Homemade Curves?

[Guest Diana Prince]

I am finding that I really need to stick to pleated skirts since my hips are so straight. However, I really like tight mini-skirts and tight pencil skirts. They just don't look right with my straight hips. Does anyone know of a cheap home-made solution to give you some hip curves? I know you can purchase some shapewear with some hip padding, but is that enough to give a man with very straight hips good curves? I don't dress up in public, but I do like to look good in the clothes I am wearing. So I am just looking for something that is going to give me a nice look.

[Guest Kayliegh]

Buy a corset and wear it whenver you can -

It will slowly give you the curves!

Kayleigh

[Guest Donna Jean]

Well, honey....

If you need to go inexpenseively you can always just stuff items into your pantyhose until you get some shape...of course that has to be done each and every time...

Or, if you can sew at all ...sew some padding into some under things to make them easier to use each time...

Commercial padded girdles are resonable and Kayleigh's idea about the corset is good, too...

Be creative ...experiment....go wild and see what you get!

Good luck, Honey!

Donna Jean

[Guest ChloëC]

Hi Diana,

From a purely physical standpoint, what you're trying to do is change the difference between your waist measurement and your hip measurement. That is, increase the hips in relation to the waist.

Thinking along those lines, you can either add on or take off...or both.

It's very difficult to add size to your hips without adding unwanted weight elsewhere (tho hormones may help). And for males as they age, it's very difficult to reduce your waist size without reducing other areas such as your hips even more.

So, the taking off is - workouts pointed toward your stomach - which are difficult - wearing a corset, or there are some alternatives, like body shapers, corselettes, longline girdles, waist cinchers, control top whatevers. I suppose there are more. Each depends on how much uncomfortableness you're willing to put up with. Or in combination!!!

The adding on, is for the most part, as suggested in the previous posts, padding, either temporary or semi permanent in the clothes you're wearing. I don't think trying to add weight is a good idea.

I have done at times a combination of both, varying it depending on how much time I want to spend on dressing, (and the amount of time I have available to be dressed!!!), and how good I think the clothes and pads have done in previous attempts. And I've discovered different combinations work differently with different outfits. Experiment, experiment, experiment. Just like cis-gendered women have done like forever.

Hugs,

Chloë

[Guest Diana Prince]

Thanks for the great information. A question about corsets. I am not yet ready (probably never will) be ready to go to a store to be fitted with a corset. As a man, what measurements should I look for when purchasing a woman's corset? Also can you put on a corset by yourself? Thinking the ties are in the back I am curious as to how one would do this.

I am willing to put up with discomfort, I actually kind of like it when it involves sexy clothing and I do find corsets extremely sexy.

[Guest NatalieRene]

Thanks for the great information. A question about corsets. I am not yet ready (probably never will) be ready to go to a store to be fitted with a corset. As a man, what measurements should I look for when purchasing a woman's corset? Also can you put on a corset by yourself? Thinking the ties are in the back I am curious as to how one would do this.

I am willing to put up with discomfort, I actually kind of like it when it involves sexy clothing and I do find corsets extremely sexy.

The two corsets I have are fully adjustable. Look for lace up corsets, that way you can custom fit it to you.

[Guest ChloëC]

Diana,

I once (or twice, or more lol) went looking for corsets on the internet, and I found a number of places that cater to tg people, and have corsets that aren't quite as difficult to put on as the ones in our memories from stories of about 100 years ago (the ones where the woman holds onto a post for dear life while someone else pulls as hard as possible on the laces, and then even harder).

I know I've seen advertised, ones that the seller claims can be adjusted by oneself. And I would guess, they have size charts available. I remember reading there's some defininte relationship between your current waist size and the smallest corset you should use to start out (like no more than 6" difference), and then for those that want to, they would get smaller ones as their insides slowly conform to the new constraints being put on them. Training, I think.

Chloë

[Guest TonyaV]

First, you'd need to get a lace-up corset, which would shrink your waist. Second, you can custom create padding yourself. It you're crafty enough, get some foam and custom cut/taper them for the size of your buns. I would suggest also to extend them to the side of your hips, for a more natural hourglass look.

Good luck girl!