Cora Harrington, founder and chief editor of The Lingerie Addict, is familiar with the downsides of shape wear.

“As someone who’s worn both vintage-style girdles and modern-day shape wear, I don’t think today’s designs are any easier than yesteryears,” she says. “We do have better fabrics and materials today, and knit shape wear tends to be more flexible than the cut-and-sewn kind, but shape wear is shape wear. It’s meant to mold your body in a particular way.”

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Now that the party season is upon us, many women are opening up their lingerie drawers and dealing with a subject they dread: shapewear. I’m a actually a huge fan of shapewear as long as it follows several rules. It has to fit and give you a smooth line under whatever you’re wearing. I like my shapewear to be effective but forgiving enough to eat in, and above all it has to be pretty. Life is way too short to spend it in ugly lingerie, even when no one else will see it. In a perfect world, your shapewear should make you feel confident and glamourous instead of sending you scurrying to the bathroom to remove it in private.

If you’re full busted, it’s easy to feel like people aren’t making pretty shapewear for you. Lots of places only feature corsetlettes that depend on cup size, or overbust corsets that can be hit or miss. Those of us with larger cup sizes really want pretty shapewear that we can wear with our own bras while still feeling gorgeous and coordinated when our dress comes off at the end of the night.  Today, I’m imploring you to get rid of all the awful ‘nude’ stuff in your drawer that you hate and instead try one of these pieces. They are all perfect for the holidays, can be worn with any bra you want and have tons of personality.

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