Shave 10 pounds from your silhouette without starving yourself! The trick? Sporting “slimming apparel” which incorporates shapewear technology into ready-to-wear garments.

SHAPE fx (Spiegel) offers everything from “control” blouses and slimming suit separates to “control” jumpsuits.

Control Knit Dress with Power-Mesh Panels, $69

MIRACLEBODY Slenderizing skinny jeans that promise to lift the rear and thin the thighs

Skinny Minnie Jeans, $128

DONNA KARAN has a “Waist Embrace” slimming Capri legging that lifts and lengthens.

Waist Embrace Capri Shaper, $55

Belly Bandit’s MOTHER TUCKER and YUMMIE TUMMIES’S hip length “slimwear” camis mask muffin top flubber.

Mother Tucker Compression Tank, $69.95

Invisible Skinny Tank, $58

SPANX Bod a Bing skirt, cropped pant and little black dress are both equipped with a built in liner for smoother, firmer look.

Bod-A-Bing! Skirt, $68

Maria, Serena, ATK, Grace, Divina and Karen

Getting ready for the TODAY show segment

Moms detest bathing suit season. And, for good reason! 20 something size two women have no issue wriggling into a teeny, weeny bikini. But for real women—those with lumps, bumps and other unsightly bulges– there is an inimitable sense of dread attached to swimsuit hunting. I cast real women-size 8-14 –to show  how the right swimsuit and thoughtful styling can make you look thinner, taller and glamorous!

GETTING GLAM IN THE GREEN ROOM WITH KATHIE LEE & DICK VAN DYKE!

All the hot mamas getting ready to take the stage:
Karen, Maria, Serena, ATK, Divina and Grace

SWIMWEAR 101

• THE THREE Cs of swimsuit shopping: Construction , contrast, compression, cover-ups

• Elongate the neck and emphasize the décolletage

• Use big baubles for the beach..(say it 5 times fast!) like cuffs, rings and earrings to draw attention to the body parts you like and camouflage what you don’t

• A cover-up is a layering tool that masks a thousand flaws

• A subtle heel elongates the silhouette

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