Style File: The power of pants
Power Pants by Spanx come with a unique compression action called the Bagel Buster. Credit: Handout
Those of us who swear by our Spanx will welcome the addition of the company's new active line. Our fave: the Power Pants, which come with a unique compression action called the Bagel Buster -- because, as the company says, "carbs happen." The pants come in a flared-leg style, $118, or cropped version, $98. Check out all the styles, including some cool tops, at spanx.com.
-- Barbara Schuler
Stretch the stretch
Stretch pants hide a multitude of sins, but sometimes they're pulled so tight they might as well be see-through. And then there's the dreaded muffin-top issue. Women With Control, a new line of pants, leggings and capri pants (plus tanks and dresses, all under $60), offers 16 percent spandex (instead of the more typical 2 to 5 percent), for extra lift, and a no-roll waistband for a smooth line; qvc.com.
-- Joseph V. Amodio
