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written by Tom             on 18.07. at 17:41:10 - as answer to: Think I am missing the point....but- by Mancer at> "LEO". So yes, the first tights were designed by men for the wear> of men. [pedantry alert] Close but no cigar. The inventor was Jules Leotard, an aerialist.(Can't find his dates, but he appeared in the U.S. in 1868.) Itwasn't a full-body garment; it covered his torso only; a full-bodygarment is known these days as a "unitard" (as you probably know).Tights-like legwear goes way back in history, but tights, as weknow them, date to around the time of the French revolution & areattributed to M. Maillot, a costume designer for the Paris Opéra.Yes, they were made for men, but I don't know whether they weremade exclusively for men. Tom Parsons
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