Morning Metro: Decatur Slogan Contest Ends Friday, Vomiting Can Cost You, and CL Downsizes
Decatur Metro | March 15, 2012
- Decatur “Go Local” slogan contest ends Friday [Little Shop]
- GA Senate passes bill to allow brewpubs to expand [AJC]
- Vomiting in a Savannah cab on St. Patty’s Day will cost you [ABC]
- Dreams of what Gwinnett Place Mall could be [AJC]
- Spanx’s Sara Blakely started business out of Decatur apartment [Forbes]
- CL lets four staffers go – including Scott Henry and food critic Besha Rodell [CL]
RE: Creative Loafing- this is a pretty serious situation. What press is going to keep an eye on the political affairs in Atlanta? It seems there are no local papers worthy of reading anymore. Not a good thing considering Atlanta’s history and penchant for corruption.
I agree and DM is going to have to fill the void. Thanks!
Meanwhile on the less heavy front…..I am very embarrassed to admit that I did not really know what Spanx was until reading the Forbes article. So is this something all DM female readers know about? Wear? Does it work?
I don’t know about all DM female readers, but I sure wear ‘em, and yes, they work beautifully! Keeps you from having bra or panty lines under slinky dresses, and in general, looking better in your clothes.
I say kudos, Ms. Blakely– you GO, girl!!!
Yes, works. And every woman I know has a place on their bod that looks fine to everyone else, but bugs them, or even downright wobbly bits, they’d like to disguise sometimes. Even me.
I hope your wobbly bits aren’t why you left Seal…
I guess now is as good a time as any to come clean, I’m having Tim Gunn’s love child.
Whoah, girl– you’re really gonna need those Spanx now!
Pregnancy Spanx (yes, they make them) are the best!!
I’ve bought their tights and while pricy, last season’s colors were awesomely fun (this season a bit more pedestrian) and the quality and fit are really good. Nice product.
I’m stunned that the spanx creator is already a billionaire. My wife used to work in the same Buckhead building their headquarters are in, and she would get to try new designs. I think almost every woman has at least one or two of their products. Almost every celebrity wears them on the red carpet. An amazing success story.
It is a sad day for well wishers of the alternative press in Atlanta and Chicago and other cities along with a lot of interesting blogged speculation about the effect the hedge fund owners (loaded word) had on the situation.
Very sad to lose such talented folks from Creative Loafing.
Ok, I need Spanx 101 here. I went to the website and it didn’t really help. Too many products to choose from and I’m not looking like the celebrities on the red carpet no matter what I wear:
- So if Spanx is a must-have for everyone, what are the two or three key pieces for a beginner?
- Do folks wear it every day, e.g. to work or just bopping around in casual wear, or only when wearing something tight and slinky?
- What does it feel like? Light like pantyhose or binding like a “slimming” bathing suit? Is it comfortable enough to wear all day?
- Is it more for slimming, i.e. looking thinner than you deserve, or more for smoothing, e.g. for not showing seams and edges underneath tight garments?
- Do you wear it over your undergarments? Instead? Under them?
- Can I try it on before buying? I know Target sells some lines of Spanx and I always buy clothes there without trying them on. But I could see how one could make big mistakes on sizing something that slinky.
- Where’s the best place near here to buy it?
The $1.16 million budget for CSD busing is nothing compared to this. This Spanx lady is a billionaire. We could all look slinky in Decatur without even walking and rolling.
As usual, I learn vital new info from DM……………
I’m not sure which I understand less, this or the school start time discussion…
And why doesn’t WalMart sell Spanx?!!!!
Hush now! Schools, Spanx and now Walmart? If you’re trying to get me moderated you might as well also mention toddlers in restaurants!
Alright. You’ll love this: a couple months ago I was indulging my sushi addiction at Decatur’s best and shortly after the departure of a young family, a rather noxious (and not fishy) odor permeated the air. An outraged exclamation by the waiter (in Japanese, but it sounded roughly equivalent to “WTF!!??!!”) and snickers from the sushi chefs confirmed that the mother had changed the baby and LEFT THE DIRTY DIAPER ON THE TABLE. Somehow doing something so vile and disrespectful a mere six feet away from raw fish (nevermind persons dining on raw fish) made it even worse.
That’s it, we can all quit and go home because now we’ve heard everything.
I’m going to quit beating myself up for being an old fogey when I have thoughts about civilization as we know it being over. It clearly is.
The only thing that could possibly have made that whole episode bearable would be for someone to have discovered the dirty diaper in time to chase down the ones who left it and hand it to them: “Excuse me, wait up, you forgot this!” (I’ve done that with doggie poop on the single occasion when I happened to see somebody abandon it in my yard, and could rustle up a bag and collect it and be quick about it. Boy, was it worth the hustle. They wanted to be indignant, but they were too embarrassed and surprised. (No comparison in terms of the heinousness of the offense, though.)
Oh HELL no! Are you sure you weren’t on candid camera or something? That goes beyond poor judgment, and I just refuse to believe someone could be such a total a****** to others enjoying their meal.
Never saw any cameras. The father didn’t seem to think it was funny. He had been outside (phone call, smoking?) and came in and made some sort of choked exclamation and the mother hissed, “Well, he was SCREAMING!” Then they promptly left and he didn’t look too pleased but he also didn’t take it with him. Agreed it is really unbelievable that they actually left it behind.
The fact that you were surprised by this is what gives me a glimmer of hope…
Not everyday, and unless you normally wear 2 pairs of underwear, then nah, skip the extra pair. I would say choose a piece with something already in mind that you would like to wear it with in your closet, like a skirt or jeans that give the appearance of a muffin top. Check out Amazon, they have a big selection.
Ah, an area in which I have some expertise. I’d be happy to give my two cents.
Unfortunately, I couldn’t say which are the key pieces because I really think it depends on your body type and what you’re buying it for.
I certainly don’t wear it everyday. (I’m a pretty casual person, even at work. Professional, but not “best dressed.”) I wear it for some work pants that benefit from a little “smoothing” action underneath. I think I define smoothing as not only no visible panty lines, but also smoothing out bulges in the thigh and hip area, and lifting the bum a bit.
It depends on what piece you buy and what size you buy it in as to how to feels. You can go anywhere from supertight can’t breathe or eat, to just moderately less comfortable than regular underwear. If you go up a size, you may find that you get all the smoothing you want without sacrificing comfort.
Again, you decide how you’re using it and you can do what you want. I think it’s best for “smoothing” but I have used it to get into pants and dresses that were a size smaller than I currently was but didn’t want to go out and buy anything new for a one time event or when my weight was fluctuating for whatever reason. I looked good, it saved me money, but wasn’t super comfortable.
Wear them instead of regular underwear.
Yes, you can buy “assets” at Target, and yes you can try them on (same rules as bathing suit shopping). They don’t have as big an assortment of styles however. I personally like “Intimacy” at Phipps Plaza. A great lingerie store with very knowledgeable staff. It’s pricey, but so worth it for a few key pieces to get started. (And if you have any trouble bra shopping, that’s the place to go!)
Ann Taylor Loft also now carries some – look for them in the fitting room. I think the selection is pretty slim, but the benefit is you can see how it will look with any new clothes you might be buying. (Full disclosure, I worked there for a couple of years).
Hope that’s helpful, J_T. Oh, I mean At Home in Decatur.
No need fer our men to be feelin’ left out! :0)
(http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamespoulos/2012/03/14/five-reasons-mantyhose-could-be-the-next-spanx/
and this…
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/11/opinion/sunday/dowd-manlashes-manscara-and-mantyhose.html?_r=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss