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
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.
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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As far as making your hips and butt conform to getting the shape we all want. Check into DressTech they offer silicone hip and butt pads that are just incredible. I purchased the hip and butt pads in February and I wish I had done it a long time ago. It takes a little getting use to but it is well worth every penny. I can wear a pencil skirt and it looks awesome all I need to do now is get my belly where it needs to be. So I need to start with all the other suggestions and work hard.
Jessica John of Tri-Ess New England
good afternoon Lucille
wow just want I was looking for-first how do I know what size to get?all ready have your curves program {is wonderfullove it all}and have body beautiful program {lisen to taps every day}and have the make me program {lot to learn here but love the way my face is now matching my women side . onto my body and hour glass .thank you I can’t be more happy of my self and what I really wanted for myself
The vacuum pose is a killer! I just started doing it and you should prepare for sore tummy muscles when you first start but wow it definitely works those muscles. Anxious to see results and will keep it up. As for Peplum it is a great way to make your waist look smaller and your hips look fuller.
Dear Lucille,
Upon initially subscribing to the newsletter I went with the name Janine. As I have evolved it has also. Please adjust your records to reflect my preferred female name Charlene.
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Hello Lucille,
Thank you so much for referring your clients to ROMANTASY Exquisite Corsetry! I’m happy to help them with information first, so they invest wisely and well in a comfy, well-fitting, functional, and beautiful custom corset! I have a book published in 2016 (online pdf format) on Corset Waist Training that your clients might find useful (order at romantasy.com). In addition, I know how to advise on safe and sane waist-training, and about 65 percent of my clients over my 28 yrs in business, have been transgender. I appreciate your confidence, and would love to learn more about your services and perhaps cross link to you. Feel free to contact me at 415 587-3863.
Hard work also helps. There are exercises to enhance the shape of your hips and to flatten your stomach. After that, there are things to do to sell the illusion. I find that wearing things that direct attention to my legs, which ate probably my best assets, and away from my shoulders helps.
Even natural-born women have to work to attain the hourglass shape. It may start out natural, but can surely become a pear without proper attention.
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