Slimplicity is beauty
MANILA, Philippines - I’ve always wondered how Beyoncé, curves and all, manages to fit into her little ensembles and still be able to sit, without bursting at the seams. A regular girl would not dare wear a tight-fitting cocktail dress to a dinner party. Instead she will opt for a trapeze dress, or any loose-fitting number for that matter, she can have her steak and eat it, too. But these Hollywood folk…they walk down the red carpet, bulge-free, curves smoothed to perfection. How do they do it?
Every fashionable woman knows about Spanx, a brand of women’s undergarments I always believed to have been named after that slapping sound it makes when it “spanx” against the body. I remember seeing Juliana (still single back then) on E! News in 2008, gush over a pair that a celebrity stylist introduced to her on the show. That same day my mother begged me to find out where these “magic cycling shorts” were sold.
Fast forward to 2012, Spanx’s line of shapewear is available to anyone who wants an instant lift, pinch or tuck –– it’s like wearable Photoshop Liquify. Hallelujah! Spanx recently came out with its latest collection, which includes innovative undergarments, booty-boosting panties, slimming camis and slips, even ultra-comfy men’s underwear.
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In the Philippines, Spanx is exclusively distributed by Rustan Marketing Corporation and available at Rustan’s Department Stores in Makati, Shangri-La Plaza, Alabang and Cebu.
