Shape Shifters
We've always worn 'em. Corsets and Merry Widows. Boned, laced, rib crushing body changers. Right up until the revolutionary roaring twenties. Ah! Sweet Freedom. Then, after we tired of looking like little boys, girdles invaded the market with a vengeance. Next enter the bra burning, girdle dumping natural look of the sensual sixties. Today, we refuse to go back to those old fashioned torture devices (although there is a guy in San Francisco who's cinched his waist down to a mind numbing 15 inches!), but are still looking for ways to gently smooth any perceived imperfections.
Body shapers are available in many forms to re-configure your figure. There are briefs for your hips, long or short "bike shorts" for hips and thighs, slips of any length to envelop your whole torso. There's even a strapped version that starts under your bra and moves on down. Great for that lovely love handle.
Buy them in your correct size. I mean your real size. It won't be a pretty sight (especially under trousers) if your sleek and firm hips give way to suddenly bulging lower thighs.
Control top panty hose are yet another option. They'll comfortably envelop the curves and give a little support to your shapely shins.
Here's a money saving tip from Miss Marilu Henner: Pull up and safety pin the top of your panty hose, front and back, to the bottom of your bra and Voila! No unsightly panty line!
It's An Understatement
Sexy silk or comfortable cotton. Bust boosters or modest minimizers. Joe Boxer or Jockey brand. Buy 'em often. Keep 'em clean. Toss 'em when the elastic starts to fail. What would your mother think if you were in an accident and your undies were unmentionably ugly? Don't leave 'em laying around for someone else to pick up. Wear 'em in good health!
