, which is much more serious. It is about the topic of purchasing hosiery as a group. Vote in the poll, and then, if you wish, comment below to share your answers and thoughts.

This poll is related to Creating A Group Discount Site.

The Places With The Most Pantyhose Wearing Men

In the last poll about smoothing out our hosiery, 1 participant asked, "Where are the most pantyhose wearing men?". I do not know that off the top of my head. I assume that the participant wants to know about the results of hosiery and tights in the work place survey.

The results show that most participants are in the US: 14. UK had 5. The other countries had only 1 or 2. The results seem consistent with the amount of visitors that I get. Most come from the US.

Last Week's Friday Fun Poll Results

Last week, I asked, "Do you smooth out your hosiery after washing, before they dry?", and 5 of us said this.

Never!	0.0%	0
Not usually.2	0.0%	1
Sometimes.	0.0% 0
Usually.	60.0%	3
Always!	20.0%	1

Also, all 5 of us wanted more, so I will keep trying to make more surveys.

Is She Wearing Pantyhose? #2

Lady #2 is from what appears to be a stock photo. Is the woman on the right wearing sheer hosiery [i.e. tights]? The woman on the left appears to be wearing something.

When I searched for the photo, I tried to search for business women. I found it so interesting, that most business women did not wear skirts and hosiery. I found mostly images of women in pants, and of the women that wore skirts, most went bare legged, or wore extremely obvious hosiery.

Be sure to check out the other Is She Wearing photos. The link is also in the right column, under Popular Topics. For those of you just joining us, read another blog entry for the explanation of "Is She Wearing Pantyhose?".

There are hosiery Wikimedia photos. The link is also in the right column, under Popular Topics. For those of you just joining us, read the introduction of this series, Hosiery In Wikimedia.

Banks Recommend Stockings To Staff

It is unfortunate when big businesses and banks fail, but even when all looks bleak, good things can still happen. It seems that there is some progress in the area of more women wearing stockings in the workplace. Read the remainder of the blog entry to read the few things that I have to say about the situation.

When I first read the article, I thought that it was a dress code requirement, but it is a dress code recommendation, and not for the entire organization. They are testing the recommendation on only 5 branches, and intend to extend it to the remainder of the organization later. Unfortunately, it seems that nobody has tried out the recommendations yet.

Also, because it is only a recommendation, I think that it is safe to assume that they are allowed to wear full length hosiery [i.e. pantyhose and tights].

Hopefully, they will allow men to wear shorts and hosiery. I doubt it, though, because I believe that they are going for a conservative professional look, and it would be very difficult to encourage men to wear hosiery, while looking conservative.

It is interesting that the banks request that the women wear flesh coloured underwear. I assume that the author is referring to bras, which might be visible through thinner shirts.

If you respond to the article, then let us know, and feel free to cross post here.

Creating A Group Discount Site

I have put some thought into creating a group discount site which is exclusively focused on purchasing unique hosiery at discount prices. Feel free to use this idea. Just let me know, so that I could avoid doing the same thing as you. Read the remainder of the blog entry for the details on how my idea would work. I will probably create a survey on Friday, for this.

There Is Nothing Exciting Going On

Things have been really slow lately. I have been struggling to find stuff to write about.

Advantages Of Cheap Hosiery

I usually do not advocate that we buy cheap hosiery, but they are not all bad. Read the remainder of my blog entry for possible uses.

Gift Suggestions

[Sorry for taking so long to publish this blog entry.]

If any of you want to give hosiery as a gift, then read the remainder of this blog entry for 5 small suggestions on how to make it special.

Guys, this is actually written to the ladies, so that they can buy for you.

Not Wearing Hosiery To My Performance

I will perform in an orchestra presentation, this coming Friday. I wanted to wear hosiery and shorts, but I decided against it, because I do not like the look of my outfit with a black coat, and because I feel that the overall appearance is not something that people are ready for. Also, my brother and parents are coming, and they would not appreciate it. We cannot win them all.

Superheros In Tights Command Respect

This article seems to indicate that men in tights and skin tight clothing can command respect. The more that I think about people disapproving of men in hosiery, the less that they make sense.

First Survey Results: Locations And Numbers

Read the remainder of this blog entry for the survey results, that are mostly number oriented, or location oriented. There are testimonials and long answers. I will share 1 about once per week.

By the way, this took hours of work. Would you do me a favour, and write "Thanks!", in a comment below? It would really encourage me. This blog entry actually made me miserable.

Friday Fun Poll: Smoothing Out Hosiery After Washing

I created another poll, which is just for fun. It is about the topic of smoothing out our hosiery after washing. Vote in the poll, and then, if you wish, comment below to share your answers and thoughts.

Is She Wearing Pantyhose? #1

Lady #1 is Faith Hill.

Be sure to check out the other Is She Wearing photos. The link is also in the right column, under Popular Topics. For those of you just joining us, read the remainder of the blog entry for the explanation of "Is She Wearing Pantyhose?".

There are hosiery Wikimedia photos. The link is also in the right column, under Popular Topics. For those of you just joining us, read the introduction of this series, Hosiery In Wikimedia.

First Survey Results

Throughout the next several days, I will share the survey results. If you are a LAUF member, then would you please make sure that the LAUF members know about me posting the results? I ask this favour, because many of the participants were probably from LAUF, and they probably want to know the results.

Tip For Unwrinkling Cleaned Hosiery

I take it for granted that my hosiery will be nice and smooth, before I put it on, as opposed to wrinkled and tangled. The hosiery wearing experience, starts in the brain, before you even put on a pair of hosiery. In fact, it starts before you even see it. I suggest that you read the remainder of this blog entry to see how I make my hosiery nice and smooth, so that you can get the most pleasure out of your hosiery wearing experience. While you are at it, comment below to let me know if you also unwrinkle your hosiery.

Acclaimed Filipino Artist Lienil Francis Yu Likes To Wear Tights?

I do not know how serious this article is, but it seems that a fellow just admitted that he wears hosiery. Does anybody know if he is serious?

Tights Make The Perfect Gift?!? We Have Come A Long Ways!

We have all seen ads that say, "_____ makes the perfect gift.", right? It makes sense, whether they are telling the truth or not, because we understand that they are trying to persuade us to buy their products. I was surprised, though, to see Silkies claim that tights make the perfect gift, because I remember reading a long while ago, that if you give a pair of hosiery as a gift to your gal, then she would be a little bit upset for not giving her something special. So, if you ask me, then I say that a company to claiming that their hosiery makes a good gift is quite a change in society.

3 cheers for hosiery!

Choosing Between Sheer Or Opaque Hosiery [i.e. nylons; pantyhose; tights; etc.]

Are you having a little bit of trouble choosing between a sheers and opaques? Read the remainder of my blog entry for my advice.

Kilts Night At Doolin's Pub

Doolin's Pub has an event, called Kilts Night, every first Thursday, of every month. I wore my red tartan kilt, a pair of grey wool socks, a pair of black flashes, and a pair of skin coloured sheer hosiery. Read the remainder of the blog entry for the details.

