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Fashion Fix-Its
WRITTEN BY TAMARA KOMUNIECKI
There’s no excuse for leaving the house looking less than your best. Not sure how to fix fashion faux pas? I’ve pounded the pavement and scoured the internet to find you the very best solutions. Wardrobe malfunctions, begone!
Protect Your Clothing, and Your Pride
1. Inorodous
Not at your fresh best? Clothes smelling a bit stale or of cigarette smoke from the last time you wore them? Spritz a few shots of Inorodous, an odorless odor neutralizer, and carry on with confidence. $7.95 at odorjustice.com.


2. Bluwash
Are your jeans a shadow of their former selves? Next time you pay a premium for dark denim, pick up a bottle of this stuff too, to help protect your investment. Bluwash dark denim wash — $18 at bluwash.com.
(Dark denim tip — wash your jeans in cold water and line dry if you can — drying is what fades denim the most.)


3. Boob-eez
Excuse me miss, you left your headlights on. You need Boob-eez nipple concealers! An adhesive backing and super-thin edge make them easy to wear. Washable and reusable, your $12 goes even further. Available at boob-eez.com.


4. Panty Problems
Vanquish VPL (visible panty line) with Commando’s sexy leg-elongating girl short. $26 at herlook.com.


5. For Men
Turn that beer belly into a six-pack with the new Ript Fusion Undershirt. Soft cotton with a tummy-tightening panel in tricot to firm the paunch. $58 at riptfusion.com


6. Pant Predicaments
Pants hemmed to be the perfect length for heels, but you want to wear them with flats? Put down the stapler! Embrace in Place doublestick strips are strong enough to keep even the heaviest denim in place with a temporary hem. $8.50 at iloveembrace.com.


Movers and Shapers
There’s nothing wrong with a little junk in your trunk, just keep it in its place! Banish “back boobs” (that spillage from a too-tight bra) and tame your jiggly bits with these minor miracle workers.

7. Spanx
Spanx Bralellujah! Racerback Bra Say goodbye to falling down bra straps or those that dig in to your shoulders, and metal hooks digging into your back. All this and a little something extra (thanks to the padded cups) for $62 at spanx.com.


8. DuMi
DuMi Butt-Lifting Cheeky Boy Brief Shapes and sculpts front and back, and looks sexy as heck doing all that hard work. $46 – $48 at du-mi.com.

Long-leg/High-waist Panty from Body Wrap Shapewear. Does overtime, putting in the triple shift as it keeps tummy, bum and thighs in place. $42 at seamlessbody.com.

Sassybax Leggings. With their eight distinct support systems, provide fashion and function in one powerful shapewear package. Wear alone, or under any bottoms you want to be a bit more tight and tucked for. $68 at sassybax.com.

High Back Camisole by Annette. This unique body-shaping top allows you to wear your own bra, and smooths away any unsightly bumps in the torso and back. $54 at barenecessities.com.


9. Cass Luxury Shapewear
Scoop Neck Top from Cass Luxury Shapewear. Pretty enough to be worn on its own, powerful enough to wear under your slinkiest dress to look like you’re down a size. $72 at cassandco.com.

Tank Top by Yummie Tummy. Soft cotton with a spandex panel to smooth the troubling tummy area. Available in regular and long length for even the tallest woman. $62 at yummietummie.com.

Commando’s New Tailored Slip Smooths away those unsightly lumps and bumps under the tightest of dresses. $88 at herlook.com.


10. lytess
lytess Orange Peel Sleeves Suffering from the dreaded upper arm cellulite? Special ingredients are woven right into the fabric, so your skin absorbs the treatment as you wear them. $29.95 at blissworld.com.


11. Mothers To Be
BellaBand from Ingrid & Isabel We didn’t forget about you! This great accessory that can be used starting in the early stages of pregnancy – the band covers up regular (unbuttoned) jeans, and holds up too-roomy maternity jeans, then keeps them up when your belly threatens to push them down. Also helps cover up still-tight postpartum waistbands. $32 at duematernity.com.



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