This is an older commentary piece, but highly relevant. Eric Wilson of the New York Times discusses corsets for men.

An interesting news story has been making the rounds in various media outlets this weekend. The focus of the story is the “mirdle” or man girdle. Apparently, a company called Equmen is producing, marketing, and selling a male compression garment that they call the mirdle. I’m highly skeptical of the commercial viability of this type of product. But…we’ll see.

A few articles are here and here.