Hosiery [i.e. pantyhose, nylons, tights, etc.] Is In Style For 2010 & 2011

Hosiery seems to have been popular in 2010, and it seems to be looking great for 2011. Read the remainder of my blog entry for why I think so.

Men Can Wear Hosiery [i.e. pantyhose; tights]

Yes, men can wear hosiery [i.e. pantyhose; tights]. Men do it often. In many countries, women suggest the idea to their men, and the men are happy to comply. Even if it is not hot or cold, you might want to wear a pair, to keep your pants clean, so that you would not have to dry clean as often. There are many other reasons to wear hosiery. Feel free to ask people for reasons, if you need more.

Tip For Wearing 2 Pairs

Read the remainder of the blog entry for my experience on wearing 2 pairs of hosiery, that were too short, and my suggestion for the best fit.

Hosiery Review: Silks Premium Tights

On Sunday, I wore Silks Premium Tights, and they felt wonderful. I highly recommend them. Read the remainder of my blog entry for the review.

Lady Gaga Braves Cold Winter In Sheer Hosiery

I have mentioned before that wearing hosiery with shorts in -10°C weather is possible. If Lady Gaga can wear sheers with no skirt, or pants in 25°F or -4°C weather, then we can wear opaques with shorts.

Wear Your Team's Colours

I have included links to several photos showing people wearing outrageous outfits that make perfect sense when they cheer for their team. I realize that we have seen situations like this before, but an illustration is worth 1000 words, and it might encourage people to wear hosiery [i.e. pantyhose, nylons, tights, etc.]. That being said, these situations are proof positive that people are willing to break societal norms for this unique type of situation, and to create a new norm. We can use these situations to overcome objections.

Read the remainder of the blog entry to see what I mean.

The Best Historical Fashions For Men In Hosiery

The 1770–1795 time period had some nice photos to inspire us.

Shakespearean Styles Compared To Leggings As Pants Look

I noticed a similarities between the women's fashion of wearing leggings with no pants, skirts, or shirts and the men's fashion from 1450 to 1500. Also, I think that I have new way of getting hosiery on the legs of the mainstream guys out there. If this sounds good to you, then read the remainder of this blog entry.

Hosiery And Shorts In -4 C Weather; Volunteer Boss Wore Hosiery Under Pants

I wore the blue opaque Foot Traffic hosiery that I wrote about before, and a pair of shorts. My boss showed everybody in the room, that he was wearing very opaque hosiery under his pants. Read the remainder of the blog entry for the details.

The Importance Of Choosing Good Boots

I wanted to recommend the perfect types of boots to wear with your hosiery and formal shorts in winter, when you actually have snow on the ground. It turned out to be a bit of a challenge, because most the men's winter boots tend to be casual. Read the remainder of the blog entry to see my 1 recommendation.

Bear in mind that I do not make recommendations for casual winter wear, because it is easier to do that on your own, without my help.

Choosing Thick Cotton Socks Over Thin Hosiery

I thought about my discussion with my saxophone friend, and wondered what type of hosiery would suit her when she runs. Read the remainder of the entry to see my recommendation.

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I got another coupon from Lulu.com, yesterday.

Purchase The Blog Entries Of Hosiery Advocate [Edition 1.1] with 15% off with coupon code STOCKING305. Read the remainder of the blog entry for Lulu.com's fine print.

A New Convert In My Orchestra?

I went to orchestra rehearsal last night, and I wore the blue opaques that I bought from Foot Traffic, with a white turtleneck, a hoodie sweat shirt, and my least favourite black shorts. I felt uncomfortable wearing such a bright colour with my outfit, but the other opaques were in the laundry, or were being saved for my better clothes.

Read the remainder of the blog entry for the details of my discussions with a couple of fellow performers.

Is Mrs. Obama Wearing Hosiery??

I thought that she always goes bare legged, or wears pants, and/or wear socks. Would 1 of you good readers, please confirm whether or not she is wearing mostly opaque black hosiery and thigh high boots?

I had to page down twice, to see a bigger version.

If I used an incorrect title for Michelle Obama, then please forgive me. I know that that title is not politically correct, but I think that it is okay to refer to her in that way for simple purposes.

Princess Wears Brown Most Opaque Hosiery

Look at the photos of Princess Letizia, and then cast your vote, for whether or not you like it.

Guessing Game

Somebody made an interesting guessing game. She showed us 2 hosiery pictures, and then asked us to guess which was most expensive. I was wrong. Try it, just for fun, and then let us know how you did.

We should probably do more of these games.

Recommended Outfits From "The Sound Of Music"

"The Sound Of Music" has some great outfits for guys who wear hosiery. We just need to bring them into fashion for adults. Read the remainder of the blog entry for the links, and my opinions.

My Book Is On The Shelf Of An Actual Book Store

I am excited about it, because this means that people are going to see that guys do wear hosiery. Even if they do not buy, they will probably still see it, as they browse that shelf.

Announcement: News Is Really Slow

There is really nothing happening right now, so do not be surprised if you get no news between now and January.

Photos Of Outfit For Church Performance

I hate to belittle anybody, but for a good example of how to not dress, check out this guy's outfit.

After that, come back here to read the remainder of the blog entry, to see why I do not recommend this specific outfit.

Video: Fashion Expert Helps Us Style Ourselves With Hosiery

I even learned a bit from this video: Hosiery dos and don'ts.

Article: Whether Or Not Hosiery Should Be Required

Here is an old article, from 2009, about whether or not women should wear hosiery in the office. Read the remainder of the blog entry for my response.

Article: Advice On Matching Hosiery To Outfit

A lady asked a fellow for advice on matching hosiery to her business outfit. Read the remainder of my blog entry for my own ideas.

Article: Hosiery And Open Toe Shoes In The Office

For those of you who missed it, there is an article about open-toed heels and hosiery in the office. The comments seem to be supportive of it.

Article: Sheer Hosiery Might Come Back In Style

The fellow does not directly answer the question, but he does address the issue: "Is sheer black hosiery back in style?"

In Vancouver, I sometimes see women wearing skin coloured or black day sheers. I think that it has become acceptable.

Performed In Church

On Sunday, I played my trumpet. For a musical offering, I played a solo piece, and for a Remembrance Day moment, I played both the The Last Post and Reveille. I wore my favourite black shorts, Wolford Waist Socks, black dress shoes, tie, and a sports coat.

Read the remainder of the entry for more details.

Spoke To Pastor About Wearing Hosiery

On Friday, my pastor and I spoke about me wearing hosiery. He had given me permission in another situation to wear it while performing. During this discussion, I felt that the idea had more credibility in his eyes.

We're gaining ground.

Article: Colourful Hosiery Highlighted

Some interesting news came into my inbox lately. It seems that MTV was excited to highlight the hosiery that 4 fashion bloggers modeled. I bet that hosiery is here to stay, and it will be the up and coming generation that will lead the way, while the bare leg generation will die off still unclad.

2 University Cheerleaders Were Not Allowed To Wear Hosiery

We have heard of women being forced to wear hosiery, and not having any interest in wearing hosiery, but it seems that a couple of cheerleaders were not allowed to perform unless they removed their hosiery.

