Spanx is trending after Khloe Kardashian accidentally flashed photographers her slimming undergarment. Mrs. Odom isn’t the first celebrity to bring awareness to the name-brand body shaper meant to smooth out bulges without the discomfort of yesterday’s body-contouring corset and girdle.
Ever since Oprah gave it a thumbs-up in 2000, Spanx has dominated the shape-ware market, inspired scads of knockoffs, and become prime joke material.
In 2010, Spanx started manufacturing upper and lower body garments for men, and Tom Hanks emerged as a huge fan.