For those looking to create a more feminine silhouette, there are two options: compression garments or padding. Both are effective ways to achieve the perfect feminine shape, but which one is best for you? Compression garments can provide an overall slimming effect, smoothing out curves and creating a more hourglass shape. Padding, on the other hand, can be used to add curves and definition to specific areas, such as the hips, waist, and bust. A simple rule of thumb is that you want your waist to appear smaller than your chest and hips. Whether you’re looking to feminize your figure or just want to enhance the curves you already have, we’ll help you get the perfect feminine shape.
What are compression garments?
Compression garments, also known as shapewear, are garments designed to hold you in and smooth out your silhouette by applying pressure to specific areas of the body. The overall goal of shapewear is to enhance the wearers body type, making it appear more feminine. For most crossdressers this means slimming the waist and lifting the bum. There are many compression garments on the market for crossdressers. The most popular and effective garments are girdles, shapers, cinchers and corsets.
Girdles:
not only does this sexy garment hold you stocking up, but it provides support and control around the lower abdomen, creating a smaller waist.
Butt lifter boyshorts:
the cutouts in butt lifter shorts create a full behind without the use of butt pads or silicon supplements. The garment simply enhances your natural curves by cinching the thighs below the butt, thus lifting it and making it appear fuller.
Cinchers:
cinchers help create effortless hourglass figures by cinching the waist and smoothing it out. They typically start under your bust and go down to your hips.
Corsets:
they can be both over and under the bust, however, they are a little longer than cinchers reaching down further down the front of the stomach for added waist and belly reduction.
Each of these compression garments are great for crossdressers who want to create a more feminine hourglass figure without the added bulk of padding. With girdles and cinchers be sure to order a size or two below your actual size as masculine torsos tend to have smaller hips. These garments are typically worn underneath clothing so you can achieve your desired look without anyone knowing you’re wearing them!
What is padding?
As previously discussed, a key element of masculine to feminine transformation is body shaping. Padding is a great way to achieve a curvy feminine hourglass figure. By enhancing your waist and bum, you are actively making your waist appear smaller. Padding is great for those who don’t like wearing tight and restrictive compression garments. The most commonly worn types of padding are padded panties, and various types of hip pads.
Padded panties:
There are many different types of padded panties that you can get. Regular padded panties for enhancing your bum, cinching padded panties which cinch your waist while enhancing your bum, and combined bum and hip padded panties which enhance both your bum and hips. The hip and butt pads are made from lightweight foam for comfortable wear. These padded panties help transform your body into that curvaceous silhouette you’ve been craving!
Hip pads:
There are a multitude of hip pads on the market in a variety of different sizes. There are lightweight and breathable large crossdressing hip pads that slide into pantyhose for an authentic exaggerated feminine hourglass figure. There are silicone hip pads which adhere to your natural shape balancing out your figure in a comfortable way. There is even a new piece of female shapewear enhancement, it is the silicone hip and butt pads. They add extra padding to the bum and hip area, but they have a shorter leg tail so they can be worn with short skirts.
Padding will help you achieve a curvier silhouette and add definition to the areas where you want to create more volume. Some crossdressers prefer padding to compression garments because it gives them the added volume they want while still feeling comfortable!
When to use compression garments and padding?
Different body types will benefit from different shapewear. We typically recommend our plus size girls wear compression garments as they have more to work with and shape. Compression garments will mold the curves that you already have into your desired feminine shape. For our more petite ladies, we recommend using more padding as there might not be enough curvature to work with. By using padding you can build on what you already have to gain that sexy hourglass figure. Padding is less effective for those who want a slimming effect. For more optimal results compression garments and padding can be used together! Combining these two methods is ideal for those who want to achieve a balanced silhouette with minimal effort. Compression garments can be used to slim the waist, while padding can be used to create volume in the lower body, such as the hips and bum.
Conclusion
Compression garments and padding are both great ways to achieve the perfect feminine shape. If you want to slim the waist, and hips, consider using compression garments. If you want to create a more voluptuous silhouette by increasing the size of specific areas, such as the hips and bum, try using padding. Compression garments and padding will help you achieve that perfect feminine silhouette!
How do you get the perfect feminine shape as a crossdresser? Do you use compression garments, padding or both? We’d love to know what you think! Email us at glambmarketing@gmail.com or message us on our Facebook page. And be sure to check out more great tips and articles on our blog!