This is 100 percent cotton that is reinforced with stitching. It captures the body and brings it in.

Unfortunately, over the years, manufacturers and retailers, in order to sell more sheets, have pushed thread count.

We had a wide variety of testers who were a wide variety of sizes. So, for some women, it didn't change at all the measurement around their tummy. For others, it took up to two inches off.

We looked at four pairs of jeans that all had claims of controlling the tummy area for women. They ranged in price from $70-$80.

We liked the fact that it was vertical. It could be used in a small space. On a terrace, let's say, you could get a lot of plants in it. It had an interesting drainage system for water so that the plants wouldn't drown or rot in the special growing media.