Men have lots of reasons to wear a girdle: back support, losing weight, it just makes them feel good.  So here’s a guide for men who want to buy a girdle for the first time.

While there are more and more online resources to buy a men’s girdle, the same can not be said perhaps for where you live.  You might have to go to a specialty store that focuses on corsets, bustiers, and girdles for women and see if they have a section for men.  Failing that, you might want to try to buy a woman’s girdle and either altar it or wear it as is off the shelf.  Obviously, due to the anatomical differences between men and women, the better option would be to find someone who can do the alterations for you or perhaps you can do it yourself.

Here are a few tips on altering a woman’s girdle.  Women have naturally wider hips than a man in order to give birth.  Men have narrower hips and are more in line with the size of their waists with the waist to hips difference around 5-8 inches.  Women on the other hand have a waist to hips difference of up to 10 inches but a thinner trunk.  If a man buys a girdle to fit his natural waist line, then the hips will be roomier and this would not give the desired effect or a clean pant line. If he buys the girdle according to the width of his hips, then it will be too tight around the stomach and feel uncomfortable.  What to do?

To alter a woman’s girdle for a man to wear, you can either choose to let it out or take it in along the seams.  Generally speaking, it is easier to let seams out than to take the seams back in so this is the best approach for alterations.  A general knowledge of sewing is all it takes.

If you cannot do the alterations yourself or feel uncomfortable approaching someone else to do it for you, you can always make do with a woman’s girdle off the shelf without alterations.  If that is your choice, then buy a size that is one size smaller than your natural waist size.

However, before you go through all that trouble of altering or wearing a woman’s girdle, make sure you have exhausted all online resources of finding a girdle for men.

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Actually, slimming underwear for men are not anything new.  They have been worn in the past by men for medical purposes.  However, with the trend of metrosexuals (men who are into their looks and grooming) men’s shapewear are becoming more en vogue.  The liberal attitudes have allowed men not to be embarrassed in actively bettering themselves in terms of appearances and this includes seeking a little help in compression underwear that will flatten the beer belly.

We have all heard the term nice guys finish last.  No matter how good of a guy you are, appearances count and this also means first impressions.  Imagine going on a date with slimming underwear on and having confidence in the way you look.  It might sound like a cliché but imagine knowing that your date is focusing on what you are saying instead of being turned off immediately by a big belly.  You can look instantly slimmer with a good pair of compression underwear that goes across the stomach and which also supports the butt giving you a tight ass.  Now you can play the jock athlete with the great body.

There is also much more acceptance in men wearing girdles now and the market for male underwear has expanded dramatically.  Before, guys searching for male girdles would have such a small selection that some would resort to altering support underwear for women.  This presented numerous problems.  Obviously is not the best choice as a woman’s body is not the same as a man’s.  Just going to the bathroom proved to be a challenge.  Also, it was embarrassing for the guys to go into a lingerie store and request for a girdle.  But with the interest in slimming underwear for men and women, men can buy body shapewear all on their own with no excuses.  The new grooming and appearance awareness by the guys have really opened the market up.  This can be thought of good and bad.  Before, a guy’s underwear choice was boxers or briefs.  Now in the mix he can decide on slimming undershirt or support briefs as mens girdles have been politely called.

So for those chubby guys who want to look buff and in shape, there is hope for you as well without busting your butt in gym.  The simple solution is just male girdles.

Underworks Mens Compression Tanksuit Girdle Shirt

SPANX Zoned Performance Compression Tank Top Shapewear

Equmen Firm Control Shapewear V-Neck Tee

RIPT FUSION Firm Control Shapewear Tank