Do you long achieve a more feminine figure as a crossdresser or transgender woman?
If so, the secret lies in creating a more feminine hip-to-waist ratio – that coveted hourglass shape!
In this blog post, I’ll share 5 MTF tips on how to slim your waist and enhance your hips, ultimately helping you achieve a more feminine and flattering body shape.
1. Try Waist Training With a Corset
If you’ve never worn a corset before, prepare to be amazed: A corset can take up to 6” off your waist and make you look and feel ultra feminine.
A corset can even be used for a semi-permanent waist size reduction. Waist training with a corset isn’t fast or easy, but it can work wonders when combined with a proper diet and exercise.
Check out this Guide to Waist Training from Orchard Corset to learn more about what waist training is and how to properly use corsets for this purpose.
For a deeper dive into the wonderful world of corsets, don’t miss my post on Transgender / Crossdressing Corsets: How To Wear A Corset (MTF Guide).
2. Wear a Waist Cincher
As lovely as corsets are, they aren’t always practical. A big drawback is that corsets can look stiff and bulky under most clothes. And they’re not exactly known for being comfortable.
Waist cinchers, on the other hand, are designed to be worn under clothing. A waist cincher can take 1-4 inches off your waist while still allowing you to move and breath easily.
Here are 3 top-reviewed waist cinchers available in small to extra-large sizes.
- Maidenform Waistnipper Firm Control Shaper
- Squeem Firm Control Waist Cincher
- Rago Shapette Shaping Girdle 821
Maidenform Waistnipper Shaper
Squeem Firm Control waist Cincher
Rago Shapette Shaping Girdle 821
3. Improve Your Posture
Good posture can make you look 10 pounds lighter around the middle, so pay attention to the way you sit and stand. Think: stomach in, chest lifted, and shoulders back.
Even better – put on your waist cincher! A waist cincher improves your posture by forcing you to keep your tummy in and your spine straight.
4. Do Stomach Vacuum Exercises
Traditional exercises like crunches and sit-ups can overdevelop your abs and increase the size of your waist. This is obviously the last thing you need in your MTF body shaping journey.
Instead, consider doing stomach vacuum exercises. This exercise tones the transverse abdominis – the innermost ab muscle that holds your stomach in and acts like a built in corset. Everyday crunches don’t target this muscle.
Stomach vacuums (also known as the vacuum pose) can take 2-4 inches off your waist, so it’s definitely worth a try. I personally lost 1 inch off my waist after doing this exercise for 2 weeks!
Here’s how to do it:
- Exhale all the air from your lungs.
- Expand your chest and suck in your stomach as much as possible. Imagine trying to touch your belly button to your spine.
- Hold this pose for 5-15 seconds and then relax.
- Repeat for 3-5 minutes.
Stomach vacuums should be done on an empty stomach and can be done standing, sitting, or on your hands and knees.
Watch the video above and/or check out this article to learn more about stomach vacuum exercises.
5. Enhance Your Hips
A small waist is only half of the equation. Your hips should appear approximately 10 inches larger than your waist for true hourglass proportions.
Here are some tips for enhancing your hips:
- Wear padded panties. Classic Curves carries the best hip and butt enhancers for crossdressers and transgender women. You can also find a big selection of removable hip and butt pads on LoveMyBubbles.com.
- Go for skirts and dresses with gathered waistlines. Gathers are the easiest way add inches to your lower body and create the illusion of hips.
- Look for peplum styles. A peplum is a ruffle or overskirt attached to the waistline of a top, dress, or skirt. This is a feminine style that adds instant fullness to the hips.
For more tips on enhancing your hips, be sure to see my post on MTF Hip Widening: Top 5 Ways To Get Bigger Hips.
Padded panty
Gathered waist
Peplum
In conclusion
I hope this article gave you some new ideas for getting the sexy curves and hourglass figure you desire!
I’d love to see your results, so please share your photos below – along with any other waist or hip shaping tips you might have.
Love,
Lucille
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Hi Lucille honey I keep thinking about my shape I’m concerned about my chest and back or I’m not even sure what to call that area the flys is about the only term I know them as I’m not huge at all in my youth I had some experience on the stationary rings which I think kind of expanded my upper chest darn over compensation being a woman trying to be a man it’s like a tee shirt my oldest sister used to have (the best man for the job is a wo/man) I always loved that tee shirt I never told her that though but she would have liked that she was very understanding she was a very dear sister to me and I miss her too anyway I’m not sure if a corset would help me reduce my chest or not it wouldn’t hurt to try though I think I need to quit doing such physical labor such as digging ditches my family keeps trying to make a man of me I think but it’s too late for that I’m not going to be much longer at least as far as their concerned Love M.J.
Great info dear! thank you Linda
My Anthony transformed and jessica
Hello Lucille I’m trying to find a local transgender group where I may find a friend to talk with who might be helpful in someway or just to talk to about transitioning Love M.J.
I’m still considering buying a corset I would love a more feminine figure besides the fact they look amazing I would love to see just how much it could do for my figure I’d surely love to try one on I just worry about the fit I’m so short only being 5ft. 3 1/4in. there isn’t a lot of space between my ribs and my hips or the top of my pelvis at least some times I feel like there is no space like my chest is right on top of my pelvis of course there some space I just worry about it anyway Love M.J.
I don’t care for your constant E mail’s ,, All I want to know,, is, What can
I take to put on “Feminine Body Fat” This is all I need to hear from you.
Please say “OK”
Well I guess it was just a kitty nap it didn’t last long here I am again of course I seem to be the only one here tonight or at least on the page here losing the people we love is so very hard but we must move forward as difficult as it is to do it strengthens us for the road ahead may be even more difficult but we must hold up our heads and struggle onward for those that are here with us may need to see our strength to draw from their own the world today is a complex one for me but still I love it and all the people in it even though they may not feel the same I can not control others only myself and possibly through example bend a few iron bars as highly unlikely as it may be
I can only dream today what tomorrow holds for me okay maybe a few of those x 10 but still no real difference to me I will start a journey I’ve waited half a lifetime to begin okay maybe not begin to complete or at least all I ever wanted from my siblings