Mantra-tastic!

Having written about Sweaty Betty’s Mantra vest just the very other day, I just couldn’t stop thinking about the inversion safety precaution. Thus it was that I ordered said vest t-shirt with a view to a proper review, and it arrived yesterday. The reason the inversion aspect held such a bizarre fascination was down to the fact that I have never been able to dislodge a particularly disturbing image from my mind.

A great friend of mine who is very keen on yoga, been doing classes for years, told me about one yoga teacher who never wore pants under his shorts, a fact made obvious when he demonstrated an inverted pose and exhibited what might be termed a large amount of testicular seepage. Ew! Ever since, I have been convinced that one should only attempt a shoulder-stand if trussed up like an Egyptian mummy. All over.

Would the Sweaty Betty Mantra vest be up to the job? Could it hold in an average tummy or at least camouflage the remnants of too many turkey dinners? Is this the lifestyle alternative to the corset?

Well, having taken a look at it when it arrived I have to say, it didn’t look much different to, say your average vest t-shirt. Good length, a fairly narrow ribbed fabric, but not all that much to write home about. (Except that I was at home, so that would be pointless anyway). However the acid test was the girls in the office. Maybe not so much into their yoga, they know a soft t-shirt when they see one. What was popular with this garment was the length, the softness and the fact that it would fit under plenty of other layers quite discreetly (that’s such a ladies word ‘isn’t it, discreetly!). Needless to say, I won’t be getting that t-shirt back, neither will Sweaty Betty.

So, the iron clad conclusion is this: Sweaty Betty Mantra Vest is an amazing freebie. Might not keep you all in if you’re intent on hanging upside down for a while, but soft and long. Still can’t get that image out of my head though!