It's a shame that no one can invent "shapewear" that's not hideously ugly/hideously uncomfortable, there's no denying that it does make clothes fit better, but in the past I've spent many an evening feeling "trussed up like a turkey"..perhaps looking a bit better than I may have done without it, but feeling most uncomfortable......and sweaty (sorry folks!) I remember the adverts for the 18 hour girdle....so comfortable...ooh, I forgot I've got it on!..surely this idea could be brought back into the 21st century, using pretty fabric.....though would probably be quite expensive, but I guess in the long run would work out cheaper than buying a new dress! I know we all laugh at frumpy undies...Truimph Doreen bras etc, but tbh, I'd rather strip down to one of those and a pair of substantial but pretty knickers that come up to my waist, than looking like a badly stuffed sausage trying to burst out of a morass of american tan granny tights fabric!