Girdles for Men

Fashion has always been tipped to cater to women but here’s a news bulletin: men want their equal time in front of the mirror as well. The fashion lines are blurring and men are not afraid to try anything from guyliner and nail polish to male girdles.

Of course, girdles for men aren’t marketed that way. There are still some conservative men who would never be caught dead in one. However, if rebranded properly to be named support briefs, compression underwear, and body shapewear, then the underwear might become a bigger draw. Whatever you call this new type of undergarments, it all does the same thing: it makes a man look slimmer in his clothes. It’s a ruse that women have been using for centuries with corsets and bustiers. It has just taken men that long to get up the courage to wear it themselves.

A lot of this inner courage comes from the fact that society is more lax about gender lines. It’s okay to push the envelope a little. And in the case of underwear, it’s not pushing that hard at all. After all, underwear is worn beneath the clothes.

There is also a new breed of men called metrosexuals who are not afraid to say they take the time to put an effort in their appearance. Before, it was considered vain for men to be checking themselves out in the mirror. However, these men are now being applauded for being well groomed and dapper.

With this shift in acceptable male fashion behavior, undergarment manufacturers are trying to get in the action of creating the new Spanx underwear for men. Before, the only options were boxers, briefs or commando. Now you can find compression shirts for men that tuck in that beer belly. You can also find support shorts that firm the butt. Men are realizing the potential in body shapewear as it can instantly take inches off from the waist. It is an instant confidence booster for the majority of guys who don’t have that six pack abs but who can now fake it.

With the growing acceptance men borrowing from the female fashion world, you have to admit that this one makes the most sense. Body shaping works for both sexes as both genders can often battle the bulge. Now, the guys aren’t left out in the cold because they have their slimming underwear for men as well.