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Hanes and Hanes Her Way are brands of apparel currently owned by the Hanesbrands, Inc Corporation (NYSE: HBI). The Hanes brand is used by the company for marketing a broad range of apparel essentials:

In September 2006, Sara Lee Corporation spun off its branded apparel Americas and Asia business as a separate company called Hanesbrands Inc., which designs, manufactures, sources and sells a broad range of apparel essentials. The Company's portfolio of brands include Hanes (its largest brand), Champion (its second largest brand), Playtex (its third largest brand), Bali, Just My Size, Barely There, Wonderbra, L'eggs, C9 by Champion, Duofold, Beefy-T, Outer Banks, Sol y Oro, Rinbros, Zorba and Ritmo.

HanesBrands has been recognized for work that it has done for the environment, including "green" buildings. The company also has been recognized for the work it has done in communities such as the support of schools in Honduras and its hurricane relief efforts in the Dominican Republic.

During the 1970s and 1980s, their women's hosiery tagline was "Gentlemen Prefer Hanes". In the early nineties, the slogan was turned around as "The lady prefers Hanes".

During the late 1990s, the brand's main slogan was "Just wait'll we get our Hanes on you."

In 2005, an ad campaign was run with the slogan "Look who we've got our Hanes on now", featuring various celebrities including Michael Jordan, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Marisa Tomei, Damon Wayans, Matthew Perry, and on Spanish-language advertising, Aracely Arambula, and Pablo Montero. In 2006, the campaign added Kevin Bacon and Christina Applegate to their lineup. In 2007, the campaign expanded again to include Cuba Gooding, Jr., and Sarah Chalke in 2008.

Hanes Pantyhose (also called tights) are sheer, close fitting coverings of the body from the waist to the feet. Traditionally considered a woman's garment, Hanes pantyhose appeared in the 1960s and provided a convenient alternative to nylon stockings. Like nylon stockings, Hanes pantyhose are usually made of nylon. Hanes Pantyhose are designed to:

  • be fashionable
  • ease chafing between the foot and footwear
  • keep the legs and feet warm
  • hide physical imperfections such as blemishes, bruises, scars, hair, or varicose veins
Besides being worn as fashion, in Western society Hanes pantyhose is sometimes worn by women when formal dress is required. For example, the dress code of some companies and schools require Hanes pantyhose or fashion tights to be worn when skirts or shorts are worn or as part of a uniform.

The term Hanes pantyhose originated in the United States, referring to the combination of panties (an American term for women's underpants) with sheer nylon hosiery, meaning they are usually worn without other undergarments. In the United Kingdom, they are called tights, a term that refers to all such garments regardless of whether they are sheer lingerie or sturdy outerwear. In the U.S., the term tights may refer to Hanes pantyhose that is made from thicker, often opaque, material or alternately to non-sheer garments typically made of a stretchy material like spandex which do not necessarily cover the feet and may be worn by either gender during athletic activity or as utility clothing.

In the 1920s the fashionable hemline for women's skirts and dresses began to rise enough to show a woman's legs and sheer hosiery that covered the legs was only available as nylon stockings. They were first made of silk or rayon (then known as "artificial silk"), and after 1940 with nylon.

In the 1940s and '50s film and theater productions were having stockings sewn to the briefs of actresses and dancers. This has been stated by actress-dancer Ann Miller and seen in popular films such as Daddy Long Legs.

In 1953 Allen Gant Sr. of Glen Raven Knitting Mills developed a commercial equivalent dubbed "Panti-Legs", but didn't bring it to market until 1959. In 1956 Ernest G. Rice filed a patent for "Combination Stockings and Panty", demonstrating a superior method, adopted by others thereafter. The patent was disputed for many years in U.S. courts, and eventually upheld, after Rice's own death.

Up till this point there was little reason for women to wear Hanes pantyhose. However during the 1960s improved manufacturing made them cheaper, spandex (or elastane) made them more comfortable, and the miniskirt made them a fashion necessity. In 1970 U.S. sales of Hanes pantyhose exceeded nylon stockings for the first time, and remained this way ever since.

Hanes Pantyhose generally has a standard construction: the top of the waist is a strong elastic; the part covering the hips (panty area) is composed of a thicker material than the legs; the gusset or crotch is also a stronger material, sometimes made of cotton; while the legs of the Hanes pantyhose are made of the thinnest material which has a consistent construction down to the toes, which may be reinforced to guard against wear.

