Debunking shapewear: common myths

Shaping panties, shorts, bodysuits and shapewear briefs – all these shaping undergarments sculpt, smooth, support and contour your body, your shape and your silhouette in an incredible way! Hello, cinched waist, flat tummy and streamlined thighs. All these sculpting and slimming products and accessories reshape your woman’s body.

Yet several myths still damage the reputation of shapewear, shaping garments and slimming products. Let’s debunk the misconceptions about control lingerie together.

Myths about shapewear

Discomfort, compression, excessive price, lack of discretion, poor quality, misleading claims – what are the myths about shapewear?

Shapewear lingerie is uncomfortable

Shapewear still suffers from a reputation for being uncomfortable. For many, wearing a shaping brief or shaping short is synonymous with torture. Why? Because we immediately think of the stiff girdles of the last century with boning. Those girdles and all the rigid undergarments worn to hold in curves were anything but pleasant or comfortable.

Today, in 2024, shapewear lingerie is also on trend because it manages to be firm, sculpting but also sexy, feminine and comfortable! No more underwires digging into your skin (tight bras), no more rough seams leaving marks, no more low-quality fabrics that rub or itch; today’s shapewear lingerie is dense and very firm but also very soft, with few or no seams—nothing like the girdles of the 20th century.

 

Once in place, the body, panty, or shaping shorts are a truly pleasant second skin. Comfortable underwear, a real pleasure!

Shapewear compresses and squeezes

Shaping and compression, shapewear must of course never restrict blood circulation, digestion or breathing. Don’t confuse shaping lingerie with medical compression garments. Here, the goal is purely aesthetic: to support and smooth the silhouette. Slimming bodysuits lift the bust, shaping panties slim the waist, and shaping shorts sculpt and gently enhance your curves.

Support lingerie is expensive

Effective, reliable **shaping lingerie** that’s comfortable, soft, feminine, and sexy can be a bit pricey, it’s true. At Louloucup, we didn’t want to compromise between price and quality, so we created a collection of **sculpting underwear** at a light price that remains accessible to most budgets.

Bear in mind that a shaping shorty, a shaping bodysuit, a shaping swimsuit or a pair of control briefs is also something you’ll keep for a long time. For reference, our black shapewear shorty (bike-short cut) is €38.90, while our tummy-control shaping brief is €34.90.

Shapewear isn’t discreet

This misconception holds many women back! The idea is that shapewear lingerie is too visible and leaves marks under clothing, etc. But the invisible shaping brief is no myth! Seamless shaping panties are as invisible as a thong under a dress.

At Louloucup, we’ve designed our briefs and shorties to be completely invisible. How? They have no visible seams, or they’re ultra-flat, so there’s no risk of unsightly lines or marks under your skirt, dress or suit.  

Shapewear that rolls down or up

This isn’t entirely a myth, because some shapewear underwear do roll down or up, that’s true. Those pieces were poorly designed and are not high quality. They roll with your body’s movements.

A well-designed, high-quality sculpting brief will feel like a second skin and stay perfectly in place all day without shifting or rolling. The shaping shorty and the Louloucup tummy-control brief both have finishing details that are game changers. Yes, really! Fine silicone bands along the edges of your favorite shaping underwear keep it perfectly in place. Louloucup truly has thought of everything!

Shapewear sizing is very inaccurate

This is, to say the least, a recurring comment when it comes to shapewear lingerie: shaping underwear fits really badly. It runs extremely small or it’s very hard to find the right size. It’s a widespread misconception.

When you're not used to it, it's true that the sight of a shaping panty, a sculpting bodysuit, or a shaping short for the first time can be disconcerting! The shaping lingerie piece may seem small. Yet it has a huge capacity for extension; the shaping panty, like the bodysuit, short, panty, or girdle, is very stretchable.

We really recommend choosing your usual size when you order. Note that both the shaping brief and the Louloucup shaping shorty are available in sizes S, M, L, XL, 2XL and 3XL.  

Shaping lingerie cannot be worn all day

Many women think that a shaping, sculpting panty, a very high-waisted slimming shorty or a control short can’t be worn all day long. And that’s probably true if the shapewear piece in question isn’t good quality.

When it comes to the Louloucup shaping lingerie range, there’s absolutely nothing to worry about. Our shaping shorty and our tummy control panties have been designed and created so you can wear them all day long without any issues. You feel good in our slimming underwear, really good!

Shapewear lingerie makes you lose weight

Shapewear lingerie, fewer centimeters around the waist, flat tummy—there are lots of terms that can blur and confuse the core message of shapewear. Shapewear lingerie can also be confused with slimming lingerie, which is infused with various active ingredients (caffeine, etc.) that mainly target cellulite.

Here we’re talking about extra‑firm underwear that, thanks to its firmness, manages to sculpt and shape your curves and silhouette. You don’t lose weight with shaping panties. You simply transform your figure in an instant. You get a flatter tummy, a more defined waist, more sculpted buttocks and more streamlined thighs.

Discover Louloucup shaping lingerie

Want to sculpt your silhouette, your shape and your body? Want slimmer thighs, a flatter tummy, a wasp waist or more defined hips? Discover the range of Louloucup shaping underwear. A seamless shaping collection to enhance the female body. We offer:

• The Zoé style, a black tummy-control shaping brief at €34.90, available from size S to 3XL, is perfect for slimming the waist, smoothing the lower tummy, and taming your curves around the hips in particular;

• and the Emma style, a black shaping shorty at €38.90, available from size S to size 3XL. This sculpting short is ideal if your thighs are a particular source of insecurity. It smooths, controls and sculpts your lower body: your love handles, saddlebags and also your legs where cellulite can be especially stubborn.

Our sculpting and slimming styles are very feminine as well as super supportive. Above all, they’re designed to be worn for long hours or a full day while staying truly comfortable.