Like many readers of this site, I love wearing pantyhose. I love them so much that I am writing a book about the garment, which is under contract with Bloomsbury—ironically, the publisher of transphobe J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series.
I have written about my relationship with gender and women’s clothing before. Man-Made Woman, published in 2017, is my most autobiographical work. The Future Is Feminine (2021) examines the damaging effects of masculinization, while The Spectral Woman (2025) calls for the abolition of gender. Although pantyhose and other feminine objects appear in those books, this is the first time I have devoted an entire volume to the subject.
Unlike my previous titles, this will be a short book written for a general readership. If you are not academically inclined, I would not recommend starting with any of my earlier books!
There are, of course, books aimed at pantyhose fetishists. To be frank, some are rather seedy, offering improbable tales of boys or men being forced by a mother, girlfriend, boss or other woman to wear pantyhose. My book takes a different approach. Although written with humor and a light touch, it seriously examines pantyhose as a cultural phenomenon: the strange and often intense reactions the garment inspires in both men and women and, of course, its sensuous appeal.
To challenge the taboo surrounding the pleasure of wearing pantyhose, I make my love for them clear. Because the book is being written by an established transgender scholar, it is likely to attract some interest.
So why am I telling you all this? Because I have a request.
I would love to hear about your experiences with pantyhose in the comments below. Why do you like them? When did your interest begin? Do you have any memorable anecdotes—perhaps dating back to childhood? What part do pantyhose play in your crossdressing? Are they a fetish for you? I make no judgments.
Anything I include in the book will be anonymized.
I hope to publish the book by the end of next year.
Many thanks,
Ciara
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| Tommy Trinder femulating in the 1944 British film Fiddlers Three. |
