"Shapewear" makes you look shapely. Allegedly. It definitely makes you feel shapely, because it squeezes the bejeezus out of your vital organs. Science now says that this pressure is potentially hazardous to your health. But hey, you'll leave a svelte-looking corpse, right?
This morning, two intrepid Gawker journalists traveled all the way to Midtown Manhattan to peruse the new fall Fashion Week showcase of Spanx, the body-squeezing clothing-and-undergarment line for women—and men. Having done our research, we now ask: Are Spanx good, or evil?
While talking about Old People in Love, the new movie he stars in with Julia Roberts, Tom Hanks told Access Hollywood host/animated pool of spray-tan liquid Billy Bush that he used "man Spanx" for a scene that featured his butt in his underwear. This is not a polite subject of conversation!
People often ask us, in our imagination, "Hey, why are you always vigilantly trying to save The American Man? Is it really so bad if men get eyebrow waxes and talk about "abs" all the time? Shouldn't we welcome technological advances in underwear science?"
When I was a girl, it was considered stylish to wear biker shorts under dresses. So maybe Kim Kardashian is not having a wardrobe malfunction, but is bringing back a long-forgotten style from our youths in this picture.
Today we looked at how male spanx will destroy men, forever. All of you got chatting about gender dynamics and said interesting things, but one commenter swooped in and really turned the conversation on its head.
Women across America continue to wear "Spanx" and "Spanx"-like undergarments despite the fact that "Spanx" are clearly evil, most especially for the women wearing them, and whoever may be around when it's time for them to shed their "Spanx."
In keeping up with the Spanx/underwear beat—guys, here is your new foundation garment. It's called Core Precision (heh), reports the London Times, and it makes you look like you have a six-pack. Now dudes will understand what it's like to be a lady wearing a spandex-y waist-cincher, because you really can't let anyone…