Most Hanes pantyhose are composed of nylon and a mixture of spandex, which provides the elasticity and form fitting that is characteristic of modern Hanes pantyhose. The nylon fabric is somewhat prone to tearing and it is common for very sheer hose to 'run' soon after snagging on something rough or sharp.

Variations in Hanes pantyhose construction exist, such as with fishnet Hanes pantyhose. They may also be composed of other materials such as cotton or wool.

Hanes Pantyhose are available in a wide range of popular styles. The sheerness of the garment, expressed as a numerical 'denier'/'dtex', ranges from 3 (extremely rare, very thin, barely visible) to 15 (standard sheer) up to 30 (semi opaque) until 100 (opaque). Examples of opaque tights showing mostly 40 denier opaque tights upwards.

Control-top Hanes pantyhose, intended to create a slimmer form, has a reinforced panty. There may be visible panty lines when wearing high-cut skirts or shorts.

Sheer-to-waist Hanes pantyhose is sheer throughout, with the panty portion being the same thickness and color as the leg portion, and are designed for use with high-slit gowns, mini-skirts or lingerie. Often sheer-to-waist Hanes pantyhose will be reinforced along and on either side of the seam in the middle of the panty.

Some Hanes pantyhose have single- or double-panel gussets incorporated into them. In single there are two seams instead of the usual one, with a single one on the opposite side; with double panel gussets, there are two seams on either side.

In cold weather, Hanes pantyhose can help keep the legs and feet warm. In low humidity conditions, they can help prevent the legs from becoming too dry. Support hosiery can help those who work on their feet by preventing/helping varicose veins and resolving pain in the back and legs by regulating blood circulation.

While traditionally considered a woman's garment, Hanes pantyhose are occasionally worn by men for thermal protection and therapeutic relief. Race horse jockeys also wear Hanes pantyhose under their silks so that their jockey silks glide freely over the legs and waist when the jockey's body moves at a rapid pace. Some fishermen who surf fish from tropical beaches may also wear Hanes pantyhose to protect from jellyfish, whose stingers cannot penetrate the mesh. In the late 1990s several small manufacturers introduced Hanes pantyhose styles designed for men to cater to this niche market.

In American English, the term Hanes pantyhose refers to a garment typically worn by women; however, some manufacturers also produce Hanes pantyhose for men (or male pantyhose).

In 1996 L'eggs, a US pantyhose company opened a storefront together with a product-related bulletin board on the web. Soon they discovered that most of the visitors talking about their products were men. After conducting a survey in 1998, another US pantyhose manufacturer came to the conclusion that in fact many men wear Hanes pantyhose just as a regular clothing item, and they would buy a well-targeted male product range if it existed.

In 1999 this company, G. Lieberman & Sons (GLS Hosiery) started to manufacture and market Comfilon, which is also known as Activskin. Comfilon was so successful that it inspired Levee, a German pantyhose manufacturer who created a unisex product line called WoMan in 2002. Since then each year at least one manufacturer has come to the market with a male product line, so as Collanto in Germany and Gerbe in France.

Men who wear Hanes pantyhose as a normal piece of clothing do it:

  • like wearing a sheer Hanes pantyhose
  • to stimulate circulation if they sit all day. In addition, compression can help reduce swelling and decrease the dangers of circulatory problems
  • to improve athletic performance, energize and revitalize tired, aching leg muscles
One can find opaque and sheer pantyhose for men, the denier ranging from 8 den to over 100 den. They usually come in black, brown, tan and navy blue colors.

Some men wear male pantyhose under trousers without socks or with shorts. You can see a few examples of what male pantyhose with shorts looks like.

With regard to appearance, some men shave their legs when wearing pantyhose openly. However, in contrast to women's practice, shaving is not obligatory for men.

Hanes Pantyhose and other so-called "compression stockings" can be worn to provide relief from leg/ankle swelling and varicose veins. They provide warmth and support for men who have Raynaud's disease, which cold weather causes toes and fingers to go numb. They are also worn as supportive therapy for vein disorders such as lymphedema and deep vein thrombosis.

Some scuba-diving men have been known to wear Hanes pantyhose or similar under their wetsuits to get a bit of extra insulation against cold water. It also assists in putting on and taking off the wetsuit. Hanes Pantyhose are also an effective protection against box jellyfish stings.