# Stockings and Garters: A survey of men **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 6, 2007, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stockings-and-garters-a-survey-of-men/429072 "2007-12-06T22:22:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![CaerieD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@CaerieD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CaerieD)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stockings-and-garters-a-survey-of-men/429072/21 "2007-12-07T00:07:14Z")
[QUOTE=DiosaBellissima] \*flashes ankle at **CaerieD** \* [/QUOTE] I do say, madam, how _you_ doin’? ---
**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stockings-and-garters-a-survey-of-men/429072/22 "2007-12-07T00:12:14Z")
Put me in the “meh” category. Stockings/garters are, to me, gilding the lily. ---
**Author:** ![Zabali\_Clawbane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecd19e/32.png) [@Zabali\_Clawbane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zabali_Clawbane)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stockings-and-garters-a-survey-of-men/429072/23 "2007-12-07T00:14:50Z")
I prefer to wear thigh high stockings, with a garter belt at times. They are more comfortable to me, and nicer looking in my opinion. The Mr. also appreciates them, a lot! I have to fend him off when getting ready to go out if he spots me laying them out. (I do explain to him that later, when we get home I won’t be such a wet blanket, for the record.) ---
**Author:** ![essell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/34f0e0/32.png) [@essell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/essell)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stockings-and-garters-a-survey-of-men/429072/24 "2007-12-07T00:18:15Z")
Yup. Totally “Meh” for me. Plain white or grey cotton on the other hand… ---
**Author:** ![Solfy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@Solfy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Solfy)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stockings-and-garters-a-survey-of-men/429072/25 "2007-12-07T00:19:59Z")
Not a man, but I can say with all confidence that the man in my life goes crazy for stockings/garters. Voting for myself, a completely heterosexual woman who can appreciate “sexy” in more than one gender, I vote for stockings, too. ---
**Author:** ![Soul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Soul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Soul)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stockings-and-garters-a-survey-of-men/429072/26 "2007-12-07T00:29:50Z")
Cripplingly sexy, yes. Yes yes yes. Yes. ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stockings-and-garters-a-survey-of-men/429072/27 "2007-12-07T00:32:03Z")
Not only yeah, but hell yeah. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stockings-and-garters-a-survey-of-men/429072/28 "2007-12-07T00:39:23Z")
Very sexy on women. Not bad on men, either. ---
**Author:** ![ignis\_glaciesque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/5f8ce5/32.png) [@ignis\_glaciesque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ignis_glaciesque)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stockings-and-garters-a-survey-of-men/429072/29 "2007-12-07T00:49:04Z")
I am rendered helpless by stocking and garters. Especially white ones. I really do not know why. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stockings-and-garters-a-survey-of-men/429072/30 "2007-12-07T00:56:36Z")
Yes, they’re sexy. They can make an average pair of legs look great, and a great pair of legs…yowza! ---
**Author:** ![monica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a183cd/32.png) [@monica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monica)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stockings-and-garters-a-survey-of-men/429072/31 "2007-12-07T01:00:32Z")
[QUOTE=Pixilated] From a woman’s side (and no, I’m not a lesbian), I PREFER to wear a garter&stockings because I find them more comfortable than pantyhose. When I can find them, I stock up on the all-in-one garter-hose - they are comfortable and they look great! But of course, this is coming from someone who likes to wear corsets as well. =) [/QUOTE] Also from a woman’s side: Where do you get these comfortable garters and stockings? ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stockings-and-garters-a-survey-of-men/429072/32 "2007-12-07T01:33:49Z")
[QUOTE=RickJay] The best lingerie a woman can wear is one of my white dress shirts, and nothing else. Dear Lord Jesus, but that’s hot. [/QUOTE] Seconded. Stockings and garters? Take 'em or leave 'em. ---
**Author:** ![AHunter3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ahunter3/32/368_2.png) [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stockings-and-garters-a-survey-of-men/429072/33 "2007-12-07T01:44:50Z")
[QUOTE=Tristan] I am in the midst of a debate with a friend. The subject of the debate is if men, the average man, finds stockings and garters sexy or alluring. [/QUOTE] Not in the slightest. Remind me of grandmothers. ---
**Author:** ![brendon\_small](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brendon_small/32/17101_2.png) [@brendon\_small](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brendon_small)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stockings-and-garters-a-survey-of-men/429072/34 "2007-12-07T01:44:54Z")
I would say yes. They are incredible, and I am thankful for the invention… Brendon Small ---
**Author:** ![Cyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e4f/32.png) [@Cyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyn)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stockings-and-garters-a-survey-of-men/429072/35 "2007-12-07T01:46:25Z")
[QUOTE=monica] Also from a woman’s side: Where do you get these comfortable garters and stockings? [/QUOTE] The comfort of any given garmet is mostly a correct fit. I worked for LeggsHanesBaliPlatex years ago and it surprises me still how many people have no idea of their correct size and how little time they spend choosing hosiery. Buy stockings with an idea of what they are for. (Daily wear vs special occasion.) I bought the best quality garter belt we sold in white and chocolate brown and still use them. I have several qualities of stockings that are great because 1) if you get a run in one, you only replace one and 2) some men get weak in the knees on discovery of said stockings. Half the fun of dressing up for dates was my “I’ve got a secret”. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stockings-and-garters-a-survey-of-men/429072/36 "2007-12-07T02:22:33Z")
Hot, _Hot_, Hot. ---
**Author:** ![Flutterby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Flutterby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flutterby)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stockings-and-garters-a-survey-of-men/429072/37 "2007-12-07T02:37:22Z")
[QUOTE=Cyn] The comfort of any given garmet is mostly a correct fit. I worked for LeggsHanesBaliPlatex years ago and it surprises me still how many people have no idea of their correct size and how little time they spend choosing hosiery. [/QUOTE] How do you get a correct fit? I always had trouble finding pantyhose that fit (I fall off the average sizes most stores carry and the tall ones I can find seem made for someone much skinnier than I) and I always wanted to try a garter and stockings but I haven’t the foggiest of where to start for size or even where to find them (other than the 3 or 4 garters I see at the Bay that I know would not fit). Garters just seem to me they’d be less.. annoying than pantyhose. ---
**Author:** ![Most\_Creative\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Most\_Creative\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Most_Creative_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stockings-and-garters-a-survey-of-men/429072/38 "2007-12-07T02:46:43Z")
[QUOTE=Pixilated] From a woman’s side (and no, I’m not a lesbian), I PREFER to wear a garter&stockings because I find them more comfortable than pantyhose. When I can find them, I stock up on the all-in-one garter-hose - they are comfortable and they look great! But of course, this is coming from someone who likes to wear corsets as well. =) [/QUOTE] That is me to a T. I couldn’t of said it any better. I feel sexy wearing them…my little secret so to speak. ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stockings-and-garters-a-survey-of-men/429072/39 "2007-12-07T02:48:41Z")
From my youth onward, yes, I love stockings and garters. When a lady reaches and her skirt exposes that band atop a stocking, or the garter clasp, it’s a reminder that things of beauty and delight reside just above. ---
**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2007, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stockings-and-garters-a-survey-of-men/429072/40 "2007-12-07T02:56:57Z")
I’ve never actually seen a woman in stockings and garters except in pictures, and they don’t really do anything for me. I’m not into the underwear scene. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stockings-and-garters-a-survey-of-men/429072.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stockings-and-garters-a-survey-of-men/429072.md?page=3)