# 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:** 19\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laughing_Lagomorph)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2007, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stockings-and-garters-a-survey-of-men/429072/121 "2007-12-13T00:26:27Z")
Sexy underthings on sexy women are sexy. But I don’t find stockings and garters inherently a huge turn on like many other men apparently do. Pantyhose are not sexy. ---
**Author:** ![FaerieBeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e95f7d/32.png) [@FaerieBeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FaerieBeth)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2007, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stockings-and-garters-a-survey-of-men/429072/122 "2007-12-13T00:38:22Z")
[QUOTE=marshmallow] Other setups which will increase the average male’s heart beat and/or cause him to openly weep: 1. french maid getup 2. naughty teacher 3. naughty nurse 4. sexy police offer 5. slutty office worker (see: no pants) 6. a naked woman 7. latex 8. skirt with no panties 9. thongs 10. a functioning cardiovascular system [/QUOTE] What, no love for Librarians? Librarians in garters and stockings? I can even wear my hair in a bun with a pencil through it? No? Wow, tough crowd. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2007, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stockings-and-garters-a-survey-of-men/429072/123 "2007-12-13T01:34:37Z")
Bi woman: I vote yes for stockings and garters, seeing or wearing them. Angels sing when a woman wears stockings and garters. And kittens come back to life, non-zombified, and prance and play like nothing bad ever did or ever could happen in the world. In other words: not just yes, but hell yes. ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2007, 2:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stockings-and-garters-a-survey-of-men/429072/124 "2007-12-13T02:39:41Z")
Are stockings and garters … comfortable? I always imagined they would chafe or something. Although I do hate pantyhose. Necessary evil in the winter, but nothing makes me feel less sexy than wearing pantyhose. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2007, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stockings-and-garters-a-survey-of-men/429072/125 "2007-12-13T03:14:20Z")
[QUOTE=FaerieBeth] What, no love for Librarians? Librarians in garters and stockings? I can even wear my hair in a bun with a pencil through it? No? Wow, tough crowd. 😉 [/QUOTE] Well only if you include geeky glasses and of course when we remove the pencil from the bun and the glasses who become an instant Hollywood cliché with long flowing tresses and beautiful eyes. Jim ---
**Author:** ![Testy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c37758/32.png) [@Testy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Testy)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2007, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stockings-and-garters-a-survey-of-men/429072/126 "2007-12-13T04:44:58Z")
[QUOTE=FaerieBeth] What, no love for Librarians? Librarians in garters and stockings? I can even wear my hair in a bun with a pencil through it? No? Wow, tough crowd. 😉 [/QUOTE] **FaerieBeth** You have to do the “Librarian Headshake” where you pull a pin out of your hair and give it a shake and it instantly transforms into a huge mass of hair falling almost to your waist. Likewise you need geeky glasses as **What Exit** mentioned. Testy ---
**Author:** ![Yeticus\_Rex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a698b9/32.png) [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2007, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stockings-and-garters-a-survey-of-men/429072/127 "2007-12-13T18:56:21Z")
[QUOTE=CalMeacham] Alas, I like neither garters nor beer. [/QUOTE] [Get a crash cart, stat! This man has no pulse!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnnK5vmRilk&feature=related) ---
**Author:** ![saoirse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@saoirse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saoirse)\ **Post date:** [December 13, 2007, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stockings-and-garters-a-survey-of-men/429072/128 "2007-12-13T20:26:02Z")
[QUOTE=HazelNutCoffee] Are stockings and garters … comfortable? I always imagined they would chafe or something. Although I do hate pantyhose. Necessary evil in the winter, but nothing makes me feel less sexy than wearing pantyhose. [/QUOTE] I should add that, due to a Catholic Education in the Northeast, I find navy blue cotton tights to be preternaturally attractive, in that primal, “I want to touch your hair, but I don’t know why” way. ---
**Author:** ![sunstone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunstone/32/3372_2.png) [@sunstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sunstone)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2007, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stockings-and-garters-a-survey-of-men/429072/129 "2007-12-14T01:21:17Z")
Big big big fan here. Perhaps that is because I grew up BPH (before pantyhose) Nothing like the contrast (visual and tactile) between stockings…then comes that little hem part…and then glorious soft skin…mmmmm. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Bonwick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Larry\_Bonwick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Bonwick)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2013, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stockings-and-garters-a-survey-of-men/429072/130 "2013-11-12T05:13:44Z")
