OT (X-post) Hoot-and-a-half: Biniki Bringing Up the Rear

July 11, 2003

Wondered about that sagging skin following you around?

Well, here's something for stuffing your Xmas stocking.

Santa, Baby, bring me a Binkini!

washingtonpost.com

Bringing Up the Rear: Introducing . . . the Biniki

By By Robin Givhan

Friday, July 11, 2003; Page C02

Excerpts:

It is virtually impossible to inspect the " butt bra " without feeling

as though one is engaged in soft-core pornography. Formally, the

device, which is constructed of nylon and elastic straps and gold

lingerie hooks, is called the Biniki. Its purpose is to hoist a flat

or droopy derriere to perkier, more glorious heights. Its creator

uses the more descriptive, colloquial moniker to avoid giving a

lengthy definition of her trussing gadget.

Karin Hart, who lives about 20 minutes outside of Los Angeles, is the

inventor of the Biniki, and her husband, , is responsible for

its name. Karin Hart's desire to lift her sagging bottom became an

obsession almost five years ago after she lost 15 pounds in a month

through aggressive dieting and exercise. Her rapid weight loss, she

says, left her with a knee-grazing rear end. " It looked like I had

elephant legs, " she says. She was so embarrassed by her backside that

she bought a more expensive gym membership that afforded her a

private changing area.

Hart, who will admit only to being over 40 and of " a certain age, "

began plotting ways to help her bottom fight gravity. Exercise, she

says, had not helped. " Something had happened to the skin, " she says.

" I thought, maybe if I can hold it up, I can make it remember where

it's supposed to be. " In fashion and beauty, one must remember,

desperation often trumps logic, as well as sound science.

She began by using adhesive tape to hold her tush in its pre-diet

location. Hart's skin did not regain its memory, but she was pleased

with the temporary results of her body tape derriere lift. Yet, she

longed for more comfort and convenience. She shifted to a system of

ribbons and wires, which evolved into the Biniki. She sells it on the

Internet for $29.95. So far this year, she says, she has had sales of

$25,000.

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