April
20103:31 pm
A Century Of Shapewear In An Time Of Large Shapes
Shapewear has been an ally to women across decades and has been responsible for many moments in cinema, art and photography. Not to mention that it is a staple in undergarments under any bride’s beautiful gown or under just about any one on the red carpet.
Shapewear includes girders and waist cinchers among other garments. Mostly it is about control and it helps give the wearer more confidence by keeping one’s odd bits and ends from sitting in an unwanted way under the clothing. Many beautiful pieces of tailored or designer quality will require you to wear shapewear.
In the 60s shapewear had it’s heyday. The silouette of that decade emphasized curves, albeit smooth and well-covered ones, but they were very still considered very provocative and thus shapewear was a must. Unlike the beautiful designs for dresses that don’t let on to women having irregularities in our shape, as we are not perfect, body shapers allows us to look as if we were.
Shapewear is intended to keep a woman looking feminine and beautiful. This should be no surprise as the predecessor to shapewear are corsets. Yes, the rib wrapping contraption that now we tend to see more as a torture device was indeed the grandmother to the shapewear of today. Luckily we no longer need both our arms and an the two arms of an assistant too.
Believe it or not we can single-handledly put on a shaper or a body briefer. The way they work is by flattening the tummy and boosting the bosom, others have hip-smoothing action and rear enhancing effects. The end result should be a more slim looking version of you, with remarkably better posture.
It’s fair to say that there are as many different kinds of shapewear as there are problem areas for women. There are some waist cinchers that do just that, give you a tiny waist and thus an hourglass shape. There are camisoles that help by tucking in the belly and giving a more ample look up top. There are briefs or briefers that cover the rear fully and give it shape. There leggings that smooth out the legs and keep them in place.
The most popular of the current companies that make these shapers is probably Spanx. This company was started by a fashion savvy woman who made her first shaper out of a pair of panty hose and women have been buying her body shapers ever since. Another company is Body Wrap who also sell in France and which is one of the brands that produce seamless options.
If you are looking to get the maximum benefit from a shaper you might look at getting a body shaper from Ardyss International. Ardyss makes Body shapers for women and men the Body Magic is the flagship product. This body shapers can be purchased online at www.getbodymagiconline.com or www.getbodyshapersonline.com.
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