6 Shopping tips for a body shapewear

Anusha .AOct 19 2011

Shape wears for women are available in a variety of styles and can be bought for a specific body part to hide the flaw. A Shape wear shoul;d be shopped according to your needs. If you want a strapless dress to fit properly or want to give your body an instant tuck, you need to choose a shape wear accordingly. Lets look at some of the guidelines to choose best shapewear.

Body shapewear
Body shapewear

1. Know the reason

If you wish to use a shapewear, start by asking these questions:

a. What do I want a shapewear for?

b. Which part of my body do I need to camouflage or enhance or compress?

2. Select a compression based shapewear

For compression based shapewear, you can either go for the one made of lycra or latex. Lycra is a man-made fiber. It is an elastane fiber, which is synthetic in nature and known for its elasticity. Lycra is not used alone, it is generally used in combination with other fibers. Latex is commonly used nylon or cotton fabric. When you use cloths made of such fibers, it works as a compressor to your body providing you with a firm support.

3. Choose hosiery shapewear

These types of dresses are generally made of light hosiery. Hosiery fabric is usually used to make socks, stockings, tights and so on.

4. Make sure your outfit make you comfortable

Comfort starts from your inner garments. Choose your undergarment such that it has at least above 10 percent of lycra. When cloths stretch on your body it gives comfort, mostly it applies for your inner garments.

5. Plus size outfits

If you are a little over weight or in need of plus size for your outfits, then do not buy standard sizes as they will not perfectly suit your figure. You can try Her Room. They have large varieties of plus size outfits from which you can choose your shapewear.

6. Right sized shapewear

It is a mere waste of money if your shapewear is loose or tight. It might fail to serve its purpose of giving you a fitting look. One thing you can do to avoid this problem is take your body measurements accurately and compare it with the item description of your selected outfit. In case, you are bottom-heavy, try choosing a full body shaper and choose your own bra.