By LEANNE ITALIE
Models walk the runway during the presentation of the GS Shop Lingerie show featuring Spanx, Wonderbra, Platex and Anna Sui during Fashion Week Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Fashion Week GS Shop Lingerie
A model pauses at the end of the runway during the presentation of the GS Shop Lingerie show featuring Spanx, Wonderbra, Platex and Anna Sui during Fashion Week Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Fashion Week GS Shop Lingerie
A model pauses at the end of the runway during the presentation of the GS Shop Lingerie show featuring Spanx, Wonderbra, Platex and Anna Sui during Fashion Week Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Fashion Week GS Shop Lingerie
A model walks the runway during the presentation of the GS Shop Lingerie show featuring Spanx, Wonderbra, Platex and Anna Sui during Fashion Week Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Fashion Week GS Shop Lingerie
A model pauses on the runway during the presentation of the GS Shop Lingerie show featuring Spanx, Wonderbra, Platex and Anna Sui during Fashion Week Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Fashion Week GS Shop Lingerie
A model walks the runway during a run thought before the presentation of the GS Shop Lingerie show featuring Spanx, Wonderbra, Platex and Anna Sui during Fashion Week Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Fashion Week GS Shop Lingerie
Models run through a rehearsal before the presentation of the GS Shop Lingerie show featuring Spanx, Wonderbra, Platex and Anna Sui during Fashion Week Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Fashion Week GS Shop Lingerie
A model pauses on the runway during the presentation of the GS Shop Lingerie show featuring Spanx, Wonderbra, Platex and Anna Sui during Fashion Week Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Fashion Week GS Shop Lingerie
A model walks the runway during the presentation of the GS Shop Lingerie show featuring Spanx, Wonderbra, Platex and Anna Sui during Fashion Week Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Fashion Week GS Shop Lingerie
A model walks the runway during the presentation of the GS Shop Lingerie show featuring Spanx, Wonderbra, Platex and Anna Sui during Fashion Week Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Fashion Week GS Shop Lingerie
A model walks the runway during the presentation of the GS Shop Lingerie show featuring Spanx, Wonderbra, Platex and Anna Sui during Fashion Week Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Fashion Week GS Shop Lingerie
A model pauses during the presentation of the GS Shop Lingerie show featuring Spanx, Wonderbra, Platex and Anna Sui during Fashion Week Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Miranda Kerr
Supermodel Miranda Kerr, center, sits with Korean business executives during the presentation of the GS Shop Lingerie show featuring Spanx, Wonderbra, Platex and Anna Sui during Fashion Week Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, in New York. GS shop is the third largest retailer in the world. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Miranda Kerr
Supermodel Miranda Kerr adjusts her hair during the presentation of the GS Shop Lingerie show featuring Spanx, Wonderbra, Platex and Anna Sui during Fashion Week Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Fashion Week GS Shop Lingerie
Models walk the runway during a run through before the presentation of the GS Shop Lingerie show featuring Spanx, Wonderbra, Platex and Anna Sui during Fashion Week Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Fashion Week GS Shop Lingerie
Models return backstage following a run-through before the presentation of the GS Shop Lingerie show featuring Spanx, Wonderbra, Platex and Anna Sui during Fashion Week Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Fashion Week GS Shop Lingerie
Models pause on the runway during the presentation of the GS Shop Lingerie show featuring Spanx, Wonderbra, Platex and Anna Sui during Fashion Week Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Fashion Week GS Shop Lingerie
A model pauses at the end of the runway during the presentation of the GS Shop Lingerie show featuring Spanx, Wonderbra, Platex and Anna Sui during Fashion Week Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Fashion Week GS Shop Lingerie
A model pauses at the end of the runway during the presentation of the GS Shop Lingerie show featuring Spanx, Wonderbra, Platex and Anna Sui during Fashion Week Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
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NEW YORK (AP) — Even models love their Spanx.
The global retailer GS Shop, based in Seoul, South Korea, sent the skinny ones down a runway Tuesday in teensy boy shorts, Wonderbras and stretchy shapewear that helped make Spanx inventor Sara Blakely a very wealthy woman.
Victoria’s Secret Angel Miranda Kerr was on hand for the lingerie walk that provided an early start to New York Fashion Week’s official kickoff Thursday.
In white, black and neutral tones, some of the models wore one-piece peekaboo Spanx that showed off their legendary lifting Wonderbras, while others sported animal prints, lacy pinks and blues. A few flaunted Playboy Bunny-like black bowties. Playtex, another giant in “foundation garments,” also contributed some skimpy looks.
Compared to Wonderbra, founded in 1935, Spanx is the new kid. Blakely launched her brand in 2000 and added Manx (Spanx for men) in 2010.
