Ladies like us wear some kind of foundation garment to help us achieve a more feminine figure. We have a lot of choices including various types of girdles, cinchers, corsets, bras, all-in-ones, shapers, as well as garments that have padding to give us the girlish hips and/or butts that we lack and desire.
During six decades of femulating, I have tried just about all of the shapewear options. Some were better than others and the best was an all-in-one I purchased in the fall of 1974.
I was quite closeted back then and used the Halloween girl costume excuse for most of my in-person purchases. With Halloween approaching, I decided to purchase an all-in-one using that excuse.
I visited an old school lingerie store to make my purchase. A middle-aged woman greeted me as I entered the store. I told her my Halloween story and added that I wanted an all-in-one.
That probably tipped my hand immediately; how many guys know what’s an “all-in-one.”
The woman used a tape measure to take my measurements. Then she went in the back room and returned a few minutes later with two all-in-ones.
“Take these to the dressing room, try them on and call me so I can see if they fit properly.”
I did not expect such a hands-on sale, but was glad to have it. I quickly stripped down to my briefs, zipped myself into my all-in-one and called for the saleswoman and by doing so, I tipped my hand again.
“Wow - that was quick,” she remarked. (I assumed that her other male customers were not as fast as I when trying on their “first” all-in-one.)
She checked me out and gushed over my girlish figure. I tipped my hand again when my face turned beet red in embarrassment. I could not pay for my purchase fast enough and get out Dodge.
I loved that all-in-one. It was constructed with spring-like metal stays and it gave me a figure like no other. It was my go-to foundation garment for years; I repaired it as needed and I wore it until it fell apart. I wish I could find one like it today! But as far as I know, no one produces anything like it.
I approximate that all-in-one with a Rago style 2202 longline bra combined with a Rago style 6207 high-waist long-leg panty girdle. I add butt padding to pad my butt.
So what’s in your lingerie drawer? What is your favorite shapewear and why? Let me know by commenting below or via email.
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| Wearing Boston Proper |
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| Esme Percy femulating in the 1930 Hitchcock film Murder! |
