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In American English, the term pantyhose generally refers to hosiery traditionally worn by women since their introduction in 1959, however some manufacturers also produce pantyhose for men, or, colloquially, mantyhose, brosiery, or guylons. ==History== In 1996 L'eggs, a US pantyhose company, opened a storefront together with a product-related bulletin board on the web. They soon discovered that most of the visitors talking about their products were men. After conducting a survey〔(Pantyhose designed for men – alt.fashion | Google Groups ). Groups.google.com (September 27, 1998). Retrieved on August 11, 2011.〕 in 1998, the company came to the conclusion that, in fact, many men were wearing pantyhose as a regular clothing item, and would buy leggings in a well-targeted male product range, if it existed.〔(Pantyhose ). NPR (February 23, 2002). Retrieved on August 11, 2011.〕 Based on this survey and other market research, G. Lieberman & Sons (GLS Hosiery) began to manufacture and market ComfiLon〔(ComfiLon ). ComfiLon. Retrieved on August 11, 2011.〕 in 1999, which became Activskin〔(ActivSkin ). ActivSkin. Retrieved on August 11, 2011.〕 in 2002. Comfilon/ActivSkin was so successful it inspired Levee, a German pantyhose manufacturer to create a unisex product line called WoMan in 2002. Wolford, an Austrian luxury hosiery manufacturer also introduced 'Waistsocks' for men. Nearly every year since then at least one manufacturer has entered the market with a male product line, such as Collanto in Germany and Gerbe in France. To manage public relations and serve as spokesman for issues related to men's pantyhose in the U.S. media, GLS hired Steve Newman〔(Steve Newman ). Linkedin.com. Retrieved on August 11, 2011.〕 in 2009. The company expects to reach a tipping point in the near future with respect to public perception and growth of the male pantyhose and tights trend. As an addition to the constantly expanding family of men's legwear manufacturers, there is another producer in Eastern Europe called Tim Legwear that is testing the local market with men's tights and leggings. Men's tight also account for 2-3% of the business of Italian legwear designer Emilio Cavallini. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Pantyhose for men」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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