Convert Damaged Full Length To Footless And Add Knee Highs

Just a while ago, I took 1 of my favourite pairs, and converted them into footless hosiery, because they were so worn out and so badly damaged. I combined them with knee highs, and I can say that they feel wonderful. It is good to know that this great feeling fabric still has lots of life left in it. The knee highs are HUE opaques. For more ideas, click used, which can also be found in the right column, under Popular Topics.

Article: In Support Of Hosiery And Open Toed Shoes

Julee Wilson shows women how to wear opened toed shoes and hosiery. I recommend that women go with it.

As for men, I think that the only open toed shoes that we have are casual sandals, and I kind of wonder if we can get away with it. If we do not care about how we look, and if we do not mind getting dirt and rough stuff between our hosiery and sandals, then we definitely can. There are situations like that, I am sure, but for the most part, I think that guys cannot get away with it.

Do any of you guys and gals wear hosiery and sandals?

Secret Luxury And Secret Opaques Might Be The Same

I wrote about Secret Luxury hosiery. For all of you Secret Luxury fans, I encourage you try buying Secret opaque hosiery. I think that they do not have a style name for their opaque hosiery.

While wearing them again, I realized that Secret Luxury really feels a lot like the other Secret opaques that I have. This is good news, because I could not find Secret Luxury anymore in stores or online. I suspect that Secret just rebranded the hosiery to help it to sell better.

Vancouver Public Library Has Put My Book In The Catalog

Here is the page. You can start requesting it now. My friend already requested it. Maybe you could request it next.

Halloween 2010

I was pretty determined to dress up as a jester, but I did not have any time to make the costume. I am on a tight budget too. Fortunately, I found some nice templates on the web for making a jester's hat. I can see that I was way off, when it came to making a hat, using my own techniques.

Perspectives On Leggings And No Other Coverings

An article came into my inbox, and it lead me to different places on the web. Even though the pages are mostly about leggings and nothing covering them, I recommend that you read on, because there are some photos on the pages, and because we could learn from them about trends, and because you can see my response to 1 of them.

Stockings Contributed To Third Degree Burn During Explosion

My uncle mentioned that an Asian singer got her legs severely burned, due to an explosion while she wore stockings.

• He also revealed that there were "minor burns" on his daughter's face though the majority of her serious burns were on her legs as she was wearing stockings, a particularly combustible article of clothing, when the accident happened on Friday.

• "She is just very tired after the operation. We should let her rest as much as possible and get better. It will take two to three weeks for her to recover from this operation," said Ho, adding that the main concern now is to make sure Jen's wounds do not become infected.

  This is just the first of many hurdles for Jen on her road to recovery, which observers say may take up to two years.

My uncle also said that China is discouraging women from wearing stockings, because they are unsafe. I have not found any article about that. This accident and the consequences are not going to stop me from wearing. It is good to know, though.

Student Gave Her Boyfriend Hosiery For Cold Weather

On Tuesday, A new ESL student told me that she gave her ex-boyfriend hosiery to keep warm, and neither of them had problems with it. I think that this is news, because it shows that lots of people are not just beyond the whole issue: they are wondering what the whole fuss is. Of course, the ex-boyfriend never wore it under shorts, but the fact that she so easily turned to hosiery shows that they have no problems with it.

Discussing the issue with her was a great way to advance our cause.

Spoke With My Uncle To Influence My Parents

My uncle, my aunt, my parents and I went out for supper. Read the remainder of the blog entry for the details of our hosiery related discussion.

My Favourtite Student Asked Me About My Legwear

I went to do volunteer work, as an ESL tutor, on Tuesday. My favourite student wears hosiery. I gave her a chance to ask me questions. She ended up asking me if I was wearing leggings. In other words, she never bothered to look at my legs, when I walked by a couch, where she was sitting. I thought that it was amazing that she never bothered to look at my legs. It just goes to show that you are not always going to be noticed, even though you are wearing opaques.

Bear in mind, that she was not asking about actual leggings, but just hosiery in general. At least, that is what I think.

15% Off Of The Blog Entries Of Hosiery Advocate [Edition 1.1]

I got a coupon from Lulu.com, yesterday.

Purchase The Blog Entries Of Hosiery Advocate [Edition 1.1] with 15% off with coupon code LEAF305. Read the remainder of the blog entry for the fine print.

Voodoo Fashion Show Video

Voodoo Hosiery put on an outdoor fashion show: "Voodoo Hosiery Topless runway" Hype promotional video. It's actually pretty interesting, and creative.

Good Representation Of How We Should Look

Here is a picture that I want you to see. Read the remainder of my blog entry to read my commentary.

Recommended Style Of Dressing And Recommended Poses

I think that I have been a little hard on hosiery men for not looking proper in their photos. I still stand by my statements, but I want to be a bit more positive, by focusing on 2 guys who seem to have pulled it off almost flawlessly. Keep reading for more information.

Wearing Shorts And Hosiery On TV

1 bit of great news is that I did get to wear grey opaque hosiery in front of the camera. 2 bits of bad news are that I was so close to the camera, that you probably would not have seen me wearing hosiery, and that I did not get to wear hosiery for the second and final scene that I did. 2 bits of good news are that lots of people saw me wear it, and that I spoke to 3 people about it. Read the remainder of the blog entry for the details on those events, plus information on a couple of things that I learned.

Nice Photos Of Women Wearing Hosiery

I found some nice photos of women. They are fully clothed, except for 1 photo, of a woman in a bikini. Many of the photos show the women immodestly wearing short skirts. Overall, though, they show that you can look nice and attractive, while keeping yourself fully clothed. It is a good lesson for the women, but men should really take notes.

I Will Wear Shorts And Hosiery On A TV Show

I just got confirmation tonight, that I will be able to wear shorts and hosiery while performing in the background. Awesome. I will write about it tomorrow. You can read about it on Friday.

List Of Web Sites For Purchasing Colourful Hosiery

I made a page, that lists many web sites where you can buy colourful hosiery. I have not tried those sites, other than footraffic.com.

For colourful hosiery, there are so many standards on what people are willing to accept, therefore, I will not review or check the quality of those products. It is different from the opaque hosiery, because we are looking for the most opaque, in a good length, and in a local store. We might want the opaquest to be matte or shimmery, but there is not a lot of flexibility.

Recommended Stores And Brands For Opaquest Hosiery In The Metro Vancouver Regional District

I am on the lookout for the opaquest hosiery on the market. Therefore, I created a page for what I think are the recommended brands and the recommended places to get them. Bear in mind, though, that I have not evaluated every single brand and style, so a missing brand does not necessarily mean that I do not recommend it.

3 Things Happened To Me On Saturday

• I found out that my brother does not want his kids to see me wear hosiery.
• I found another supportive woman.
• Somebody told me about Japanese guys wearing hosiery.

Read the remainder of the blog entry for the details.

