Is Spanx Considering a Line of Mantyhose?

The huge flood of media activity regarding the mantyhose trend of the past few days is ebbing slightly, though at least a couple of Google News Alerts are still arriving every day. Buried in yesterday's New York Times piece on 'mantyhose mania' (Manlashes, Manscara and Mantyhose - NYTimes.com) was an interesting quote from Sarah Blakely, the nouveau billionaire creator of the wildly popular Spanx brand.

“I never say never,” she said. “Men are starting to become more and more vocal about what they need. We’ve been getting calls from stylists who tell us that A-list actors and top musicians are squeezing into our Spanx bodysuits for women for movies and music videos. And women are telling us to please do something for their husbands and boyfriends, who are squeezing into large and extra-large women’s sizes.” [emphasis: Nylon Gene]

Hmmm... Ms. Blakely may be beginning to see the light.  If those callers are 'squeezing themselves' into those women's articles for the practical benefits they offer, how long before she ascertains there is money to be made by offering what they need, only in products made for men.  She's a smart lady--if Emilio Cavallini can make money selling (2-3% of their $million annual sales) with an admittedly hard sell of boldly patterned tights for men, how much more so could Spanx capitalize on the market for men in need of support for tired achy legs, or to squeeze those few extra inches off their midsection?  They already have quite a few offerings for men already (ManSpanx/Manx).  Have you contacted Spanx to let them know how Nylon Gene readers feel about this?  It could be interesting to see where it leads...