Bethenny Frankel - Spanx or No Spanx?

by Marissa Gold (Subscribe to Marissa Gold's posts)
Posted Feb 11th 2010 at 11:50PM

Bethenny's right thigh reveals something resembling Spanx. Photo: Timothy A. Clary, AFP/Getty Images

I was so excited to see one of my favorite "The Real Housewives of New York City," Bethenny Frankel, walking down the runway at the Red Dress Collection fashion show.

Frankel looked stunning in her Isabella Oliver dress, and with a little extra hair (thanks to some clip-in extensions), and makeup by the capable Bobbi Brown team, the Skinny Girl guru could have passed as a model, pregnant or not.

But as Frankel took the runway, prancing in slow-deliberate (though sadly offbeat) steps to "Baby Love" on the sound system, her dress began to ride up, revealing -- gasp! --is that Spanx?

When Frankel turned around to walk back to the start of the runway, a giant monitor at the stage opening displayed her rear view for all to see (including Frankel, who immediately shimmied down playfully to adjust her dress).

The StyleList staffers were left scratching our heads all night wondering why Frankel (who had one of the best bodies of the night) thought she needed Spanx! That is, until I talked about the incident with celebrity stylist Robert Verdi today.

"That wasn't her Spanx!" Robert told me. Frankel, who was doing video interviews before and after the show, had to be mic'd for sound: "A lot of times they put this ace bandage thing around your leg, and then they put the mic pack on the inside," Verdi explained. "That's how I knew what that was. At the end, the mic fell off!"

I guess I missed that part, but it's not my fault -- I was sitting three seats away from Reggie Bush, who adorably videotaped girlfriend Kim Kardashian's catwalk on his iPhone. "Reggie Bush is cute," Verdi agreed. When I told him I posed for a picture with the Saints player after the show, Verdi joked, "Get in line!"

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Filed under: Fashion, Celebrity, Fashion Week, Celebrity Style
Tags: bethenny frankel, Celebrities at Fashion Week, Fall 2010 Fashion Week, New York Fashion Week, New York Fashion Week Fall 2010, red dress collection, spanx, the heart truth, the Real Housewives of New York City, underwear oops

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Sandy, 2-12-2010, 11:59AM

More than anything, is shows you that there is no such thing as the perfect body that you see in magazines or tv. It's all about enhancements, brush up and cosmetic aids; you just need to discover the little secrets.
I trick my friends when I use my waist cincher, or when I use my NoseSecret nose inserts, they swear I had a nose job.
Good for her.

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Rachel, 2-12-2010, 12:46PM

It also goes to show that she is not quite the skinny girl that she purports to be. And by that I mean, her definition of a skinny girl. Sure, she's ridiculously thin, but clearly she is not owning the bump and her own look quite as much as she wants the world to think she is. So what if you're bigger? You're pregnant!!! I have no problem with anyone wearing spanx, but I do have a problem with her hypocrisy and her perpetuating an anorexic way of eating. In short, she's full of it and I hope she has a boy because any daughter of hers is sure to have an eating disorder.

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Dar, 2-12-2010, 6:48PM

HA! HA! HA! HA! HA!!!!!

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JoJo, 2-12-2010, 7:06PM

Spanx isn't for fat women. Women use it so there are no lines and clothes fit more smoothly. Sadly, too many women have NO CLUE about foundations. Heck, very few bother to wear hosiery anymore....and most women don't have the legs to carry it off. Nothing worse than seeing pale, veiny, patchy looking legs...ick. Let's hope that it will catch on again.

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Lauren, 2-12-2010, 7:21PM

C'mon...those aren't Spanx. If she were going to wear Spanx she wouldn't be wearing black ones! They come in nude, too! I believe that it was something for the mic.

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Patricia, 2-12-2010, 10:15PM

What's wrong with wearing spanx. They are the best product ever for keeping that little bit of jiggle under control. But you must wear one that is your size. That is when you get the riding up. Also don't wear with a short dress...

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stacy, 2-12-2010, 10:53PM

She is pregnant for heavens sake.

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Ti, 2-12-2010, 11:31PM

Why is this a news story... why arent we talking about how great it is that she gave her time for a great cause. This is really rediculous that the event itself can be overshadowed by a small piece of material no matter what its function was. This is really sad.

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