Plus Size Shapewear

"Recommended Womens Plus Size Body Shaper Brands and Styles"

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If you're looking for the best plus size shapewear brands and styles on the Net, but aren't sure where to start, then this page will hopefully be of great help in your quest to finding top recommended plus size body shapers.

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Here you'll find the best of the best -- from the plus size girdle to the popular plus size Spanx -- giving you a quick lowdown on what brands, type of fabric and cut you should look for!

Plus size shapewear can be a good buy and I highly recommend it for when you just need to tuck in the extra bulges around the troublesome areas like the stomach, hips and thighs. In a snap!

You can click here for more great reasons to buy body shapers or if you've already made up your mind and are ready to shop for plus size shapewear, then scroll further down for my shopping guide!

How to Buy Plus Size Shapewear

The first thing you have to do when buying body slimmers is to figure out what you want it to do for you and for what occasion you're going to wear it to.

Like for example if you're going to be wearing a dress and go dancing, then briefs/plus size girdle would be a better option than a slip. Or if you want to trim down your waist, then you should look for waist cinchers, a type of control panel that wraps snugly around your torso. Look for areas you want to enhance and/or minimize.

Now let's take a look at the different shapewear styles that target the common trouble spots:

    Golden apple If your looking for shapewear for maximum support and instant slimming effect, go for compression-based body shapers with Latex.

    Golden apple If you just need something to smooth out the bumps when wearing a fitted clothing, look for hosiery-based shapewear made of nylon/cotton and Lycra. These give a much lighter support than the compresison based.


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Plus Size Girdle

Targets the thighs, hips, and up to your waist.

They're made especially for women with thigh, hip and butt problems. Perfect for pear body shapes heavy bottoms and those who wish to minimize their curves. Wear it with pants, skirt or dress.

A plus size girdle reminds of cycling shorts and gives your legs the extra freedom to move around. You can also choose the capri girdle which looks just like leggings.

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Plus Size Full Body Shapewear

Targets the thighs and up to your bust.

They instantly slenderize all of the largest areas for a sleek silhouette.

They're like body suits, reducing waist, belly, butt, hips and legs. Wear them with a long gown or skirt.

If you just want to slim down hips and torso, then you can opt for high cut "swimsuit" body shapers (without the legs).

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Plus Size Waist Cinchers

Improves the waist only.

Great for rectangle body shapes, wide waists, love handles, round stomach.

If you only want to define or create a slim waist, the waist cincher would be the right choice. It goes well with any top, dress and shirt.

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Shapewear Camisoles

Slim down your bust and waist.

Great for apple body shapes, big and saggy busts, love handles, bloated stomachs.

Wear them as a simple camisole beneath a dress shirt, top or fitted sweater. You can find them in different cuts, from strapless slip to the underwire camisole shapewear for maximum bust support.

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Panty Briefs

Tones down stomach and butt.

Perfect for round stomachs and butt.

These are worn just like any panty. The difference is that they have a control top which smoothes out the bumps and eliminate panty lines when you're wearing fitted pants, skirt or dress.

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