Shapewear — Spanx




Garment & Textile · Innerwear

Shapewear — Spanx

Body-smoothing compression wear under clothes.

Category: Innerwear Origin: USA (Spanx) Era: Modern (2000)

Definition

Body-smoothing compression wear under clothes.

Industrialist View

Spanx (Sara Blakely 2000) brand-defining. Nylon 80–85% + spandex 15–20%.

Tailor & Garment-Worker View

Seamless knit tubes cut-and-sewn to thigh/waist.

Construction & Use

Category now worth US$5bn+/yr.

Related Terms

Corset, Girdle, Bodysuit

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