20 Best Bodysuits And Shapewear For Women
Feel slim and sexy.
getty We can all diet and exercise everyday, but that won't always smooth out our curves and give us the shape we desire. Especially when we're wearing form-fitting clothing. And that's where shapewear for women comes in.
Think of shapewear in the way you think of concealer. It won’t make you lose weight or change your shape, but it will cover parts of your shape you don’t want to share with the outside world. And that can be very useful.
This can help to fit into that dress, look extra gorgeous for a special occasion, or just take great photographs of yourself.
So, what is the best shapewear for women? With these options, you can't go wrong.
1. Maidenform Flexees Women's Shapewear Hi-Waist Brief
These briefs help smooth your tummy and waist, and give you an hourglass figure. The fabric smoothes out your bumps and bulges to give you a curvier silhouette.
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2. Vassarette Women's Comfortably Smooth Slip Short Panty
Vassarette Comfortably Smooth Slip Short panties are smooth and comfortable on body and allow clothes to effortlessly glide over the panties. They won't ride up during the day, ensuring a worry-free and comfortable fit. These panties offer all shapes and sizes the perfect lightweight smoothing to keep you looking flawless.
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3. Felina Body Veil Plunge Bodysuit
The Body Veil Bodysuit is a deep plunge fully adjustable nylon and spandex bodysuit featuring a thong and convertible straps. A clean finish top cup disappears under clothing, and a brushed V-wire and underwire for comfort. A versatile bodysuit gives a smooth look for black tie or everyday occasions.
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4. SPANX Women's Brallelujah Bra
This bra features SPANX Smart Stretch Straps and customized back zones that provide added support without compromising comfort. Designed with a back made completely of hosiery, this style was engineered to be one of the softest, most sumptuous bras in the SPANX bra-assortment.
(Spanx, $68)
5. Bali Women's Shapewear Lace 'N Smooth Body Briefer
The Bali body shaper has soft and breathable stretch lace shapes and smooths your tummy, waist and bottom. The softly lined, seamless underwire cups deliver shapely support, and offers full coverage with no-lines bottom with a convenient hook-and-eye close.
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6. ShaperQueen Girdle
High waist design with targeted firm control reduces waistline, smooths waist and back bulges, creating a slimmer feminine silhouette. The high-quality fabric breathable, flexible and comfortable enough to be worn all day long, with sweat-free comfort, antibacterial, moisture wicking.
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7. Maidenform Flexees Full Slip
This full slip offers firm control for a slimmer looking mid-section. The removable straps give you the option to wear it as a strapless, criss-cross, or demi style slip.
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8. Self Expressions Wirefree Camisole
This camisole helps smooth out problem areas so you look your best. It offers firm control and is made of nylon and elastane.
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9. Vanishing Edge High Waist Thigh Slimmer
Sleek compression fabric is fused with powerful, ultrathin panels to secretly tone and shape midriff, tummy and thighs. It's mproved with silicone at the top for an even better stay-put fit.
(Soma, $49)
10. Brassybra
Brassybra is a unique 97 percent cotton blend breast tape that lifts, shapes, and supports all sizes. Its water-resistant adhesive sticks with you through dancing, swimming, and all of your special event needs. Brassybra offers five shades including caramel, chocolate, cocoa, licorice and vanilla from sizes A-DDDD/G.
(Brassy Bra, $38)
11. Parfait Elissa Low Back Bustier
The Parfait Elissa Low-Back Bustier Bra has a strapless design with padded t-shirt cups, silicone gripper elastic around entire top rim, and full length, all around flexible boning to shape your torso. Made of nylon/spandex, it's a basic shapewear staple that every woman should own.
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12. Blush Stellar High Waist Brief
This brief features edgy details, open back, cheeky cut. This microfiber and stretch lace high waist brief is one dreamy panty, is adjustable at back waist, has open back, and is made of cotton gusset.
(Blush Lingerie, $32)
13. Le Mystere Sophia Lace Strapless Bodysuit
Sophia Lace Strapless Bodysuit is designed to flawlessly accentuate your natural curves. An elegant lingerie layer, its unbelievably soft mesh bodice lies gently against the body, while its strategically placed lace paneling creates a slimming silhouette.
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14. Paramour Side Smoothing T-shirt Bra
A bra that acts as shapewear, this is a new game changer for full busted women. This full-coverage seamless underwire t-shirt bra is designed to eliminate underarm bulge and give you a beautiful sleek side smoothing silhouette.
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15. Spanx Suit Your Fancy Plunge Bodysuit
This SPANX shapewear bodysuit will keep your look sleek and smooth, all while staying hidden, even in the (Check prices and reviews on Amazon) plunging necklines.
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16. Maidenform Firm Foundation Plus-Size Body Shaper
Soft, satiny fabric is prettily trimmed with embroidered panels in this all-over smoothing Firm Foundations plus-size body briefer from Maidenform. The Maidenform Curvy collection is designed specifically for the figure and body shape of women sizes 1X-4X.
(Macy's, $61)
17. DKNY Light Opaque Control-Top Tights
Light Opaque with the built-in control top with comfort waistband and premium leg construction. Modern, sleek panties with no waistband top a pair of comfortable control-top tights knit to be slightly sheer.
(Nordstrom, $14.50)
18. Spanx OnCore Mid-Thigh Shorts
This sculpting shaper is lightweight and powerful, featuring fully-bonded front-panels for a tabletop flat stomach and edge-bonded side panels for comfortable, squeeze-free slimming.
(Nordstrom, $62)
19. Commando Two-Faced Tech Control Slip
This Commando slip made from cutting-edge firming fabric that features sleek microfiber on the outside, and comfortable cotton on the inside for a smooth, flawless look.
(Nordstrom, $98)
20. SHAPEEZ SHORTEE Back-Smoothing Bra
The non-foam molded soft cup provides an overall minimizer effect. It's also great for women who prefer a soft, non-padded foam cup that won't add to their bust size.
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