May 18, 2006   A little Hanky Panky The Three Tomatoes pretty much live by the "hey it's your life, live it the way you want" philosophy.  Far be it from us to pass judgment. Except when it comes to visible panty lines, which is why we want you to know about  Hanky Panky thong underwear.  Until we discovered Hanky Panky, there were basically only four ways to avoid the panty line faux pas: 1) wear a body smoother; 2) wear panty hose;  3) go au naturale; or 4) wear the dreaded thong!   (Of course, you could avoid all the above and just wear baggy clothes the rest of your life too.) While the Hanky Panky brand has actually been around for several years, lately everyone from the fashion mags to the Wall Street Journal are raving about these lacy little numbers known as style # 4811 that sell for $18 each! The claims touting them as sexy, comfortable, and one size fit all seemed like contradictions, so the tomatoes put them to the test.  Here's what we found. Made of stretch lace, they do indeed fit  tomatoes of all shapes and sizes. But, the tomatoes who are not thong wearers, couldn't wait to rip them off.   The thong wearing tomatoes, however,  love Hanky Panky!  You can wear them all day and into the evening without once doing the wedgie dance.   And they come in the most glorious array of colors.  Worth the price? If you're a thong wearer, yes.  If you're not a thong wearer, they'd have to pay you.  Beware:  they also make a low-rise version that are not very tomato friendly, so consider the 4811 if you're thonging it.   You can find Hanky Panky in the lingerie departments of most major department stores.   But our favorite place is a delightful little lingerie shop located in Grand Central called The Pink Slip.   Pink Slip owner Margo is a lovely women and if you buy four pairs of Hanky Panky you get a fifth pair for free.  So next time you're picking up cheese and wine from the Grand Central Market, bring home a little Hanky Panky too. You can also shop online at www.thepinkslip.com Who's behind Hanky Panky? We know you're hoping Hugh Grant, but we're actually talking about the company.  According to the Wall Street Journal,  Hanky Panky operates out of a Manhattan loft and was founded by Gale Epstein and Lida Orzeck, college friends from the sixties.  They sound like tomatoes to us!  'til next week,  The Three Tomatoes   Copyright© 2006 The Three Tomatoes.  All rights reserved

You know you're a tomato if...you buy sexy lingerie because it makes YOU feel good.  And hey, if Hugh Grant ever ravishes us on the spur on the moment, damned if we'll have a humiliating Bridget Jones granny underwear moment. And you're definitely a tomato if...the first time you wore a garter belt and stockings was because they hadn't invented panty hose. ***************** June 22nd -  SAVE THE DATE According to last week's Poll, 84% of poll takers indicated you're ready for a The Three Tomatoes' "live" event .  Well save the date because it's in the works.  Details to come, but it will be a cocktail event (what else?) at a cool place in NYC. *************** Take this week's The Three Tomatoes' Poll Do you celebrate "milestone" birthdays?   Click here. ************** The Hanky Panky 4811.   Great colors too.   ****************** The Three Tomatoes get reviewed.  We were delighted to get an email this week from Adele Tilton, a writer working for Syntagma Media, based out of London. She gave us a great review, click here to read it , in a very fun blog she writes called Fifty Something Women .  Check it out.  **************