Remember when Skechers, New Balance and Reebok were all sued over "toning" sneakers that didn't really tone people's legs? Yeah, Maidenform should have taken note.
Lingerie company Maidenform, along with Wacoal, are being sued by two women over "slimming" shapewear that supposedly reduces the appearances of cellulite. Maidenform's Instant Slimmer line and Wacoal's iPant line both claim to smooth curves and destroy fat with a microfiber fabric called Novarel Slim, which contains ingredients like caffeine, vitamin E and retinol.
But in their lawsuit, plaintiffs Christina Caramore and Michelle Martin claim that Novarel Slim, created by a company called Nurel, doesn't actually work -- and that they were misled by the lingerie companies and overcharged for shapewear that didn't have extra benefits.
"Contrary to Nurel's representations, the Novarel Slim fabric cannot and does not reduce cellulite or destroy fat permanently or long-term," reads the complaint. "As a result of defendants' misrepresentations, plaintiffs and the class have suffered out-of-pocket losses, did not receive the benefit of the bargain and have been damaged."
On its website, Nurel states the results of a clinical study that supposedly demonstrates Novarel Slim's effectiveness. But having actual women actually buy the products, try hem in their everyday lives and find they don't work might be enough to undercut those claims.
Have you ever tried caffeine-infused or other cellulite-busting clothes? Let us know -- or perhaps the courts -- know.
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Oprah endorsed Sara Blakely's young company, Spanx, on her show back in 2000... and the rest is history.
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At the 2010 SAG Awards, Louis-Dreyfus told Giuliana Rancic how she looks so good on the red carpet: "You gotta have Spanx. Keep the spanx on and it will all work out!"
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"My Spanx are killing me!" Octavia told Ellen. Hear the full story in the video!
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Collins wrote in the Daily Mail, "Invest in an all-in-one Spanx-type undergarment. This deceptively simple structure is a masterpiece, wrapping around the diaphragm and waist, holding in all those wobbly bits yet showing off your sexy curves."
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"Even if you're a skinny girl, Spanx are a must," Osbourne told the New York Daily News in 2012. "Nobody wants to see your belly button through your dress."
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"They're intensely uncomfortable," McCarthy once said on the red carpet. Hear what she told Ellen!
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In 2012, the reality star told U.K.'s ITV "Lorraine" show that her thighs were her biggest insecurity, dishing to host Lorraine Kelly that Spanx are "the greatest invention."
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Full Segment:Spanx have made their way into the daily routines of women and even a few men. You might look thinner, but is the slimming power of shapewear bad for your self-esteem?
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