Is shapewear really worth the hype?
WOMAN'S OWN|March 02, 2020
It’s a multi-billion pound industry with celeb fans – including Bridget Jones – but…
FRANCES LEATE
Is shapewear really worth the hype?

NO

‘We should love our bodies the way they are’

Jacynth Bassett, 27, lives in south London and is the founder of the-bias-cut.com, an independent, designer online boutique. Wriggling around uncomfortably, I tugged at the Lycra shapewear under my skirt as it pinched my skin and squeezed my body uncomfortably. ‘I must look ridiculous,’ I thought, longing to slip off to the ladies and peel off the skin-coloured bodysuit I was wearing under my evening dress.

I was at a glamorous work event I’d been looking forward to, and I’d worn the body shapewear, with built-in bra and stretching down to my thighs, in the hope of hiding lumps and bumps.

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