Most male bodies are not what you'd call shapely or curvaceous and while some crossdressers are happy to fit their bits into silky knickers and be satisfied with that, the more serious tranny wants to feel as much like a woman as possible and therefore needs help to perhaps pull in some parts whilst padding out others to create a sexy and voluptuous figure.
Controlling your natural figure and adding to your curves will make a big difference to your feminine appearance and increase your confidence. This is very important if you are planning on going out into the big wide world as your feminine alter ego.
Smoothing, flattening, shaping - the non-surgical alternative to changing your body shape!
Bear in mind that if you are going to be using padding or shapewear to fine tune your female body shape you really need to get these before you buy other items of lingerie or clothes as your body measurements will be different once you have these on and obviously the cup size you need for bras will very much depend on the size of breast form that you choose.
There are lots of different types of typical female body shape, from hourglass to apple and it is worthwhile having a little read up on the different types and find the one most closely associated to your own natural shape and then use the shape wear to refine the look and dress accordingly as it will be more comfortable for you and feel more natural.
Another advantage of shapewear, especially magic pants, is that they help to hold your bits in place and tucked in to help hide your masculinity!
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