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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I have been wearing shapewear/corsets for years one because of a bad back and the other reason is because shapewear/corsets and can not only enhance your figure, but knowing what to wear, and when to wear it.
If going out all day and when you wear pantyhose or tights a very nice pair of high waist long leg panty girdle if you are wearing a pair of jeans. But if wearing a skirt or a dress you can opt for either the high waist long leg panty girdle or just the high waste over the top of the pantyhose/tights which helps keep them from coming down.
They also help giving you that more feminine shape and can also increase your bust line and help hide any bumps that you feel embarrassed about.
Shapewear has gone from this plain and boring from years gone by to very nice and sexy.
What you wear under your clothes can make the world of difference because if you comfortable on the inside you are comfortable on the outside
Thanks
Jasmine
Dear Lucille,
I wear corsets as much as I can. I love it.
Last year, I was alone a full week in Las Vegas (working & pleasure week) and I had the opportunity to wear my corset seven days in a row. Here you are some pictures I took.
(Sorry the quality is not high)
Thanks for all.
Laura
Hi Lucille,
I have been wearing corsets and hip/derriere padding for years. I am one of the models on the Classic Curves website, so yes, I do use their garments. I have begun using the herbs that are suggested in the Flat to Fem program. I am starting to notice some improvement in the breasts. I’m not sure if you mentioned in that program or not, but will these herbs also work on filling out the hips/derriere? I enjoy using the Veronica garments from Classic Curves, but I would love to “fillout” my own hips/derriere. Any help or suggestions you can recommend other than the items in this blog thread? Thanks.
*Hugs*
~Linda~
I wouldn’t worry if I were you Linda, you’re shaping
up quite good as it is, I think you were born to be
a woman.
OMG Linda,
You look awesome in this picture.
Your curves are fantastic and I love the casual yet very sexy look with the jeans and high heels
You go gurl
Joanne
I would not go anywhere without first putting on my waist cincher. I love the way it slims me down.
thank you so much for all the tips!!
Dear lucille, Jenny and Team.
Really look forwards to your newsletters, as always very informative. keep up the good work and well done……..
Corset training besides making me look and fee more feminized has another important point often overlooked. It is the best thing to a diet. I have lost up to 7 kg in about 5 to 6 weeks wearing a corset almost 18 hrs a day. Seems it compresses your stomach so much, about 20% of what you used to eat satisfys me.
Eating better, and of course eating less, add some physical exercise, it does great job. I told a friend at work years ago whom was always complaining diets do not work.
He broke down, bought himself one but said nothing to me. One time I said, well looks like you are loosing really finally. He said yes, I took your crossdressing tip bought a corset and use it.
Well one more conversion. Don´t knock it until you´ve tried it! It really works well – Williana
Hi Lucille
After reading your information on how to get an hourglass figure I saw a flexees waist nipper in a sale in a local department store and it is absolutely fabulous – it certainly works and helps with posture as well – I try to wear it as oftern as possible – it makes me feel so feminine!!
Thanks
Love Michelle