No waist

So you thought the only way to create a waist was with the help of a belt, high-waisted trousers or a corset. Winch it in and the feminine curves arrive... well, maybe with the corset, and perhaps with the other two, but with these your body will be compromised elsewhere.

A constricting belt will make you look like a knotted pair of stockings and atight waistband will flip the flab out from underneath to create a roll which rings the entire waist. Not the right look when aspiring to an hourglass shape. The corset is very effective but hopeless when worn under a smooth, tight fabric; every whalebone will be seen.

The desired effect is one that looks seamless and the only way to achieve this is with an all-in-one body. Be sure it's made in a smooth nylon-esque fabric so that whatever is worn on top skims off it. Anything that sticks will give the game away.