Man Wears Pink Tights And Stuff

Check out the video and story of an East London man wore pink tights and other women's clothing so that he could raise awareness for breast cancer. I had made the suggestion to people that guys should wear pink hosiery for the same reason. It would gain a bit more respect for us.

HUE Leggings In Dance Routine

Leggings are not that exciting to me, but I thought that this might be worth blogging about. Some people put on a promotional event, where HUE leggings were a big part of the costumes. Be sure to check out the rest of the site. It is not HUE's official site, but it is worth checking out, anyways.

Tutorial On How To Dry Hosiery Quickly

Just when I thought that I knew a lot, along comes a great tutorial to teach me a thing or 2: How To Dry Pantyhose in a Hurry. I cannot remember if I heard of this idea before, but I definitely want to make sure that I will not forget it.

Do Japanese Guys Wear Shorts And Hosiery Often?

I have been told that Japanese guys commonly wear hosiery and shorts. I have never seen this with my own eyes. I suppose that it is because I have never been to Japan, but you would think that it would be easy to find photos of guys wearing shorts and hosiery. The only photo that I could find, via Yahoo! and Google, was this photo.

Have any of you seen guys in Japan [or even guys who look like they could be Japanese] wear hosiery and shorts?

We Might Have A New Convert

On October 12, 2010, Tuesday afternoon, I was standing near a shopping mall, test marketing my new book. I spoke to a guy about it, and he mentioned that he wanted to try wearing hosiery with shorts. Maybe we will see a new person in the community.

Details Of New Wonder Woman TV Show

David Kelly will take charge of the new Wonder Woman show. The article speculates on a few actresses taking the lead. I prefer Megan Fox, because she has the same glamour, that Diana Carter had, and because I think that she is the most beautiful of the candidates. I would not be surprised if the 2 of them had the same acting skills. I think that Angelina Jolie should just stick to movies.

I felt that this was of interest to us, because the article mentions tights, and that she is probably going to get a different outfit. I think that the outfit should involve athletic apparel, because it is stretchy like old school hero costumes, but it is more modern.

Pretty Polly Has New Web Site

PP's new web site features a social group, a nice video of women modeling the hosiery, and the usual glamour. The video is quite good. It gives a close up look at the women having a great time wearing hosiery. I think that those models love the attention.

My Extended Family Now Knows That I Wear Hosiery And My Uncle Bought A Copy Of My Book

It was good to have support from a couple of family members. The rest were uncomfortable. I think that I might wear shorts and hosiery at the next family gathering.

I am grateful that my uncle took the book off of my hands. It means that I have only 1 more book on my hands. Also, I appreciate his support. He got me to autograph it.

It was interesting to see them look at the photos and a few pages here and there.

Announcement: I Will Not Share Experiences For A While

I just realized that I will not share many experiences for the next month or 2, because I will not be going out much. I just wanted to pass this on to you, because many of you regulars probably come here expecting to read about my experiences. I actually intended to blog about interacting with people, but I will not be able to any of that, because I have been quite busy lately, doing other things.

I Will Share My Hosiery Wearing And My Book Writing With My Extended Family

Just this past Thursday, on Facebook, I announced that the public library bought 2 copies of my book, and then my aunt commented on it, and said that I must bring it to the Thanksgiving family gathering. I said that I would. I am a bit nervous about it, because I think that I might not explain very well why I wear hosiery. Telling my extended family is a big step for me. I should be okay. I will tell you what happens on Monday.

Suggestion To Shatobu

Read the blog entry to see the letter that I will send to them. I hope that they will respond.

New Product: Shatobu

Shatobu is an innovative new product for women, invented by a Canadian chiropractor. Go to the site, to see it for yourself. Keep reading to see my own opinions on the concept.

Come back tomorrow, to see the email that I will send to them, which contains suggestions.

Organized My Hosiery Drawers

I think that we should share how we organize things, so that other fanatics can have an easier time of it. Read on for my details, and share yours below.

Comments On Hosiery Trends For Fall 2010

Oringina, at Fashion My Legs, gave some interesting tidbits about hosiery trends for fall 2010. Read on, for my response.

New Visitors

I have been mentioning my hosiery advocacy on Craig's List, and I am glad that there have been positive responses.

Welcome, all Craig's List visitors, and visitors from other places. I really hope that you find something meaningful here, and I hope that there was no misunderstanding.

Commented On Old Vancouver Sun Article

I found an old online local daily newspaper article about men wearing hosiery. http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=cdcbffb0-6873-42dd-b484-4275ddc5863e&k=48343 I decided to share a bit about myself, and leave a comment.

American Apparel Still Sells Colourful Hosiery [i.e. pantyhose, nylons, tights]

I saw some the other day, inside their store, as I passed by in downtown Vancouver. I also saw a banner ad. This is good news for those who still want to buy from American Apparel.

Bear in mind that colourful Hue hosiery is being sold in The Bay [i.e. department store], this season, and I bet that their hosiery is much cheaper. Also bear in mind that Hue probably does not have the same worker complaints that American Apparel does.

2 Public Libraries Agreed To Buy Copies Of My Book

This means that 2 libraries are willing to take a few copies off of my hands, and that 2 libraries are interested in the topic of men in hosiery and shorts. Keep reading for the details.

I Won An iPad And Claimed My Prize Wearing Hosiery

Be sure to read about the the non-hosiery details first.

When I went down to claim my prize, people could see that I was wearing grey opaque hosiery, so I think that I left a small impression on them. I am disappointed that I did not wear more formal clothing, to impress the executives who hosted the show.

Overall, I think that it went well.

Press Release: Introducing HUE’s "latest" Guest Designer Collection [Feb. 3, 2009]

Here is a Hue press release that I found, and I believe it is a little interesting. Since I want to start publishing press releases, I believed that this would be a good start.

It is from Feb. 3, 2009, which makes it old enough that we might have seen it and forgot about it. I learned a bit from it, anyways.

Articles: "White stockings are in, my eyes hurt..."

I like white hosiery, so I am glad to read this: White stockings are in, my eyes hurt.... Well, I am not glad to read about her eyes hurting, though. :^D

There is a nice photo.

Scientist Believes That Compression Hosiery Does Not Work And That It Causes Problems

An article, Stockings fail to stop blood clots, says that compression stockings do not work, and they cause problems.

I think that I disagree with the scientist, because there was no mention of a control group or random samplings. The failure of the hosiery to help the patients might be a reflection of the patients, and their problems, not the hosiery. The hosiery might have worked just fine.

Recommended Long/Tall Hosiery For Metro Vancouver, Canada: Jessica; Jockey; Long Tall Sally

This information is focused on Metro Vancouver, but is also useful for other parts of Canada, and the US.

Sizing Information For Hosiery At Sears And The Bay

I went to downtown Vancouver, and took a look at the sizing charts of most of the brands at Sears and The Bay.

Hanes No Longer Available At Sears Or The Bay

I just took a look at The Bay, and Sears, on Sunday, Sep. 19, 2010, and did not see any Hanes hosiery. It seems that they are no longer available in Canada. I asked a staff member at The Bay, and she said that they do not sell them anymore, and that she did not know why.

