Felicity Landrock picks the best body-shaping lingerie
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Girl wearing white waspie strapless bra and pant
Ditch the diet and stop the panic! With these fabulous W-day lingerie tips, you can rest assured your big day will see you looking your absolute best!
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Perfect for the bigger-busted girl, this strapless bra provides a lifted smooth silhouette and the waspie cinches in your waist to create a perfect hour-glass figure.
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Bra, £31, waspie, £20.50, thong, £14.50, masquerade-lingerie.com
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Keep it simple
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ivory silk bra and pant with tiny pink bow detail
This pretty set works well for brides who only need a little support. Its slight padding enhances, and its straps can be adjusted to work with any type of dress-back. One-shoulder, strapless or halter, this bra is the answer.
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Bra, £35, briefs, £15, marksandspencer.com
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Lacy does it
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sheer lace triangle bra with lace edging
For girls who want something special for their big day without lifting, padding or enhancing, this oh-so-pretty offering from Stella McCartney fits the bill.
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Stella McCartney bra, £87, net-a-porter.com
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Back detail
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nude shape bra with racing back and lace detail
Has your dress got a narrow or racing back? Do you still need a lift? If so, this is the bra for you. Perfect colour, perfectly smooth cups, and ideal for slinky dresses
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Bra, £23, maidenform.co.uk
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Take the plunge
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plunge bra with lace briefs
Need to add a little something to your shape? This plunge bra will work well under dresses with v-neck necklines. Its smooth shape leaves no tell-tale lines, and the pretty lace on the shorts adds a little something special.
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Atlantis bra, £27, short, £14.50, atlantis-lingerie.com
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Show off your assets
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nude body shaper
This nude body ticks all the right boxes. Support, shape, colour, you name it. And the price is great too!
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Body, £28, bhs.co.uk
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Pretty as a picture
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This beautiful body-shaper by Rigby and Peller nips in the waist and skims the hips giving the ultimate smooth silhouette. The gorgeous lace detailing down the front and on the straps makes it perfect for brides-to-be. Wear this under v-necked, sleeveless dresses for the best effect.
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Nightie, £141.95, available at Rigby and Peller 08450765545
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Strapless wonder
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smooth strapless bra and pant set in ivory
This sleek strapless bra is wonderful for brides baring their shoulders and we love the little butterfly detail on the briefs - so feminine and romantic!
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Bra, £54, briefs, £28, simone-perele.com
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Hold \'em up!
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suspender belt with little pink bow at centre
If you’re going for stockings, you’ll need a suspender belt. If you haven’t already got one incorporated into your underwear of choice try this one in soft-stretch silk.
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Autograph suspender, £16, marksandspencer.com
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Elegance and grace
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smoothing basque with suspenders and lace thong
If you need support, are going strapless and could do with a little help squeezing into your fabulous dress, this classic basque is perfect. So pretty in fact you won’t want to cover it up!
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Basque, £97, simone-perele.com
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Body beautiful
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nude body shaper
For dresses with very little structure, this body by Maidenform makes sure everything is pulled up and in the right place. Its nude colour will work invisibly under any dress.
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Maidenform Easy Up Body, £44, maidenform.co.uk
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Waist-tastic
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white lace waist cincher with suspender straps
If your waistline is you main cause of W-day distress, never fear! This waist-cinching waspie will pull it all in and give you your dream shape.
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Lejaby waist-cincher, £99, houseoffraser.co.uk
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Drop a size
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shaping knee length pants that smooth the thigh
Girls, prepare yourselves. Never mind the i-pad, get your hands on the iPant, this fabulous top-drawer essential may not have downloadable apps, but its ability to smooth, flatten, shape and trim means it certainly has plenty of features.
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Wacoal iPant, £49, available at Selfridges 020 7439 6190
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Secret weapon
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large strapless shaping bra with lace embellished briefs
For good strapless support for a larger bust, this Superbra set does exactly what it says on the tin.
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Bra, £25, brief, £11.50, panache-superbra.com
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Smooth mover
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nude shaping bra and shaping pant with horizontal mesh stripe in the brief
The moulded bra shapes the bust and cannot be detected under clothes. The briefs smooth and somehow shape your derriere brilliantly. The best thing is, you would never guess it was shapewear!
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Bra, £36, brief, £17, triumph.com
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Pure glamour
corset, basque bra
very low dropped corset for deep vneck dresses
For serious v-necked dresses this discreet corset invisibly supports and smooths.
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Ender Legard ‘Grace’ corset, £450, net-a-porter.com
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