By Marianne Power PUBLISHED: 16:29 EST, 7 August 2013 | UPDATED: 16:54 EST, 7 August 2013 Marianne Power tests two different 'seasonal' Spanx The wedding was straight out of the pages of a magazine. The bride wore Fendi, the vows were exchanged in a garden overlooking Lake Como and the lunch was five courses of pure heaven. But the thing I remember most about my friend's perfect wedding last summer is just how hot I was. It's not that the temperatures were particularly scorching - in the pleasant mid-20s at most - but I still spent the celebration sweating like a pig on a spit, and looking about as attractive as one. By the end of the day I was so hot and bothered I was ready to pass out.
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Marianne Power test drives Spanx lightweight control underwear
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Made for summer, the Skinny Britches range are more breathable
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Also come as a 'skort', a slip for wearing beneath dresses
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