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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Wearing a corset, nice and snug, makes me feel and walk better, more feminine. Rago has some nice items.
Same for a good, long line bra; I am fairly well “endowed” and it feels really good.
Thanks for your helpful, encouraging letters. So helpful, too.
Bobbi
Have to fully agree about gathered skirts/dresses, Love ’em!!!
Been full time for 2 years …but left NHS hormone treatment,,,let someone younger have the funding.
Back to man mode:-(
…only to meet stunning gg woman who positively encourages Phillipa!!!…life eh?…
Have purged, it’s shopping time again!!!!..bliss xxxx
Miss Phillipa
please give your opinion about how I look like : pear , apple , rectangle or perhaps hourglass
You look amazing! Love all of your photos!
I like to be sexy
Look very good and female I would say hour glass
Oh my god.. Gorgeous, I am so envious..
I don’t know which shape you are but 2 things stand out. Your tummy is small and you are beautiful.
u do look great love ur figure
You look great! Definitely leaning towards hourglass
Another good thing is marjoram essential oil (please for the love of all is good in this world don’t overuse it or you will look muscular/die) Use with olive oil, coconut oil, vegetable oil, any carrier oil. use this on your tummy or booty(external) to shrink it 🙂
I have 5 of the Rago cincher corsets; 2 white, 2 black and 1 beige. I tuck my hip pads in the bottoms before I before I put my panties on over the pads
Hi Barbie – just to show you I wasn’t kidding. Here is me today at J.C.Penny trying on a maiden form shapewear. The lady who worked there brought me in a couple of different brands to try. I felt like a princess! I wound up with the one you see me wearing. It was around $45. Suzy
Hi Suzy,
I have a question for you Hun.. Why are all of your pictures that you post on here taken in a dressing room?
Hugs
Hi Marcy! Well, with this particular photo I had to be in a dressing room for obvious reasons. Other photos of me in a dressing room is only for convenience. It’s private and has lots of mirrors for selfies. I am almost always alone on my shopping days and prefer not to ask strangers to take pics of me. I’ve also posted other photos outside of a dressing room. For example here is one of me last summer. Have a great day. Hugs, Suzy
Lucille,
I have never been one to pass up any chance to wear a corset, but tip number 3. concerning posture is important. I have found over the years, exercise for the abs(core) help not only the posture and waist line but also improve balance for walking in heels. The benefits are that when I go out as Barbara, good posture and pose contribute to a better overall female presentation.
Have fun dressing!
Barbara
Very, VERY nice, Barbara! Th at look is amazing
Your hot is it fun to dress sexy like girls how’s the panties and tights feel do u dress all day or only at home
You have some fabulous legs Brandy
Just a word of advice about purchasing a waist cincher via Amazon like the ones above in this article. You can buy the same ones at a department store or something equivalent. I definitely want to try on the garment before I purchase it to make sure it fits properly. Many of the reviews on these clinchers in Amazon were negative because people purchased the wrong size. Just my two cents. Suzy
That’s very good advise, so many times I’ve purchased from amazon just to find out it didn’t fit