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Quoth the actress to Ellen: "I triple-Spank. Which is not good. Spanx really, really work, but you don't need to overdo it." She also recalled a recent conversation with pal Melissa McCarthy: "I could not party that night because I was being pinched in places that I didn't know it was possible… I said, 'Oh my God, Melissa, I'm about to die. My Spanx are killing me. She said, 'I just went to the bathroom and took mine off.' " More »
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Apparently Spanx thinks our troops are looking a little less than svelte lately. So they've sent them a thoughtful Christmas present — some shaping undershirts to help them "feel support in a whole new way." More »
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Much unlike many a magazine editor who recommends you buy all sorts of crap that they most likely got for free, your Jezebel staff doesn't get jack shit (other than books, unsolicited). And that's how it should be. But on our own time, in our personal lives, we still buy stuff. So this is Worth It, our daily recommendation of random things that we've actually spent our own money on. These are the things we buy regularly or really like, things we'd actually tell our friends about. And now we're telling you. More »
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We are informed by Spanx that it has moved into "active wear," meaning that you can soon shimmy and sweat into "bagel-busting, moisture-wicking Slim-X® waistband, a flared leg, and back seams to visually slim the silhouette" for $118. Yeah, that's pretty meta. More »
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First, I know that I'm treading on dangerous ground here as I have friends who swear by their Spanx.  As always this blog is all about me in general, and today it's specifically about my experience with Spanx.  I'm not trying to tell anyone else how to live.  If you wear Spanx, that is awesome and I fully support you.  Are we good?  Excellent, let's continue: More »
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Spanx are obviously huge, and getting bigger. How — and why — did the girdle come back? More »
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Blue Valentine has been lauded for its visceral storytelling of the love that's dissipated between a married couple. But what heightens the realism the film strives for is the use of Spanx in the sex scenes between Williams and Gosling. More »
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Spanx—the company that has made a mint selling body-slimming garments—is now targeting pregnant women with its Mama Spanx maternity line. Because you're never allowed to have a gut that big, even if there is a fetus in it. More »
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So it turns out that we are completely surrounded by men walking around wearing Spanx and Spanx-like foundation garments, at least according to the New York Times. What does this mean for our (giggle) culture? More »
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• Tyra Banks has signed a deal to write three YA novels that will marry modeling with Harry Potter — the protagonist having been accepted into an academy for "intoxibellas," or supermodels-in-training who "harbor unknown powers." What, no vampires? [Galleycat]

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Are men really clamoring to dance around the house trying to squeeze into shapewear disguised as a crewneck and "compression bottoms?" According to Sara Blakely, the founder of Spanx, men are beyond ready for some extra assistance. More »
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• Kate Moss's company, Skate LLC, reported revenues of just over £1 million and profits of £771,139 during the year 2009. This is a significant drop from when she made 6.5 million in 2007. [Daily Mail]

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Um, if we had, we'd probably have gone with "being children." But apparently, it's Spanx. [FitSugar] More »
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• Today in pointless clothing lines of the stars: Miley Cyrus and Max Azria's Wal-Mart collection! The digs look well worth every penny of their sub-$20 price point. [Lucky]
• Now, even the Kings of Leon has one. [Blackbook]

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According to Booth Moore of the LA Times, there are a few Fashion Week trends that will make it from the runway to the real world; namely stripes, shorts, prints, and yes, even wearing "Spanx as outerwear." More »
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In this week's multimedia compilation of pop culture crap, senior citizens visit a strip club, The Insidermakes a desperate connection between Mackenzie Phillips and Michael Jackson, and Behind the Music: Bobby Brown. More »
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• Marc Jacobs and his Brazilian fiancé, Lorenzo Martone, are set to marry next month in Provincetown. Also, Jacobs is taking the artists John Currin and Rachel Feinstein, plus Madonna, to the Met ball. [FWD]

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• Naomi Campbell stalked the runway like a thoroughbred in Mumbai for a charity show. Last time Campbell blended fashion and philanthropy, the supermodel raised over $1 million for Hurricane Katrina survivors. [Daily Mail]

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Spanx founder Sara Blakely just launched Haute Contour, a line of prettier shapewear, but for her next project she's planning to stop hiding her wares under women's skirts and pants by creating a clothing line. More »
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Next month, the British department store Selfridges will debut a line of undershirts for men that are designed to suck in the beer gut. More »
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• Valentino ex-chairman Matteo Marzotti has bought the house of Vionnet. Madeleine Vionnet invented the bias cut in 1922, making John Galliano's life immeasurably easier. Let's hope this revival is more Balenciaga and less Halston. [WWD]

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• Before we tackle today's inevitable layoffs, liquidations and bankruptcies, look at David Beckham. Look at semi-naked David Beckham. In his very important new Emporio Armani ad. Why, good morning to you, Dave. [People]

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Rachel Holmes' hilarious article in The Guardian about her experiments with the euphemistically-titled "shapewear" for the holiday season reminded me — with pictures — of a time that rarely saw me without such garments. More »
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Recently, while looking at retro-inspired dresses online, I stumbled across something called a "corselette" and gasped. Unlike the gossamer demi-cup bras and bare thongs you see in popular lingerie catalogs, the thing was actually sexy. Mysterious, seductive, cheeky. Coincidentally, Daphne Merkin wrote a piece for yesterday's T: The New York Times Style Magazine which begins, "Where are the girdles of yesteryear?" More »
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• Kate Moss's fifth collection for Topshop launches today. It's inspired by "travel." Oh, bite me. [Vogue UK]

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• Despite toiling for so many years educating Americans on the merits of croc-skin bags on a certain premium cable TV show, Kim Cattrall says she has seen the PETA light: she's donating all the furs she wore in making the SATC movie to the animal rights organization so they can be donated to homeless people who no one will ever mistake for trendsetting style icons. There's just one flaw in that plan, and we think you might know what it is. [Page Six]

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When you think of Spanx and other tight, butt-lifting undergarments, do you think about who they're for? Well, yeah, they're for women, but are they for women to feel better about themselves? For women to look better to men? For women to look better to other women? For Zoe Williams at The Guardian, stretchy unmentionables have her contemplating what they mean for feminism! She writes, "Magic pants? You can say that again, not only are they slimming, they are also an amazing contraceptive. You won't want to take your clothes off, and if you ever did, only an inveterate drunk would shag you. There is something wrong with this picture — when did we become a civilisation that dressed for the crowd and not for the individual? That's not about sex — that's about looking sexy to get attention." More »
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A reader informs us that body-shaper manufacturer Spanx has a line of figure "enhancers" for pregnant women. The Mama Full Length, the Power Mama and the Mama Footless (is Barefoot Mama next?) offer lower back support, underbelly support and "shape the rear and thighs as they expand along with your tummy." Because, you know, being pregnant is all about fooling the people around you into thinking that you're not! [Spanx] More »
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