Wonder Bra Hosiery Still Available At Sears, But No Longer Available At The Bay

I spoke to a staff member at The Bay, and she said that they stopped selling Wonder Bra. I suspect that they wanted to make more room for Hue. They seem to have more Hue products.

The Bay's Hosiery Department Moved

The Bay, in downtown Vancouver, moved the hosiery department to the fourth floor, from the first floor.

I think that that is too bad, because we now have to travel so far.

ESL Student's Response

I was having a good session with my student, so I decided to ask her about my hosiery. It seems that she has no problems with guys wearing hosiery in Canada. She only thinks that it is inappropriate in Korea. I asked her if it seemed gay. She said, "No. No!". So there you have have it. For every person that seems to have a problem, there are a million that do not.

Volunteering: Fringe Fest Volunteer Appreciation Party

The Fringe Festival really took good care of their volunteers. I appreciate the way that they offered refreshments, and offered a nice party at the end of it all. This implies, to me, that they are not recruiting volunteers just to save money. Read on, to find out how the night went.

Announcement: Sent Email To Several Companies, Requesting Samples And Access

I sent an email to various companies, asking them for samples so that I could write product reviews. I also requested access to the press section of the Wolford site. I doubt that they'll want to give me any privileges, but I thought that I should try. I figure that if I did not get any results, then I could still try again, another day.

On The Way To Mending Broken Relationships

In an earlier blog entry, I said that I would try to mend a broken relationship with the next day. I completely forgot about the next day part. I finally followed up on it, on Sunday. I sent him a message via Flickr, asking him for forgiveness.

He ended up replying, on Monday, and said that he did not have a problem with what I said. So, we are on good terms.

I must admit that this experience was kind of scary, because I felt that bad things can always happen when trying to mend relationships.

Hosiery Review: Hanes Alive

Yesterday, I wore Hanes Alive. Although I will buy this again, I was quite disappointed. Read the remainder of the blog entry for my review.

Hosiery Review: Secret Luxury

I tried Secret Luxury a couple of times this week. Read the remainder of the blog entry for my product review.

Come back tomorrow, for another product review.

Volunteering: Fringe Fest Performance

I went out to Granville Island. Read the remainder of the journal entry for the details. I will not use my preferred well structured format to share the details, since I am tired, and since I am running behind schedule.

Volunteering: Business Expo

I decided to wear pants.

During the day, I thought about what she would have permitted and not permitted. I wondered if she would have let me wear shorts during the day, but not in the evening, or if she would not have let me wear shorts at all during the day and evening. I want to follow up on it. I will send her an email, and I will get back to you. I think that it would be an interesting opportunity for us to be able to wear them to expos and conventions.

An unusual thing did happen during the morning. 1 girl helped me to find a volunteer shirt. She said that I should try the women's medium size, instead of the men's because the fit would be better, and also because the men's small were no longer available. I declined to wear it, because the difference would be obvious, and I did not want to take that chance. I wonder why she thought that I would be open to the idea of wearing a woman's shirt. I suspect that it had something to do with her seeing me during the previous night's orientation, when I wore hosiery and shorts. She was sitting just a seat or 2 away.

Volunteering: ESL Tutoring; SOHO SME Training; Fringe Performance

Read this blog entry for a general description of what happened, yesterday.

Read the upcoming blog entry on Sep. 20th, for a hosiery review of Hanes Alive.

Volunteering: Fringe Fest Performance

It went quite well. I finally got to wear a pair of mostly opaque hosiery [i.e. tights], that I had been waiting for some time to try, but I was a bit disappointed, because it was actually dark blue, not black. I thought that it was black. I'll have to check the packaging to see if the label was misprinted.

That being said, the experience was good overall. I noticed a lot of women wearing hosiery yesterday. I even got to volunteer along side of 1 of them.

I had to wear a yellow t-shirt. In the near future, I will try to post a photo.

In the near future, I would like to post a hosiery review of this new pair of hosiery. I highly recommend that you buy a pair.

Volunteering: Talked To ESL Student About Hosiery On Monday

Yesterday, I was speaking with a student to help her practice her conversation English. During that time, she mentioned shopping. So, I slowly turned the conversation towards men in hosiery. I was the first guy wearing it, that she ever saw. We never really talked about why I wanted to wear it. She seemed to explain that she did not really care about whether or not guys would wear it, even though she felt that guys should not wear it.

On Tuesday late afternoon, I will volunteer again at a performance, as a ticket seller. This time, I intend to try to wear beige shorts and white opaque hosiery. I will let you know what happens on Wednesday.

Check back on Friday, when I post a blog entry about my volunteer experience with a business expo. I intend wear a business appropriate outfit with hosiery.

Volunteering: Performance

I went out again on Sunday night, to volunteer with the Fringe. This time, I went without hosiery and without shorts.

I wish that I would have worn something nice, but 1 of the things that stopped me from doing it, was the rainy weather. I think that it would have made me look a bit weird to wear hosiery on a very rainy day.

It is so hard to measure reactions without a proper survey. Perhaps I should take a photo of myself, and then get some public feedback. With 1 group of random people, I could ask for feedback on a guy who is trying to prove a point despite the weather, and with another group of random people, I could ask for feedback on just a guy. In other words, I would try to measure their reactions to a person with a positive story, and their reactions to a person without a story.

Sheer Vs. Opaque

Just recently, I wore sheer hosiery with my ugly clothing. I felt a little weird. Sometimes the outfit is to blame, and not the hosiery, but I cannot help but wonder if it is actually the sheer hosiery. After all, we are not going to always have days where we want to wear awesome clothing. Sometimes we really have to put on whatever is clean and go with it.

Another thing to consider is that women typically wear sheer clothing. This means that sheer hosiery is much more feminine than opaque hosiery. If you look at Shakespearean clothing, then you will notice that many/all of the styles are opaque. If you look at female clothing, throughout the centuries, sheer clothing tended be worn by women.

Does this mean that we are not able to wear sheer clothing? We could wear it, but it will take a lot more work.

We need to take an unbiased look at styles of clothing that are not in the mainstream. Take turbans, for instance. They have been around for a while. People continue to wear them boldly, just as we wear hosiery boldly. Somehow, people still do not want to wear either.

I think that it will be a lot longer, before we ever break into the mainstream.

New Outfit: Light Blue Short Sleeve Shirt

I uploaded a photo of a new outfit to Lookbook.nu.

If you don't want to go to that web site, then just view the remainder of this blog entry.

Video: How To Style Yourselves [women] With Hosiery

I try to not laugh, but these people have some bad information: What Not To Wear: How to Wear Pantyhose. That being said, they know more about styling than we do, so don't laugh too hard.

Articles: American Apparel Deserves To Fail

For those who hate all discrimination, and have been passed over by American Apparel's hiring practices, because of your looks, then you might want to skim over these articles.

• Life at American Apparel: The Employees Speak
• American Apparel Has a 'Full Body Head to Toe' Employment Policy
• American Apparel: Internal Documents Reveal Uglies Not Welcome

With the news of American Apparel going under, these articles should be welcome news.

