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How To Wear a Shapewear Under Lehenga?

how to wear shapewear under lehenga

The festival isn’t stopping anytime soon and the wedding season is soon approaching. And guess what the most dilemmatic experience of girls planning on wearing lehengas is? Getting shapewear to wear under lehengas that would look good and eliminate the need to wear those old-fashioned petticoats. This especially applies to light lehengas or those which aren’t for fluffy looks. A can make your look flattering with little to no effort.

Why Should You Wear Shapewear Under Lehenga?

If you are still asking this question, you haven’t seen how flawless your look comes out when you wear shapewear under your lehenga. One of the main reasons for wearing shapewear is to eliminate all the bulges which might make your sleek lehenga bulky and ugly. Wearing shapewear can help you achieve a smooth and seamless look. Besides, if your lehenga has some embroidering or even the seams are not covered, they might prove to be a little annoying and uncomfortable. However, with shapewear, these issues simply vanish.

Type of Lehengas that Need Shapewear

Shapewear is a great option when you want to give your curves that extra support and shape. Also, no matter what your body type, shapewear flatters your figure while giving it a smooth finish. Here are a few types of lehengas you can wear with –

1. Fish-cut / Mermaid Lehenga– As the name suggests this lehnga is very sleek and offers a mermaid silhouette to accentuate your curves. Any bulges looking through the lehenga would make the attire bad. Hence, wearing a shapewear will leave you with the desired flattering fit.

Satin Layered Lehenga
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2. Satin Layered Lehenga – Also known as tiered lehenga, this type of lehenga is made with many tiers/layers. But the upper part remains sleek to offer a mermaid look. Again to look seamless and polished, wearing shapewear is a great choice.

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3. Lehenga Saree – It’s a pre-stitched ensemble for brides and bridesmaids or anyone who likes style with convenience. It’s a blend of saree and lehenga, the upper part is sleek like a saree but the lower part is fuller like a lehenga and has ruffles or tiers. Likewise mermaid & tiered lehenga, wearing a shapewear underneath a lehenga-saree will only accentuate its beauty.

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Things to Remember While Purchasing Shapewear for Lehenga

Now that we are already suggesting you wear shapewear under your lehenga, we must suggest some things you should remember while purchasing it. For the same, look for the below qualities in a shapewear:

  • It should be comfortable.
  • It should be flattering to one’s body shape.
  • It should complement the outerwear.
  • It should be colour-coordinated with wedding outfits.

For brides, on the heavier side, there is special shapewear lingerie that can help them take off inches off the waist. Shapewear also comes in colours like nude, white or black. The nude-coloured ones are very popular since they may match one’s skin colour.

Choosing the Shapewear that Fits Right

No matter how beautiful your attire is, even a small bulge down your tummy can make the whole attire look odd. The market of shapewear has taken to new heights. Girls are grateful for the wondrous trick that can set the bulge right and let you be all mind fuming. Don’t let that small flab ruin your attire. Clovia opens a vast body shaper range for you. We make sure that you look your prettiest best with comfortable and effective shapewear which will give you a flab-free figure within seconds.

Sejal Lakhani

Sejal Lakhani

Content Writer at Clovia
Having started writing as a teenager, Sejal grew up to love words and playing with them. This is what drove her to choose a professional in the same field while completing her Bachelor’s in Journalism and Mass Communication. So far, she has worked in various sectors ranging from health care to, hospitality to fashion, lifestyle, and beauty care, etc., as a content and copywriter. She believes in paving one’s own path even in the most ordinary situations and aspires to inspire those around her.
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