# Men in leather pants. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 24, 2005, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-in-leather-pants/323222 "2005-09-24T17:06:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2005, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-in-leather-pants/323222/21 "2005-09-25T03:15:47Z")
I have been peremptorily ordered to wear leather pants by at least two acquaintances. Thus far I have resisted. Quite honestly I think I’d look atrocious. I do, however, know one rather scatterbrained but perfectly gorgeous twink who, in his leather pants, looks like sex on legs (even more so than normal), so there you go. ---
**Author:** ![Moonchild](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@Moonchild](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonchild)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2005, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-in-leather-pants/323222/22 "2005-09-25T06:30:49Z")
Women in leather pants: stunning hot. Men in leather pants: somewhat repulsive (although it seemed like black guys in the 80’s & 90’s looked pretty cool in them). I would wear them for **FaerieBeth**. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2005, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-in-leather-pants/323222/23 "2005-09-25T07:32:55Z")
Just a week ago, I was falsely accused of wearing leather shorts. Seriously. ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2005, 9:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-in-leather-pants/323222/24 "2005-09-25T09:16:17Z")
I’m the lead singer/guitarist in a rock band, and I wouldn’t wear them onstage or anywhere else, except maybe Halloween. ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2005, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-in-leather-pants/323222/25 "2005-09-25T09:47:37Z")
[url=http://images.google.com/images?q=lederhosen&hl=en&lr=&safe=off&sa=N&tab=ii&oi=imagest]Leather Pants{/url] is the English word for Lederhosen. Slap my shins and call me Klaus! ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2005, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-in-leather-pants/323222/26 "2005-09-25T09:49:16Z")
[Ooops, try this link!](http://images.google.com/images?q=lederhosen&hl=en&lr=&safe=off&sa=N&tab=ii&oi=imagest) ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2005, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-in-leather-pants/323222/27 "2005-09-25T14:45:45Z")
I had a pair in my early ‘20’s when I was trying to be all rock n’ roll. As a guitarist in a bunch of bands, I thought I had “the card” to get into that club. Boy was I wrong - probably the biggest Glamour Don’t I have every perpetrated - and their have been plenty. There are about .5% of the male population who can pull off wearing leather pants. I am _clearly_ not one of them. ---
**Author:** ![Glassy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ea666f/32.png) [@Glassy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Glassy)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2005, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-in-leather-pants/323222/28 "2005-09-25T14:59:51Z")
There are a few men who are so hot in leather pants, looking at them is like freebasing sex. I don’t know any of them; I’ve only seen them on tv. But they’re out there somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2005, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-in-leather-pants/323222/29 "2005-09-25T17:34:27Z")
If the man looks good in his leather pants, then yes. If he has a 34-inch waist, then he’s probably close to looking bad in them. I’d prefer a little more meat. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2005, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-in-leather-pants/323222/30 "2005-09-25T18:18:56Z")
i have a pair of leather pants. i’m definitely not gay and i’m definitely not fat or middle aged. i’m 24. i don’t always bust them out and they’re not even for special occasions. hell, i’ve never even had any shit from wearing them either. my roommates thought they were cool and the chicks dug it, so yeah. …and my bellybutton is pierced too. commence with the homosexual insinuations! ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2005, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-in-leather-pants/323222/31 "2005-09-25T19:51:52Z")
> [@r4nd0mNumb3rs](#): > > Also many people (including myself for some reason) associate leather pants with gay men. Leather pants don’t make me think a guy is likely to be gay. But, like **FaerieBeth** , I _do_ tend to think he probably has an interest in spankings. ---
**Author:** ![Dark\_Side\_of\_the\_Floyd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bb73d2/32.png) [@Dark\_Side\_of\_the\_Floyd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dark_Side_of_the_Floyd)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2005, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-in-leather-pants/323222/32 "2005-09-25T20:17:44Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > …But, like **FaerieBeth** , I _do_ tend to think he probably has an interest in spankings. And that’s bad… why? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2005, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-in-leather-pants/323222/33 "2005-09-25T20:27:06Z")
If there’s anything I learned from the collected works of Joss Whedon, it’s that leather pants = evil. So I vote no. Unless you want to look evil, of course. ---
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-in-leather-pants/323222/34 "2005-09-26T00:06:53Z")
Colored leather is worse than black or brown. I don’t think even a pirate could get away with that. ---
**Author:** ![Cyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e4f/32.png) [@Cyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyn)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-in-leather-pants/323222/35 "2005-09-26T00:28:17Z")
Jeans that don’t fit are cringe-inducing, so leather pants on the wrong body type for their cut would magnify that exponentially by a factor of at least 6. Great-fitting jeans are hot, so I could see leather pants that fit as being evil-hot. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-in-leather-pants/323222/36 "2005-09-26T02:07:52Z")
Depends on the guy wearing them. If he looks like he stepped out of _Velvet Goldmine_, good. If he looks like he stepped out of an 80s hair video, bad. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-in-leather-pants/323222/37 "2005-09-26T02:28:11Z")
> [@hillbilly queen](#): > > Colored leather is worse than black or brown. I don’t think even a pirate could get away with that. So, sky blue leather pants wouldn’t be okay? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![SkeptiJess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@SkeptiJess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkeptiJess)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-in-leather-pants/323222/38 "2005-09-26T11:16:25Z")
I don’t know any pirates or rock stars, but I definately think that leather pants are acceptable on men riding motorcycles. But they have to be actually riding the bike when they’re wearing the pants. Some guy hopping out of his Camry dressed in leather pants, a Harley shirt and a do-rag looks ridiculous. But the exact same outfit is fine when the dude is on his bike. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-in-leather-pants/323222/39 "2005-09-26T12:23:20Z")
> [@r4nd0mNumb3rs](#): > > (I have been told I have nice legs though. I didn’t even know women looked at mens’ legs) Only if the guy passes the gut, butt, and biceps test first. ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2005, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-in-leather-pants/323222/40 "2005-09-26T21:19:57Z")
> [@MaddyStrut](#): > > I’ve never understood the “assless chaps” phrase. _All_ chaps are “assless.” That’s kind of the point. If they had asses, they’d be leather pants! An “assless chap” is a UK guy who has laughed his ass off (larfed 'is arse off.) Long ago, when I had a motorcycle, I had a pair of leather pants to ward off road rash. I sold 'em with the bike. Leather garments smell bad after a few wearings, and very few cleaners want any part of them. They’re cold in the winter, and hot in the summer. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-in-leather-pants/323222.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-in-leather-pants/323222.md?page=3)