HotOrNot Score Update

I'm impressed to see my HotOrNot score. I'm not trying to brag. It is just that usually, I get about 6 or less after a lot of people have rated me.

Maybe this news, plus the previous blog entry, is a sign that people are warming up to the idea of men in shorts and hosiery.

Announcement: Removed 43 Things From Find-Me Page

Those crazy 43-Things people just suspended my account without even giving me notice, so I removed the link from the find-me page, until further notice. I sent them a message, asking for more information. I will keep you updated on the issue.

I suspected that it might have something to do with a comment that I made about not needing to cross dress in order to wear hosiery. That probably didn't go over well with the cross dressing community.

Reply: The Wing Girls

On Sep. 2, the Wing Girls replied to my message. Read the remainder of the blog entry for their reply.

Volunteering: Performance

Last Wednesday, I volunteered at a performance, as a greeter. I accepted the tickets, when the audience members went in.

It was interesting, because before the show, a fellow asked me if I was wearing stockings. I was wearing black day sheers. I told him that I was. Eventually, he asked me about it, and I explained that I was trying to raise awareness about straight guys, hosiery, prescription hosiery, etc. I doubt that he was convinced to wear them, but he never said anything negative or positive. It was hard to read him. I was too busy looking around. I wonder if he felt offended. In fact, he was looking around also. It was busy enough that we were probably both distracted.

1 interesting question that he asked was about whether or not there are any men's sizes. That surprised me, because I didn't expect it to occur to him.

We can consider 1 more guy to be informed.

Blog Recommendation: SheerGeek

I noticed a lot of new traffic has been coming my way, and 1 of the sources is SheerGeek's blog. I took a look, and it was good. He has a lot of product news.

As I went through his blog, I was just thought up an idea. If we want to write about products, then perhaps we could submit the review to his blog, to keep everything in 1 central location. To give ourselves some traffic, we could place a link in the writing to our own blogs. To ensure that our readers still recognize that we are producing that content, we could announce the new blog entry by writing a short blog entry, directing the readers to the full length blog entry. SheerGeek, what do you think?

Announcement: Updated Find Me Page To Include YouTube Account

I added a link to the Find Me page. The link goes to my YouTube channel.

Hiking Up The Mountain

I hiked up a mountain. For the hosiery related details, keep reading this blog entry.

Letter: The Wing Girls

I wrote a letter to The Wing Girls, who post comedic videos on YouTube, that offer dating advice. Read the remainder of the blog entry for the message.

Announcement: I Can Upload Photos More Often

I managed to get my Kubuntu computer working with my Fuji MX-700 camera, which means that I can upload more often, which means that I should be able to take photos of each of my outfits.

For more information on the technical aspects, please see my other blog.

Letter: Rachel Zoe

I only discovered Rachel Zoe, just the other day. She actually does seem to reply to people and care about them, so I decided to take a chance, and send her a message. Read the remainder of the blog entry to see how I asked her for an opinion, some advice, and some help.

New Outfit: Grey Short Sleeve Collar Shirt

I uploaded a photo of a new outfit to Lookbook.nu.

If you don't want to go to that web site, then just view the remainder of this blog entry.

EG Smith Markets To Men And Women

It seems that EG Smith has no qualms about marketing to men and women, when they say, "Will fit men and women up to 6 feet and 200 pounds".

EG Smith Original Cotton Tight: $24.00

I am very distrustful of those who make claims about sizes that fit tall people, but at least they recognize a market demand for it.

Announcement: Added New Page, Listing Where To Find Me

I thought that it would be useful to have a page of links of where to find me. The page is at the top. Let me know if you cannot find the page.

Weird: Hosiery Computer Games

Here are 2 weird games that I accidentally found.

• How To Wear Tights [interesting title, even though no hosiery is involved]
• Get the Look of Skinny Tights

These people live in a completely different world than we do. Don't spend too much time there.

LegLuxury.com

A few things have been happening with me and LegLuxury.com. In the remainder of the blog entry, I wrote about 2 of those things: Hallie's response; a couple of styles that could be alternatives for American Apparel's colourful hosiery.

Hallie, from LegLuxury.com made a special effort to comment in 1 of my blog entries. I asked her a question, and then she responded via email. I posted her response, with permission, in the comment area.

Since American Apparel might discontinue their variety of colours, I think that it is important to find alternatives. Since we are on the topic of LegLuxury.com, I'd like to point out that they have 2 bright colours that you might like as alternatives. They are a bit too feminine for tastes, but they are colourful.

If you have any experience with their products, then please post a review.

Blog Recommendation: She's Got Legs!

If you liked Celebrity Pantyhose Daily, then I recommend that you check out She's Got Legs!.

"Celebrity Pantyhose Daily" Is Running Again

Celebrity Pantyhose Daily seems to be posting on a regular basis, again. I think that they were stagnant for about a month.

Article: "American Apparel a hipster darling no more as bankruptcy looms"

Wow. I never thought that I'd see the day: American Apparel a hipster darling no more as bankruptcy looms. I was under the impression that there would always be enough young people to waste enough money to support the business.

The important information to us, though, is that they may discontinue their colourful hosiery, if they decide to rebrand themselves.

In a last-ditch effort to improve flagging sales, Mr. Charney is quickly repositioning the company’s image and clothing style. Earlier this month he declared the hipster trend which has been powering his expansion through the past three years “over.” He is moving his product with its ageing customers, swapping neon bike shorts for preppy blazers.

This disappoints me, because I'm not employed, and I hesitate to spend the cash.

With less colourful hosiery on the market, I suspect that colourful hosiery may go out of style. Maybe it isn't worth stocking up on the stuff, after all.

Visitors: Malaysia

Interesting.

In this past week, I had visits from KL and Kota Kinabalu. I wonder if these people know each other.

Announcement: Minor Improvement To Blog Entry Jumps

I've tried to improve the text for the link that leads you to the blog entry, to avoid redundant text. I also decided to add better phrasing in the final paragraph before the link, to let you know what is in the remainder of the blog entry.

I haven't gone back to the previous entries to make corrections, so some of them are still a bit weird.

Volunteer With The PNE Parade

As you may have gathered from previous blog entries, I volunteered at the PNE parade, yesterday.

It was a long day, but I've got some great stories about discussing the topic of hosiery with a former manager, about seeing former fellow soldiers, and about how it went.

Made Second Pair Of Shorts Less Baggy

I finally made the second pair of shorts less baggy for yesterday's volunteer work.

Read more for my thoughts on the appearance of them.

Announcement: I'm Distracted With The Possibility Of Asperger Syndrome

I've have discovered that I might have Asperger's syndrome, so I am feverishly pouring through all the information that I can get my hands on. I've even sent a questionnaire to people.

I'll try to start posting blog entries again, soon.

Survey About Men Wearing Hosiery At The Work Place

I thought that it might be worth while for us to take a survey of the hosiery situation. Would you all do the community a favour, and fill in 1 of the surveys below? 1 survey is for men who are currently wearing hosiery in the work place, whether or not they are allowed to. The other is for men who are not currently wearing hosiery in the work place, whether or not they are allowed to. Please do only 1 or the other, but not both.

