7 Reasons I Finally Listened to My Daughter About Shapewear

Posted by Linda V. on May 11, 2026 in Shapewear, Mother of the Bride, Reviews · 4 min read

For two years I had been telling my daughter no. She kept sending me links — Mom, the mid-thigh one, please — and I kept replying with the same answer my own mother used to give me: I have already tried that. I had drawers of it. The department-store shapewear that rolled itself into a rubber band under my dress at my niece's engagement party. The one that dug a red welt into the top of my thigh during my husband's company holiday dinner. The one I wore under a cream sheath at my sister's sixtieth and spent the whole night pulling back up under the table while pretending to look for my napkin. I had decided, quietly, that I was done with shapewear. That this was just what mid-fifties looked like in tailored clothing. Then my daughter's wedding got six weeks out. I caved. I bought one piece. The first time I put it on — under the mother-of-the-bride dress I had been hating in mirrors for a month — I cried a little. Not because of the dress. Because of the way I looked.

~ the seven reasons ~

#01It is the piece your daughter has been begging you to try.

"My daughter kept telling me that the new trend in shapewear is Honeylove's Mid-Thigh Bodysuit."

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#02The department-store version did this to you. This one doesn't.

"I'd been wearing shapewear from department stores since forever and they never fit right."

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#03It cinches the waist without squeezing the ribs.

"Cinches your waist to enhance your curves."

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#04It smooths your back. The part you forgot to worry about.

"It cinches your waist and smooths your back to hide the rolls."

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#05It is breathable enough that you forget you have it on.

"It's made from breathable material that keeps me nice and cool."

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#06It does not roll down or dig into your skin.

"This bodysuit doesn't roll down or dig into my skin."

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#07You will be glad you took her advice.

"I'm glad I took my daughter's advice."

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Tagged: honeylove, mid-thigh-bodysuit, mother-of-the-bride, over-40, tailored, no-dig