shapewear
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of shapewear
First recorded in 1975–80; shape ( def. ) + wear ( def. )
Example Sentences
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The brand debuted in 2019 with a line of shapewear and has since broadened its range to include loungewear and other fashion categories.
From BBC • Nov. 12, 2025
Some of us have top-surgery scars, and others wear binders or shapewear.
From Slate • Oct. 1, 2025
Last year, Kim Kardashian was honored for her shapewear line and used the occasion to call for designers to be inclusive of all body shapes.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 6, 2023
A line of slimming undergarments in traditional and more skin-baring styles, Skims was a solution to Kardashian’s shapewear conundrum.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 2, 2023
Kim Kardashian is a reality star, a tabloid sensation, a prison-reform advocate, a beauty and shapewear mogul and a former video vixen.
From New York Times • Sep. 21, 2023
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