# The upcoming fashion for men - meggings! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 25, 2010, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-upcoming-fashion-for-men-meggings/565344 "2010-12-25T06:23:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2010, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-upcoming-fashion-for-men-meggings/565344/1 "2010-12-25T06:23:30Z")
[Leggings under shorts for men](http://www.fashionfame.com/2010/06/spring-2011-emporio-armani-menswear-black-leather-fashion/) to be the next fashion. So, guys, you gonna be wearing these? I think all guys should wear them - I need more entertainment in my life. šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2010, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-upcoming-fashion-for-men-meggings/565344/2 "2010-12-25T07:00:51Z")
I tried to explain the concept of guyliner to my dad today. But how the hell would I ever explain _this_? ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2010, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-upcoming-fashion-for-men-meggings/565344/3 "2010-12-25T07:03:13Z")
Yeah, good luck with that. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2010, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-upcoming-fashion-for-men-meggings/565344/4 "2010-12-25T07:19:17Z")
ā€˜Meggingsā€™? ā€˜Guylinerā€™? Iā€™m WAY less boggled by the fashions than the bizarre desire to ā€˜masculinizeā€™ the naming of them in such ridiculous ways. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2010, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-upcoming-fashion-for-men-meggings/565344/5 "2010-12-25T07:25:56Z")
> [@Tengu](#): > > Iā€™m WAY less boggled by the fashions than the bizarre desire to ā€˜masculinizeā€™ the naming of them in such ridiculous ways. If they donā€™t masculinize the names, itā€™ll be hard to convince guys to buy this ridiculous crap. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2010, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-upcoming-fashion-for-men-meggings/565344/6 "2010-12-25T07:34:53Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > If they donā€™t masculinize the names, itā€™ll be hard to convince guys to buy this ridiculous crap. If anything that sort of naming scheme has the opposite effect with me. Like ā€œSpike TVā€; thatā€™s about as subtle as naming a female-targeted network ā€œPussy TVā€ with a cat logo. Itā€™s blatantly patronizing and stupid enough to make me want to avoid it for that reason alone. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2010, 7:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-upcoming-fashion-for-men-meggings/565344/7 "2010-12-25T07:40:14Z")
Well, they certainly seemed to work for [Conan](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUjPMb_58As)ā€¦ ---
**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 25, 2010, 7:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-upcoming-fashion-for-men-meggings/565344/8 "2010-12-25T07:41:53Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > If they donā€™t masculinize the names, itā€™ll be hard to convince guys to buy this ridiculous crap. How soon before we get ā€œmalescaraā€? ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2010, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-upcoming-fashion-for-men-meggings/565344/9 "2010-12-25T07:47:48Z")
They look good on those models . . . but anything would look good on those models. Iā€™m wondering how theyā€™ll look on a short, fat, balding (with a pony tail) middle-age guy. ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2010, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-upcoming-fashion-for-men-meggings/565344/10 "2010-12-25T07:51:03Z")
Men wore doublets and hose in the 16th centuryā€¦but it looked better than this. The sword and dagger also didnā€™t hurt. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2010, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-upcoming-fashion-for-men-meggings/565344/11 "2010-12-25T07:58:49Z")
> [@Suburban\_Plankton](#): > > Well, they certainly seemed to work for [Conan](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bUjPMb_58As)ā€¦ That would have been funnier if it were the _other_ Conanā€¦ On the other hand, Conan has skinny-ass legs. ---
**Author:** ![ExTank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2010, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-upcoming-fashion-for-men-meggings/565344/12 "2010-12-25T15:24:35Z")
> [@Argent\_Towers](#): > > Men wore doublets and hose in the 16th centuryā€¦but it looked better than this. The sword and dagger also didnā€™t hurt. Nah, they still looked pretty stupid. But not stupid enough to mock a guy wearing a sword. ā€œArmed society, polite society,ā€ and all that. šŸ˜‰ ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2010, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-upcoming-fashion-for-men-meggings/565344/13 "2010-12-25T15:32:54Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > How soon before we get ā€œmalescaraā€? Too late for malescara but [manscara is already here.](http://fashionindie.com/first-manskirts-then-mantihose-now-manscara/) ---
**Author:** ![Alessan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alessan/32/465_2.png) [@Alessan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alessan)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2010, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-upcoming-fashion-for-men-meggings/565344/14 "2010-12-25T16:37:56Z")
I remember guys wearing those years ago, when I was in the army. It wasnā€™t done as a fashion statement. Itā€™s just that they never bothered issuing sweatsuits, so lots of guys would wear their thermal underwear underneath their shorts and t-shirts for cold-weather PE. I never went for the look myself - give me 30 seconds of physical exercise and Iā€™m warm enough for sub-zero temps - but it was fairly common. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2010, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-upcoming-fashion-for-men-meggings/565344/15 "2010-12-25T16:48:01Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > If they donā€™t masculinize the names, itā€™ll be hard to convince guys to buy this ridiculous crap. Nonsense. All they have to do is have commercials with twenty-something guys wearing these while being fawned on by a shitload of hotties. It worked for those eye watering body sprays. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2010, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-upcoming-fashion-for-men-meggings/565344/16 "2010-12-25T16:54:47Z")
They put those on the hottest guys around, with the best bodies, and it still looks ri-goddamn-diculous. Imagine how it would look on your cousin Bob. ---
**Author:** ![Mijin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mijin/32/9369_2.png) [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2010, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-upcoming-fashion-for-men-meggings/565344/17 "2010-12-25T17:01:18Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > If they donā€™t masculinize the names, itā€™ll be hard to convince guys to buy this ridiculous crap. Yep. I find the beauty products targeted at men amusing. Theyā€™ll show a guy boxing, or flying a plane or something ā€“ then heā€™ll talk about how heā€™s such a tough-as-nails badass, he needs to look ā€œenergizedā€ or whatever. šŸ˜ƒ Theyā€™ve been trying for decades to get men to spend as much as women on these things. And very slowly, itā€™s happening. ---
**Author:** ![obfusciatrist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4af34b/32.png) [@obfusciatrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/obfusciatrist)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2010, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-upcoming-fashion-for-men-meggings/565344/18 "2010-12-25T17:08:35Z")
Having worn full length spandex leggings once for a cold half marathon I can tell you Iā€™ll never again wear something like that. Definitely did not combine well with leg hair. I imagine if I wore them all the time Iā€™d get used to it or the hair would get worn off, but I wouldnā€™t subject myself to the interim period (all of which doesnā€™t mention that Iā€™d look horrible in those outfits). ---
**Author:** ![amanset](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8dc957/32.png) [@amanset](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amanset)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2010, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-upcoming-fashion-for-men-meggings/565344/19 "2010-12-25T17:26:46Z")
> [@elfkin477](#): > > I tried to explain the concept of guyliner to my dad today. But how the hell would I ever explain _this_? ā€œItā€™s for sportā€. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2010, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-upcoming-fashion-for-men-meggings/565344/20 "2010-12-26T08:15:58Z")
I wear tights, leggings and skin-tight pants of various types all the time, whether to exercise, go clubbing or for the SCA. Only the last function gets a raised eyebrow. But thoseā€¦ Itā€™s combining them with shorts that looks stupid. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-upcoming-fashion-for-men-meggings/565344.md?page=2)