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He went into it in detail when he was interviewed by Guy Raz. Wilson defended himself by saying his comments had nothing to do with obesity, but rather material
by trentnix 7y ago
He went into it in detail when he was interviewed by Guy Raz. Wilson defended himself by saying his comments had nothing to do with obesity, but rather material. He is a fabrics guy, and his clothes were being used to shape, a la Spanx, when they weren’t built to shape at all.
It’s a fascinating interview and one of the best in the “How I Built This” series.
- sharadov 7y agoI second this, it was a fantastic interview. One of the things that stood out was how eloquent of a speaker that Chip Wilson is.
- fortran77 7y agoI heard a tape of the original interview, too, and I was shocked that certain people with an agenda used it to ruin him. He very gently suggested that wearing them very tight and using the garments as a "spanx"-type girdle to shape wasn't how they're supposed to be worn. Plus-size activists hit the roof, for unknown reasons.