Shapewear Glossary
Shapewear That Supports, Shapes, and Celebrates. Discover the ultimate shapewear glossary, whether you’re looking for everyday comfort or targeted support for special occasions, this glossary covers all shapewear styles and compression levels to help you find your perfect shapewear solution.
- Ultra Light Compression: Ultimate comfort with ultra-light hold which creates a smoothing effect.
- Light Compression: Lightly smoothes and holds in all the right places, so you feel supported all day long.
- Medium Compression: A medium level of compression, to help smooth, support and shape to your natural contours.
- Firm Compression: Effectively smoothes and shapes, our firm compression is comfortable and creates the perfect base layer.
- Ultra Firm Compression: Sculpt, shape and smooth with our ultra firm compression, enhancing your natural body shape
Waisted Shaper Short
Shapewear which targets the hips, lower stomach, and thighs. These shorts have targeted compression to shape in all the right places. Shaper shorts sit comfortably on the legs, finishing around the mid-thigh.
A mid-waist design allows your lower tummy to be supported and smoothed whilst you wear them.
Hi Waisted Full Brief
A supportive and smoothing design which sits just below the bust. A full brief provides extra coverage at the back for all day comfort, whilst helping to support and smooth around the hips.
Hi Waisted Shaper Short
Sitting high on the waist and mid-way down the thighs, shaper shorts assist to smooth and support around the stomach, hips, bum and thighs. The full coverage and supportive design prevent unwanted bulging and visible lines.
Slip
Comfortable, versatile, and perfect for layering. Slips provide targeted shaping around the stomach, back, hips and bum. Sitting around mid-thigh length, slips are the perfect option to wear underneath all your favourite skirts and dresses.
Bodysuit
A bodysuit is a versatile option to shape and smooth your figure. Targeted compression zones smooth your stomach, back and hips whilst providing light support around your bust. Wear underneath, dresses, skirts, shorts, or pants.
Shapesuit
The ultimate shaping solution, a shapesuit provides smoothing and sculpting in all the right places. Targeted compression zones help smooth your thighs, hips, stomach and back. Wear a shapesuit underneath your favourite dress for seamless sculpting that will have you feeling confident all day long.
More Shapewear Terms
Shaping
Features compression in all the right places by utilising alternate tensions, knitted into targeted zones to create a smooth, air brushed effect while enhancing your natural body shape.
Smoothing
Utilising specialised circular knitting technology which shapes and smooths by creating streamlined compression zones to ensure you feel secure and seamlessly smooth all day long.
Laser Cut
A method used to achieve clean-cut, smooth edges on underwear/shapewear. This
creates an invisible look and feel on your body creating a smooth transition from garment to body.