• men who do wear
• men who do not wear

I will create a special page to list all the surveys that I have created, that are still available. The link to the survey page should be easy to find. Just scroll up, and find "Open Surveys".

Read the remainder of the blog entry, if you are curious about what I intend to do with the survey data.

I Volunteer As An ESL Tutor

This will be a good opportunity for me to practice my teaching skills. Even if I cannot learn anything new, at least, I can prevent myself from getting rusty.

Read the remainder of this blog entry for the specifics on how it will benefit us.

Welcome LAUF!

I noticed a sudden increase in traffic. :^) Thank you, Legwear As Unisex Fashion members, for your visit. I hope that I could be of some use to you.

If you have any comments or questions, then feel free to post. I'll try to respond.

Turned 2 Pairs Of Pants Into Shorts

A couple of days ago, I finished hemming up a couple of pairs of pants into shorts. These 2 pairs were done for practice, so that I would be at my best when I convert a brown pair of pants into shorts. I'm looking forward to working on the brown pair.

Read the remainder of the blog entry for more information on what happened.

Hosiery Review: Secret Hosiery Comfy Top [Style #5530] [Opaque Waistband Free Hosiery]

About a week or 2 ago, I tried on Secret's Comfy Top style [style #5530]. I was very pleased with how it felt. I did not wash it ahead of time. It seemed a bit rougher than I would have wanted, but I definitely still found them very pleasurable to touch. So, you can imagine how good it will feel after it gets its first washing. I have a feeling that it will be great.

Read the remainder of the blog entry for more specific details.

Article: Lady Gaga Before She Was Famous

This article has some nice photos of Lady GaGa, before she was Lady GaGa: Brunette GaGa BEFORE she was famous. I find her hosiery photos to be immodest, but interesting. It seems that she has a real preference for hosiery, since she wore them in many of her photos before and during her fame.

I've heard her sing on YouTube, and honestly, I'm quite impressed. She has a good voice.

I wonder if she lives a fairly normal life in her private life. I guess that most performers take off their costumes when they are alone, but does she have some kind of weird clothing style in private and public, or does she have some kind of weird clothing style only in public? I have a feeling that she only does in public, and that she's just doing it for attention, which is what most people seem to say.

Article: Zac Efron Not Yet Qualified to Wear Tights -- Vulture

I respect Zac. He views the wearing of tights in a superhero role as a thing to be respected and something to aspire to: Zac Efron Not Yet Qualified to Wear Tights -- Vulture. He puts tights in a good light.

Thanks Zac! You probably weren't thinking of us, when you wrote that, but thank you, all the same.

Article: Cage fighters in tights and tutus - Reading Post

An interesting article showed up in my alerts, many days ago: Cage fighters in tights and tutus. I don't think that this portrays men wearing hosiery very well, but I think about the positives. At least a few guys have become a little more familiar with it, and I suspect that this will make it easier for us in the future.

Don't forget to check out the image gallery.

Used Hosiery: More Information Regarding Sewing Nylon And Spandex

sooz wrote a blog entry on stretch fabrics: sewing with knits. I found that very informative for my goals. I wrote her a comment, and asked about sewing hosiery. She responded. I'll post the short discussion in the remainder of the blog entry for back up. If you have an interest in sewing, then I recommend that you check out her blog entry. For more ideas, click used, which can also be found in the right column of this page, under Popular Topics.

Hosiery At The Beach: What Ended Up Happening

I eventually did go to Kitsilano Beach with my hosiery under my shorts. I wore them the entire time. I stayed for about 4 - 5 hours. Nothing bad happened. If anything, I was the person causing the trouble. ;^)

I'm still not sure that I would wear them in the water, though. For those of you who wonder about whether normal people do swim with hosiery: Western Mass, States, Banquet '05. There are more, but those are the only photos that I could find.

Articles: Hosiery May Come Back In Style Again Thanks To Kate Moss

It seems that Kate Moss is leading the way in bringing sheer hosiery back into the mainstream.

Following in Kate Moss's fine footsteps

Hosiery At The Beach

Tomorrow, I will go to Kitsilano Beach to meet a new friend.

I wonder if I should wear hosiery underneath my shorts. If I go for a swim or walk on sand, then I wouldn't want to get sand in my hosiery. I could wear footless hosiery, but I'm concerned that it could look very feminine.

I have to start the day off as a participant in an experiment, so I'll probably wear something under my shorts, and then take it off later. We'll see how it goes.

I wonder what people in Australia do. My parents went to university in Sydney. Maybe they went to the beach often. Maybe they remember. I seem to recall a program that they had a few years ago to encourage people to cover up.

How I Spent My Birthday

I'd like to give you all a rundown on what happened on my birthday. I'll cross post it to my other main non-hosiery blog, but you all get to see it first.

Before you click the link to read the blog entry, I want to thank 3 of you for wishing me a happy birthday. I was genuinely cheered up because you wrote something. Thank you all.

My Birthday

Tomorrow is my birthday.

Used Hosiery: Sewing Nylon And Spandex

I tried a technique to sew together some hosiery. Basically I cut off sections of a leg of hosiery, and then sewed the ends together to make 2 simple garters to hold up my flashes, when I wear a kilt or shorts.

Overall, I'm very happy about how it turned out for a garter, but I'm a little disappointed in how hard it is to sew nylon and spandex materials. I have a big respect for people sew hosiery. It's a lot harder than it looks. I'm sure that it takes training and practice before the people can work on the actual products. I'm also sure that a lot of it is done by machine, too.

So far, I've tried 2 techniques. The first technique didn't allow the nylon to stretch. The second technique didn't allow it to shorten.

For more ideas, click used, which can also be found in the right column, under Popular Topics.

I Finished Making A Pair Of Kilt Flashes

Now that I have made a pair of kilt flashes, I feel that I'll be a bit more complete, if I wear my black kilt. Also, I could use the flashes with my black shorts. I just wish that it was easier to make the flashes. Making such a low quality product seems like such a waste of time.

Responses: Easy Pantyhose

This author writes about why full length hosiery, such as pantyhose and tights, are so uncomfortable and difficult to wear: The case of the stubborn pantyhose.

Read the remainder of the blog entry, to see my opinion, and my suggestion on how to find the right size.

Articles: "Why White"

Here's an interesting news article about how to wear white hosiery.

Why White

Public Relations & Mending Broken Relationships

I recall meeting somebody in person, who was very excited to meet me, because he had been following me on MySpace for some time. Unfortunately, I said something, and I'm sure it offended him, even though I never intended to offend him at all. I'm sure that he remembers it quite well.

Now that I have a better understanding of how people think in different situations, I have come to regret what I did. I think that I needed to see it from a public relations point of view. From that perspective, I needed to be more sensitive to his needs, standards, and desires. At the time, I chose a particular phrasing, because I thought that it was more accurate, and I still do, even though it is considered offensive by many people. Now that I am thinking about it from his perspective, I choose to phrase these thoughts differently.

