This is awards season in Hollywood or, as I like to call it, shapewear season. There’s so much shaping, sculpting and squishing happening on red carpets today that I wouldn’t be surprised if one day Lycra is named the official sponsor of the Oscars.
And no one watches award shows more closely, or critically, than Greg Gimble. While other people just want to get …

Every New Year’s Day most women (and men) decide that they want to eat less, drink less and hit the gym more. Who can argue with such a great resolution!
But what happens when “the event” you are attending is one month after New Year’s? You might try a crash diet … maybe cut out the carbs for a few weeks? Try South Beach? Or that …

Let’s face it: ‘tis the season to rock shapewear. Indulgent holiday parties have us wanting to look our best prior the hitting-the-gym resolutions that come with the New Year. Honestly, are we going to steer clear of the eggnog just to look great in that little black dress? Not if there’s an easier solution.
ShaToBu (above left) takes shapewear and ups the ante. Instead of …

Is it a dress? Is it underwear? Is it shapewear? Or do definitions even matter?
Welcome to the boundary-blurring world of Made By Niki, the British cult label that’s turning shapewear into must-have lingerie.
If you haven’t slipped into one of Niki’s slinky multi-functional minidresses or “power lingerie” sets, be prepared to leave your preconceptions behind.
This is shapewear meant to show off our …

Elegant … sexy … attractive. Not words you think of when you think of shapewear.
Too often, these modern fashion must-haves make you feel (and look) like a stuffed sausage. Probably the last thing you’d ever call shapewear is “pretty”.
But that’s exactly what Amanda Horan Kennedy, president and founder of Sassybax, decided to name her delicious new collection of shapewear pieces.
