7 Pieces of Plus Size Shapewear You Can't Live Without

Shapewear is never the most exciting item in your lingerie drawer, but it can be one of the most useful items! It's always good to have a basic range of shapewear in your arsenal. It's surprisingly useful for a wide variety of activities, from a surprise cocktail party to going for a spur of the moment summer bike ride in a cute dress. 

Today we are introducing several of our favorite types of shapewear along with when you might use them. Some are great under basic outfits while some are perfect for a night out. Some of them are even designed to have cooling properties so you can really move in them! To find out more about each piece, just click on the picture. 

If you're full-busted or full-figured, you've probably never been able to make one-piece shapewear styles work successfully. This piece is your answer! It mimics the smooth look of a single piece of shapewear but can be worn with your own bra. This makes it perfect for customers with curvier figures, but also for any outfit where you need a special cut of bra to make it work. 

Shapewear doesn't have to be ugly! We love cute and fancy looking shapewear. This affordable high waist brief has a gorgeous lace look and serious shaping power. We love the vintage styling and how well it mixes and matches with other pieces in our lingerie drawers. 

Sometimes you just need something comfortable, simple and smoothing in a hurry. These basic shapewear panties provide a smooth look under pretty much anything and don't show lines. Perfect for everything from pencil skirt to leggings based outfit emergencies!

These are technically shapewear (and do provide smoothing) but we really love them under sundresses and skirts to prevent nasty thigh chafing. They're easy to throw on and go, so you can comfortably tackle any warm weather adventures that come your way. 

This is another great basic shapewear brief with an all-over lace look that is really stunning. It's perfect when you want some smoothing but don't want to look like you're wearing shapewear (read: date night). 

If you do like shapewear with a built in bra, then this is a great piece to pick up! It's soft, easy to wear for long periods of time and takes all of the guessing out of shapewear planning. It's perfect for formal events or work events where you need to look perfect. 

These shapewear panties have an art deco inspired pattern and are really pretty! They're the perfect basic panty with some extra shaping built in, so you get the best of both worlds.