These give me an hourglass figure without a ton of effort, and I love that the waistband doesn’t ride down.

This underbust-shaping tank top contours your figure from around the bra strap down to your lower abdomen. But this one comes with additional details like caging around the waist to act more like a corset than a smoothing piece of shapewear. For this reason, shapewear should never feel too tight, cut off your circulation, or feel highly uncomfortable.When we tested this on different body types, we did find this claim to be quite true, but we could imagine some sizes at the end of the spectrum (double zero and twelve and up) might not find it to fit like a glove. And I didn’t feel like I was releasing myself from confinement, which is how I’ve felt with other shapewear. Content creator Caralyn Mirang Koch, who frequently wore shapewear throughout her pregnancy, explains that “shapewear while pregnant is a personal preference, just like it is while not pregnant. Overall, the seamless bodysuit is almost undetectable underneath clothes, even with the ribbed texture on it. This shaping tank — which contains two movable inner panels — is one Levine “especially loves for underneath sheath dresses and blouses.

A strapless option like the TC Fine Intimates Back Magic Strapless Bodybriefer will allow you to keep your shoulders bare for any strapless tops and dresses. My first impression was that the thickness of the fabric — a combination of nylon and spandex — would make wearing it unbearable.

Some shapewear, like the TC Fine Intimates Back Magic Strapless Bodybriefer or the Bali Lace ’n Smooth Firm-Control Body Shaper, make you choose your size via your cup size. Shorter dresses, however, revealed the shorts from underneath, so you can really only wear them with knee-length hems.

This is in part thanks to more competition in the market — Kardashian-founded Skims, for example, has quickly become a formidable Spanx rival (though there’s a reason why the decades-old label is a fan favorite).This bodysuit features a strapless design for wearing under off-shoulder and strapless pieces while providing a smooth, seamless look. Otherwise, the bra portion is completely sheer, and while it does have an underwire for support, it does not provide coverage to the nipples. What our reviewer says: I wasn’t so sure that I cared for shapewear that passes as clothes, but this T-shirt instantly changed my mind. Plus, Magic is here with low-back shapewear bodysuits, perf’ for providing support, comfort and a barely-there feel on your next BNO. This gold-star boyshort shaper employs our exclusive PowerSlim fabric for firm compression that sculpts your whole torso.