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Hiding underwear lines under dresses is no easy feat. No matter how fitted, any dress can fall victim to embarrassing visible panty lines (VPLs). Your options stand pretty limited, and you have to choose between the lesser of two evils: wearing a thong or going commando. But there's one much more comfortable and ideal trick many fashion bloggers rely on that can eliminate any menacing VPLs.
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The magical secret to hiding underwear lines lies in—drum roll, please—shapewear! Now, before you nix this solution and deem it as a stifling undergarment your grandmother would have worn, hear us out.
The Small Things, a lifestyle blogger, proves that shapewear is 100% effective for hiding VPLs without suffocating you or leaving lines itself. She had the best luck with the Tummy Short from Jockey's shapewear collection with Rachel Zoe. "It was breathable and much more comfortable than the other brand of shapewear I bought earlier this year," she said. Rachel Zoe has been around the fashion block a few times, so we trust her judgement when it comes to designing women's undergarments. Unfortunately, this item has sold out, but Jockey's Slimmers Micro Seamfree Short can get the job done, too.
Too many women have the mindset that needing shapewear is embarrassing or makes them "fat," but that's not the case. Shapewear does give you the apperance of a more slimming figure when worn underneath clothes, but it shouldn't have a bad rep. It does its job so well that no one can tell you're wearing it, hence why it's the perfect panty line coverup.
Certain types of shapewear offer more coverage than others, so choose a set that makes you feel comfortable while covering your underwear lines. Break up with VPLs once and for all!
