shapewear

[sheyp-wair]

noun

1. undergarments designed to mold or hold various parts of the body to a certain shape.

   shapewear designed to slim your waist.

Word History and Origins

Origin of shapewear¹

First recorded in 1975–80; shape ( def. ) + wear ( def. )

Example Sentences

Some of us have top-surgery scars, and others wear binders or shapewear.

From Slate

Now US celebrity and influencer Kim Kardashian is attempting to profit from the extreme bedtime rituals trend - by launching shapewear for your face from her brand Skims.

From BBC

But face shapewear has split the internet.

From BBC

This month, Kingsbarn Realty Capital, a Las Vegas firm that caters to private investors, paid $105 million for Vine Street Tower in Hollywood that is fully leased by Skims Body Inc., a shapewear and clothing brand co-founded by Kim Kardashian.

From Los Angeles Times

Gone are the stilettos that filled the closets of my youth, gone are the corsets and shapewear and thongs.

From Los Angeles Times