I am a newly registered member and would like to print out the “Stockings and Garters - A Survey of Men” pages. I’m generally pretty computer literate, but I’m totally lost in trying to print this out so I can share it with my wife. Can you help? ``` Larry Bonwick larbon35@verizon.net ``` ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2013, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stockings-and-garters-a-survey-of-men/429072/131 "2013-11-12T05:30:07Z")
> [@saoirse](#): > > I should add that, due to a Catholic Education in the Northeast, I find navy blue cotton tights to be preternaturally attractive, in that primal, “I want to touch your hair, but I don’t know why” way. Nice, but knee socks and saddle shoes are even better, especially when combined with a pleated skirt and sweater… 🆒 [![](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QPmmkBvYD5w/Sdzpi-w2QhI/AAAAAAAAANY/iZPUP8f_gs0/s1600-h/velma_b.jpg) ](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QPmmkBvYD5w/Sdzpi-w2QhI/AAAAAAAAANY/iZPUP8f_gs0/s1600-h/velma_b.jpg) As for stockings and garters … YES, especially black hose with seams and garters with lace and little bows … mmmmmmmmmmmmm!!! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2013, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stockings-and-garters-a-survey-of-men/429072/132 "2013-11-12T07:31:01Z")
> [@Larry\_Bonwick](#): > > I am a newly registered member and would like to print out the “Stockings and Garters - A > Survey of Men” pages. I’m generally pretty computer literate, but I’m totally lost in trying to > print this out so I can share it with my wife. Can you help? > > ``` > Larry Bonwick > larbon35@verizon.net > > ``` There isn’t a regular print feature built in to the board software that I know of. I’d suggest doing a cut&paste job into some word processing program and printing it from there. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2013, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stockings-and-garters-a-survey-of-men/429072/133 "2013-11-12T07:59:12Z")
I agree. That will let you get pages. Some browsers will print it as a big mess. BTW I was surprised that the date of the thread was 2007. I was expecting 1957. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2013, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stockings-and-garters-a-survey-of-men/429072/134 "2013-11-12T13:28:47Z")
Since this thread first aired, Pepper Mill has started _gluing_ the tops of her stockings in place. I have to admit that I don’t find that particularly sexy, either, but I’ll definitely take it over garters. Believe it …or not. ---
**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:** [November 12, 2013, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stockings-and-garters-a-survey-of-men/429072/135 "2013-11-12T16:51:18Z")
> [@Larry\_Bonwick](#): > > I am a newly registered member and would like to print out the “Stockings and Garters - A > Survey of Men” pages. I’m generally pretty computer literate, but I’m totally lost in trying to > print this out so I can share it with my wife. Can you help? > > ``` > Larry Bonwick > larbon35@verizon.net > > ``` If your’e on a Mac you can print out to PDF anything that you can print out at all, built in. On Windows, that feature is not built in but I’d be astonished if there aren’t still\* freebie Print-to-PDF drivers available, although not being a Windows user I can’t recommend any in particular. - there definitely used to be ---
**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2013, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stockings-and-garters-a-survey-of-men/429072/136 "2013-11-12T17:39:58Z")
Thread Tools \> Show Printable Version \> Right-click \> Print \> Choose the printer connected to your computer or print to PDF within your computer. ---
**Author:** ![LawMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@LawMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LawMonkey)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2013, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stockings-and-garters-a-survey-of-men/429072/137 "2013-11-12T19:54:36Z")
Seeing as I can’t be arsed to read the whole thread, and personally stockings and garters are irrelevant to me (not a turn-off, just meh–more shit to strip off! ;P), I’m quite curious if our new member wants to print this to say, “Look, hun! All the guys like them! You should wear them!” or “Look, hun! All the guys hate them! Can we burn them now so I have one less thing to futz with in the bedroom?” 😃 ---
**Author:** ![duality72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/duality72/32/3910_2.png) [@duality72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/duality72)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2013, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stockings-and-garters-a-survey-of-men/429072/138 "2013-11-12T21:32:46Z")
Stockings, yes. Garters, no. Love the way they feel on my ears. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stockings-and-garters-a-survey-of-men/429072/139 "2013-11-13T01:37:09Z")
Mmmm. Stocking and garters. Put me down for “like.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stockings-and-garters-a-survey-of-men/429072.md?page=6)