The Sun in London reports that "Thousands of American men are hiding their bellies with the latest underwear craze," while MSNBC reports that "a London department store is hoping to cash in on the lucrative men's underwear market."
What is this fabulous new craze sweeping two English-speaking countries, you ask?
The MIRDLE of course. Yes, mirdle. An unappealing contraction of the words men's girdle.
And, if you ask me, an unappealing undergarment as well, any way you style it.
Seriously? Men are supposed to wear this to the office? To slim their bellies? And be happy about it? I am not buying it, personally. At least, not that it's a giant fad. If nothing else, the fact that these news stories appeared last March and April, and my local news just reported on this "hot trend" last night suggests that it is not quite the phenomenon designers might hope. Though, as the unnaturally cheerful Londoner to the left said in the article, it is the sort of thing one might don for a wedding if he didn't want his belly hanging out. But otherwise? It is a suit that simply makes you feel like "a right prat." Which, even if you don't know the meaning of the word, is a Britishism that you can still can understand.
I did find one picture in my perusing online that suggested that perhaps there might be more appealing ways to style a mirdle.
But in all fairness, I think this guy didn't need a mirdle to begin with. If his pecks are any indication of his physique (and how could they not be?), I think this picture is akin to using a photo of Natalie Portman to advertise the wondrous power of Spanx.
Personally, I think that if men are looking for slimming undergarments, they need look no further than the 1890s.
There is something so honest and unabashed about these men in corsets. And, dare I say? They look far more manly than the right prat in the sheer wrestling suit up above.
Perhaps it is their prodigious mustachios and oiled hair.
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The only thing that last guy does by wearing a murdle is make me want to lick his abs... or rub my face on them. Yummy.
Not for me, thanks. I like to be able to breathe.
I say no to all forms of binding undergarments. My flabby middle is just going to have to offend others! :)
I saw these last night on TV. They paired em with front and back bottom enhancers.
OMFG. Needless to say I was bitterly disappointed that I already gave MPS his Christmas present cause that would have been PERFECT!
*snigger*
Maybe in the gay community... But only for the aging guys trying to keep up.
In my personal opinion, the majority of men are perfectly okay with their beer guts (or have really perfected the art of denial: "punch my stomach - feel how hard my muscles are?"). They just don't have the same body issues that women do - or at least they will never have them on the same level. And that level would fall far below a high demand for slimming undergarments.
This was hilarious!
Just like with chick suck-in ware, once you take off the clothes in front of someone else, it ruins the mood. It's like that scene in "Bridget Jones's Diary", except that Hugh Grant would be wearing the mirdle.
Molly, yummm, yes.
Kate, I think you're absolutely right.
Theresa, You are hilarious. I love the vision of Hugh Grant in a mirdle.
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