[mrkleen]

For the bachelors, would you sneak away to the bath to remove the girdle at some point in a promising evening?

Although I'm not a bachelor, I would imagine that those of weak confidence in their masculinity might.

Sorry, but if anyone has "weak confidence", it's a man wearing a girdle.

Either get to the gym and work on your body - or develop a decent personality and dont worry about it. Or some combination of the two.

 

[Blueboy1938]

Sorry, but if anyone has "weak confidence", it's a man wearing a girdle.

Either get to the gym and work on your body - or develop a decent personality and dont worry about it. Or some combination of the two.

You know, most people come to these fora for clothing, not pop-psychology advice.

 

[JWM1960]

Just Go With What Ya Got

Take it from this portly fellow...just go with what ya got, and what the good lord gave you. My heft is part of who who I am, it is my signature in some ways. I do what I can to keep it under control for health reasons (workout with a trainer, curtail my temptations to eat and drink, etc.), but I'm not hiding it. I dress it up for the same reason everyone else on this website does, because I love the look and feel of fine clothes. In fact I found my love for fine clothes because I can't buy OTR, I must have clothes made MTM or custom made. I'd probably be buying OTR suits at Joe Banks, if I were a slimmer easier to fit body. But my need for MTM opened up this whole new world to me, and i get compliments everyday on "my look". Just go with it, and ignore all the 6th graders who are giving you grief. They have no idea what they are talking about.

 

[Miket61]

I recently read a New York Times article about a woman looking for a girdle - visits to high-end lingerie stores and even the lower Manhattan warehouse type places all wanted to send her to stores for "fat chicks."

Marilyn Monroe wore a girdle. No one would consider her a "fat chick."

Girdles are "foundation garments." They might allow for some reduction of measurements, but mainly they're to create a smooth, properly contoured physique to put form-fitting clothing onto.

I do not wear a girdle and I do not intend to at any point in the future. But I don't think it's appropriate to suggest that diet and exercise will eliminate the need for them.

Frankly, I'd rather see a woman in a girdle wearing a tasteful dress than the women one often sees wearing loose sloppy clothing over what is allegedly a good body.

 

[mrkleen]

You know, most people come to these fora for clothing, not pop-psychology advice.

Thanks for the update....I had no idea.

 

[eagle2250]

You asked...."Who makes the best girdles"?

One of the very best girdles a man can buy today is a brand called RAGO....By the way, there is another side benifit to us guys wearing a girdle: my wife can't keep her hands off my hips etc and that's another thing, her fingernails gliding along that fabric drives us both nuts but that's another thread. :icon_smile_wink:

Would you ever wear one?

I have been wearing one every day for the last 5 plus years and now I wouldn't leave the house not wearing one. It's not because I'm over weight anymore either, it's now because I have really come to like the firm support it provides, it's always there reminding me not to over eat, it feels great even energizing for lack of a better description and most of all I like what it does to my wife but again that's another story....

While I can't say that I'm convinced and ready to go out and wear one, I've gotta tell ya...this is perhaps the most 'gutsy' first post I can recall in these parts, in a long, long time! Welcome to the forum CHITOWN. Looking forward to your future postings!

 

[Earl of Ormonde]

This thread is a pisstake, am I right?

 

[ChicagoMediaMan-27]

this is perhaps the most 'gutsy' first post I can recall in these parts, in a long, long time!

Isn't that the truth!

 

[windsor]

No disputing that! Welcome to the forum CHITOWN.

 

[Blueboy1938]

Thanks for the update....I had no idea.

You're entirely welcome, mrironickleen:icon_smile_big:

 

[tug]

For those still interested, the topic of men's shapewear, girdles, slimming underwear, or whatever you want to call it, has gained a tremendous amount of visibility over the last 6-8 months.

There's a variety of men's shapewear products available and it comes in several different flavors. Some companies like Equmen, RIPT Fusion, and Sculptees, and Undergear offer a slimming/compression undershirts. Others like Undergear, Merena, GoSoftware.com, and now 2(x)ist offer male girdle-type products that come in the form of briefs, trunks, or partial body suits that offer slimming/compression in the mid-section and thigh areas.

The two products that seem to be getting the most buzz around town are the Equmen Core Precision Undershirt and RIPT Fusion (designed by Yummie Tummie designer Heather Thomson).

Also, I just posted an article on my blog with details about the upcoming 2(x)ist FORM Collection launch (shapewear briefs and trunks) that's due out in late July 09. That may start to get some buzz too.

Hope the information above helps other who are looking for these types of products. See my blog for more details. I have a full list of the various men's shapewear and girdle products listed there.

Tug
https://www.undershirtguy.com

 

[dport86]

As to the question of fitting new clothes, I have never worn a girdle but I did wear body armor during an extended visit to one of the new hotbeds of democracy we are sponsoring in the middle east. I sized up one size, or went with shirtmakers who handle a little more girth (i.e. all of them, but esp. faconable, polo etc). No one noticed at all except when I got a hug at a corporate party--people asked me if I was wearing a back brace. i told them a girdle. You have to avoid the hugs and you'll be fine.