First, it was meggings. Now mantyhose? According to an article in WWD, men’s pantyhose is a hot item at Emilio Cavallini. Popular styles include those printed with argyle, barbed wire, dots, and crossword puzzles. Quite frankly, we can’t say we’re surprised. What else would gentlemen wear with J.W. Anderson’s Fall ’13 men’s minidresses? With the gender lines blurring more by the minute (boys dressed like girls—think Andrej Pejic; girls dressed like boys, à la Saskia de Brauw, Casey Legler, and Tamy Glauser), this trend—while perhaps surprising at first—actually sort of makes sense. Mantyhose are basically just printed long underwear, which men are apparently donning with shorts (questionable), under ripped jeans (sensible), and as a cozy sock alternative. (Lisa Cavallini told WWD that her male clientele likes the patterns peeking out from their shoes.) If Rick Owens can champion the men’s heel and Marc Jacobs can wear a lace dress, why not push stockings for boys? However, we have a feeling they’d catch on faster if they weren’t called “mantyhose.”
— Katharine K. Zarrella
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