Robert Matthew Short Review: Seventeen Dollars, Mid-Thigh, Amazon Loud
ROBERT MATTHEW is another Amazon mid-thigh short: black high waist, smooth legs, silicone-grip language in the listing, seventeen dollars, seventeen thousand reviews, a 3.9. Same aisle as SHAPERMINT, same job as half the shapewear hub. The stills are honest — this is a short, not a brief, not a cami.
If you wanted a named inseam, SPANX Power mid-thigh. If you wanted the Amazon price point and will size carefully, stay. Measure hip and thigh. Inseam is the product.
Inseam first. Slogan second.
Mid-thigh on the model is mid-thigh on a shorter leg and upper knee on a tall one. Read the listing inseam if it exists; otherwise assume standard Amazon mid-thigh. The Size Guide for hip, then the chart. Too small and the legs roll. Too big and the waist floats.
Seventeen thousand reviews is the category talking, not a heritage house. A 3.9 is heat, roll-down, and clone fatigue. Black is the commute color. Nude, if offered, is a gamble under white.
Mid-thigh. The inseam is the spec. The brand is the search result.
Vs SHAPERMINT, vs SPANX, skip
SHAPERMINT has more reviews and a louder thumbnail. SPANX has a name and a return path. ROBERT MATTHEW is seventeen dollars when those are twenty-five to thirty-one. Wash cold, hang, never dry silicone grip if the listing has it. Skip if you wanted a brief or a long-leg slimmer like MIRACLESUIT.
Who it's for
Mid-thigh on a budget, black under dresses, a short you will replace. Not a thong panty, not department-store SPANX, not a waist trainer. Size hip and thigh, hang dry, buy inseam not slogan.
Pros
- Mid-thigh coverage at a sub-SPANX price
- 17,000+ reviews — category fit signal
- Black that works under most dresses
- Distinct from Hioffer thong and HAVVIS cotton brief
- Same job as SHAPERMINT with a different label
Cons
- 3.9 is roll-down and heat
- Clone-aisle brand — not SPANX finish
- Inseam varies by body length
- Silicone grip needs hang-dry care
- Not firm long-leg control
A $17 ROBERT MATTHEW mid-thigh short. Size hip and inseam, hang dry, and do not buy it as SPANX or as a thong.