I'm going to try to contact him tomorrow, and ask for his forgiveness. He'll probably not forgive me, but at least I'll try.

Used Hosiery: First Attempt At Sewing It

You all probably remember my previous blog entry about turning used hosiery into underwear.

I practiced a bit with the old hosiery that I have. It turns out that it is really hard to do with ordinary thread. The particular sewing machine that I use is partially to blame. It doesn't have the same stitches that the professional machines have. The hosiery does stretch after sewing, and it does seem to have a nice clean seam, but it doesn't really stretch as well as the other seams. Maybe that's a good thing for underwear. The seam, that I made, stretched about 1.8 times the normal length. I might be able to improve that, but that's about it.

I'll keep you updated. For more ideas, click used, which can also be found in the right column, under Popular Topics.

Am I Hot Or Not?

Since I have new outfits, I decided to upload my new photo to give it a shot. So far, I see a big improvement, compared to before. Before, I usually got around 6. You could bookmark this page, and then come back to see my score change. For those of you who would like to show me some support, click on the image below, so that you could rate me.

Don't forget to show me your HotOrNot photos. Post them in the comments below, with the banner, like I did, so that we could show you a little bit of support.

[Update: the script and image no longer work; it was just an image of me wearing my green suit and green hosiery.]

Save 15% Off Of The Book That I Wrote: "The Blog Entries Of Hosiery Advocate"

For those of you who didn't know, I wrote a book, called, "The Blog Entries Of Hosiery Advocate". It's a collection of my blog entries, from my previous hosiery blog.

I published it with Lulu.com. It turns out that they made a mistake, which made it hard to use their search engines to find my book. To make it up to me, they let me give away this coupon for purchasing my book at 15% off.

Keep reading for the text version of the coupon, and more information.

Razzamatazz Stockings Promotion Ended

I got a reply from Razzamatazz. It seems that the promotion has ended. I'm very disappointed. Maybe it was only available for this business week. Their Twitter feed said nothing about it ending.

[promotion is over] Free Stockings From Razzamatazz

[Update: they claim that the promotion has ended, even though they uploaded the photo on Tuesday, and it is Thursday.]

Well, gals, it seems that Razzamatazz can't keep their products on the shelves. They are literally giving away stockings to each Aussie girl, who...eh, read more about it below. Guys, I've sent an email on our behalf. We'll wait to see what happens. Until further notice, I think that we're out of luck. :^(

The Razzamatazz Girl Has Been Chosen!

For those of you, who are eager to find out who the contest winner is, but haven't been following along, go find out who the winner is.

I was a little disappointed in the video that they shared, because it was very hard to tell if the girls were wearing any hosiery at all. I don't think that it is just the video quality.

I Finished Making My Kilt!

It's about time. I just finished it about 10 minutes ago.

There were a lot of mistakes, and I'm sure that I'll do better next time. Near the end of the project, it got to the point where it was getting tedious, and I began to drag my feet, because I didn't know how to ensure that it would turn out okay. There was nothing that I could do to ensure that it would turn out better than the way that it is. This was my first kilt project, and I just had to accept the fact that experience would be the best teacher, and that I would have to learn the hard way.

I'll try to get some photos for you all, in the next 2 weeks. I just need to get my camera set up.

I'll probably go back to the sewing machine, after this, and make some flashes.

For those of you just joining us: I wanted to make a kilt, to help draw positive attention to the fashion trend of mainstream heterosexual men wearing shorts and hosiery [i.e. pantyhose, tights]. Typically, I wear my shorts and hosiery without a kilt. I hope to wear a kilt with socks and flashes, and hosiery underneath it all. I think that a kilt could be a very masculine part of it all.

Used Hosiery: Underwear [i.e. pantyhose; tights]

I realized that now that I can sew, I can actually start using control panties from used hosiery to make underwear. I think that I'll need to take 2 pairs to make 1 custom pair. I think that for men, we would really need to make a nice pouch at the front. For women, I don't know, but I'm sure that it isn't that different.

I'll keep you all updated. It'll be a while before I get started though, because I have so much that I need to do. For more ideas, click used, which can also be found in the right column, under Popular Topics.

Used Hosiery: Macramé [i.e. pantyhose; tights; stockings; stayups; holdups]

I just thought of something that we could do with our old hosiery. We could use them in macramé projects.

As I collect them, I'll begin to try out different projects and keep you updated. I am curious about what I could possibly do with them. For more ideas, click used, which can also be found in the right column, under Popular Topics.

Lizzie, An Inspirational Woman With Adversity

[This is a repost from my main blog, with slight modifications.]

I read Thu's blog entry about a woman, named Lizzie, with a rare disease. It causes her to not gain weight, which has more serious consequences than bulimia and anorexia, in my opinion.

Read more to find out what this means to me.

Volunteering At Canada Day Parade

For those of you who know me, you know I like to volunteer, to meet people, and the get the message out. I volunteered at a Canada Day parade, I wore my red hosiery. Check out the photo, and the story on who our latest supporter is.

Pictures Of Athletes In Hosiery

For those of you who didn't get the chance to see it several years ago, here are the pictures of athletes wearing opaque hosiery.

BeTheNextGirl's Top 5

The Razzamatazz Be The Next Girl contest has moved into the next stage. The top 5 girls are posted in a Facebook photo album. Congratulations to all the girls, and especially the top 5.

Help Choose Next Razzamatazz Hosiery Girl!

There seems to be a new exciting competition on the web, that I just found out about. The Australian hosiery company, Razzamatazz, is letting you choose the next Razzamatazz girl to represent them and pose for them. They have chosen the top 25 girls already. You get 5 votes to choose 5 girls to go to the final 5 stage. Simply login with your Facebook account and use the like-button. Hurry, though, because this stage of the contest ends June 20, 2010, at 11:59pm AEST. The web site will tell us the winners on June 21.

I have already checked the web site out, and all/most of the contestants are very beautiful.

Please read the remainder of this blog entry for more information. I'll help you to find more photos of the girls, and a video of 1 of the girls. I'll tell you about prizes, contest dates, and where you could get more information about who these girls are.

Be The Next Razzamatazz Girl

EPIC Photos

I finally got my photos downloaded from my camera! What a pain! Read the remainder of the blog entry to see the photos.

Victory At EPIC!

I learned about networking, which helped me feel a better connection with people.

I also got 2 or 3 photos, that I'd like to share with you. I found some young ladies who supported me.

Once I get all of the photos downloaded to my computer, I'll write more details.

Volunteering At EPIC

I am volunteering at EPIC, today, and will wear the following.

• black sheer hosiery
• with black shorts
• white turtle neck
• cream sweater
• volunteer t-shirt 

Today, I will volunteer, for the second day, at Epic Expo, and hope to get some photos of the girls staffing the The Underwear Affair booth, which is run by the BC Cancer Foundation.

Welcome to my new blog!

I decided to start writing again, because I want to make a harder push.

I want to focus on finding a broad cross section of people to share my ideas with. Also, I want to get some photos of various kinds of people who support me, so that you'll be convinced that it is okay for men to wear hosiery in mainstream society.