(1) Understand your body shape:
If you want to improve your figure by wearing shapewear, the first step is to understand your own body. Shaping needs generally fall into two categories: overall sculpting or targeted sculpting.
- Overall Sculpting: If you have excess weight all over your body, you can choose a full-body shapewear garment. A single piece that covers the waist, legs, and back provides overall sculpting, preventing uneven lines or “disjointed” areas on your figure!
- Targeted Sculpting: If you have excess fat in specific areas, you can choose shapewear that targets those specific parts. For example, if your lower body is fleshier, you can choose slimming leg sleeves or lifting stockings to fully encase and sculpt the leg lines.
(2) Breathable and moisture-wicking materials:
Taiwan has a hot and humid climate. Therefore, choosing shapewear made of moisture-wicking and breathable materials can help release heat and reduce that stuffy feeling. In the summer, you can select shapewear with a “cooling effect” (such as Hepburn shapewear).
(3) Elastic fabric weaving:
The reason shapewear helps sculpt the figure is by utilizing pressure, tightness, and the cut to shape beautiful body curves; however, tighter is not necessarily better. If it is too tight, it can easily slow down metabolism and cause physical discomfort, making it impossible to wear. Shapewear must be comfortable enough to be worn and worn for a long time to effectively sculpt fat cells. Therefore, you must select shapewear made from woven elastic fabrics with an appropriate level of tightness.