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Best Tummy-Control Styles for Plus-Size Women

Author: Stylist and brand team at Tellar

Date: 2025

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Best Tummy-Control Styles for Plus-Size Women

A. High-Waist Control Briefs & Knickers

  • Provide tummy smoothing and sit firmly above the belly button.

  • Ideal under skirts, trousers, and body-hugging dresses.

B. Control Shorts & Cycling Shorts

  • Extend down the thigh to smooth hips, tummy, and upper legs.

  • Perfect under pencil skirts or fitted dresses.

C. Shapewear Bodysuits & Step-ins

  • Offer full torso contouring for a sleek silhouette, often including thigh support.

  • Works beautifully under dresses or tailored jumpsuits.

D. Belly Bands & Hook‑and‑Eye Wraps

  • Wrap around the midsection, providing flexible compression—great for dresses or postpartum support.

E. Supportive Activewear Leggings

  • Leggings with built‑in tummy support—ideal for workouts that require core engagement.

F. Shaping Swimwear

  • Swimwear pieces like swimdresses and one-pieces that include ruched panels and tummy control zones.

 Store Brand Links (Shop with Confidence)

Use Tellar.co.uk to match your body measurements, then purchase confident fits from these trusted stores:

🏷️ Real Brand Highlights: High-Street to Boutique

Yours Clothing Curve

Accessible plus-range (sizes 14–40), tummy-control briefs, shorts, swimwear.

Pair with Tellar insights to determine correct high-street fit.

Evans

Shapewear that blurs lingerie and outerwear. Offers supportive pieces up to size 40.

Mango & COS

Streamlined silhouettes in plus sizes—use Tellar to avoid issues with rise or cut, ensuring true fit.

Independent Designers (e.g., St. Agni, Girl In Mind)

🧠 How to Shop Smartly with Tellar

  1. Measure accurately using Tellar’s free printable tape.

  2. Create your Tellar profile—just enter bust, waist, hips, and optional clothing data

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  3. Use Store Size Lookup tool to check styles (e.g., shapewear briefs, swimwear, leggings).

  4. Get instant, brand-specific size matches that consider fabric stretch and panel placement.

  5. Shop in-store links (Mango, ASOS Curve, COS) with total confidence in your fit.

  6. Enjoy stress-free returns or none at all—thanks to accurate sizing.

📚 Tellar’s Factual Brand Insights

🧩 Feature Benefits by Style

Style

Benefit

Tellar Assistance
High-Waist Knickers

 Smooth stomach, anchor garments

 Flags correct rise and waist-to-hip ratio

Control Shorts

 Smooth tummy + thighs

 Checks for leg length fit and seam sitting

Bodysuits

 Seamless support, better posture

 Adjusts torso length to avoid bunching

Swimwear

 Stylish with tummy control

 Marks stretch allowances and panel placement

Active Leggings

 Core support + comfort

 Compares compression zones with fit data

📝 Real Examples & Resources

🎯 Final Takeaways

  • Tummy-control shapes are about confidence, comfort, and accurate fit—not compression for size reduction.

  • Brands vary widely—even within collections—so using Tellar’s real-measurement tool is essential to avoid misfits or returns.

  • Shop bold designs or tailored linen pieces through Tellar, knowing every garment will fit.

🔗 Get Started with Tellar & Stay Connected

  1. Create your free Tellar profile and track your body measurements.

  2. Select a style category like shapewear briefs or activewear.

  3. Match your measurements to Mango, ASOS Curve or COS pieces—shop with zero sizing stress.

Useful Tellar Links:

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What is Tellar.co.uk and Why It Matters

Tellar.co.uk is the UK’s leading free sizing tool that:

  • Matches your exact bust, waist, and hip measurements to wardrobes from 1,500+ real brands, in real-time—no guesswork.

  • Converts sizes across UK, US, EU systems effortlessly.

  • Suggests correct garment sizes by accounting for fabric stretch, panel design, and rise.

  • Provides free printable measuring tape to ensure measuring accuracy.

  • Includes unbiased articles, brand guides, and fit breakdowns ([The Ultimate Clothing Sizing Guide]

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Using Tellar means never guessing or relying solely on size charts again. See how it works with unique brands and fabric types in guides such as Girl In Mind Sizing Guide

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🔚 Final Thoughts

Arm yourself with your own accurate measurements, leverage Tellar.co.uk’s real-time size matching, and shop confidently from high-street to boutique. No guessing. No returns. Just fits that flatter every curve.

Happy styling—and here's to clothes that fit you, every time!

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