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 really find obtaining that figure is getting the weight off, but also without drugs or surgery but using the mind and massage to change ones body physically. It does work and this is not a quack idea as when you really think of it we males are to a large extent femme in the first place. I now find as well as developing natural boobs that my waist is shaping towards femme too. I’m lucky i guess that I have always had good legs. So, eating is “grazing” through the day, no large meals. Massage butt and boobs
and Think femme. Really think it so the brain adjusts to your desires. It will in time.
I dreamed of being able to afford a corset for the longest time.
When I finally did I got a custom made tightlacing corset. When it arived I was so exited to put it on. The feeling was fantastic! I did not want to take it off, so I didn’t for three days. I tightlaced 23/7 for six months and reducued my waist 6″. I then bought another corset, and in 4 more months reduced my waist another 6″ to a 26″ waist for a 40-26-42 figure.
Firstly, I want to thank you, Lucille, that you created such a wonderful site, providing us so many opportunities, advices and many more things I can’t even count – bless you 🙂
Secondly – I can proudly say, that the video you posted about feminizing the body is really working and I am amazed and happy about it, so I decided to post a picture of me (taken 15 minutes ago), which is an evidence of me dropping about 4 kilos for the last month or so, during these exercises 🙂
P.S. I am not on HRT for 5 months (I am pretty upset about it), and before these exescises (month and a half ago) my measurements were: 31 yrs, 180 cm (5’11), 77 kg (170 lb), 97(38)/72(28)/98(39), bra 85B (38B). Now I am 73 kg (160 lb), 94(37)/68(27)/94(37), bra 80B (37B). Hope you’re doing good 🙂
Kisses,
Alex
Firstly, I want to thank you, Lucille, that you created such a wonderful site, providing us so many opportunities, advices and many more things I can’t even count – bless you 🙂
Secondly – I can proudly say, that the video you posted about feminizing the body is really working and I am amazed and happy about it, so I decided to post a picture of me (taken 15 minutes ago), which is an evidence of me dropping about 4 kilos for the last month or so, during these exercises 🙂
P.S. I am not on HRT for 5 months (I am pretty upset about it), and before these exescises (month and a half ago) my measurements were: 31 yrs, 180 cm (5’11), 77 kg (170 lb), 97(38)/72(28)/98(39), bra 85B (38B). Now I am 73 kg (160 lb), 94(37)/68(27)/94(37), bra 80B (37B). Hope you’re doing good 🙂
Kisses,
Alex
Firstly, I want to thank you, Lucille, that you created such a wonderful site, providing us so many opportunities, advices and many more things I can’t even count – bless you 🙂
Secondly – I can proudly say, that the video you posted about feminizing the body is really working and I am amazed and happy about it, so I decided to post a picture of me (taken 15 minutes ago), which is an evidence of me dropping about 4 kilos for the last month or so, during these exercises 🙂
P.S. I am not on HRT for 5 months (I am pretty upset about it), and before these exescises (month and a half ago) my measurements were: 31 yrs, 180 cm (5’11), 77 kg (170 lb), 97(38)/72(28)/98(39), bra 85B (38B). Now I am 73 kg (160 lb), 94(37)/68(27)/94(37), bra 80B (37B). Hope you’re doing good 🙂
Kisses,
Alex
Hi this is vaishali from chennai (India) and corset training helped me to grow big butts…
very nice tips dear luci. thankyou.
Awesome tips. I’ve got a small waist, but my massively broad shoulders are where I have trouble. Definitely will Ebay myself some gathered skirts. I can’t afford good hip padding yet (and I’m not good at carving those custom made ones).