What is a bodysuit
Bodysuit can be different! Its characteristic features are described above. Its purpose and details are different. A women's bodysuit fits the body favorably, emphasizes the lines of the figure, and can have a corrective effect. For its manufacture, different types of material from synthetic and natural fibers are used. One of the important conditions is the elasticity of the fabric, which ensures a tight fit of the product from the hips to the collarbones.
A classic bodysuit is a basic item in any wardrobe. The idea is implemented in different forms: still as women's underwear and sportswear, but more often a bodysuit is worn instead of a T-shirt, turtleneck or blouse.
Story
It is quite natural to think that a women's bodysuit is a modern version of a corset. Fashion historians will tell you about France, where fashion trends were actively developing at the beginning of the 20th century, free thoughts made heads turn not only for lovely ladies, but also for fashion designers who introduced revolutionary ideas into the practice of tailoring, replacing suffocating corsets with loose-fitting dresses. It seemed that the bodysuit should have gone into oblivion along with the unloved mandatory element of the female image, tightening the waist. But the idea of combining a T-shirt and shorts for gymnastics, which came to the mind of the famous French gymnast Jules Leotard, served as the beginning of the individual history of this item of clothing. At that time, the bodysuit was called “leotard” and belonged exclusively to the category of sportswear. The lack of a clasp made it uncomfortable for everyday long-term use.
In the 80s of the 20th century in the USA, such a legendary figure in the global fashion industry as Donna Karan made a small change to this type of clothing, which determined its continued popularity in all subsequent years to this day. The designer sewed a fastener into the bottom of the bodysuit, in the place where it is fixed in a taut vertical position on the body - between the legs. For now, this is still sportswear - which has become ultra-popular among women who are interested in aerobics and shaping. Usually, dense elastic fabric was used to sew it, which stretched easily and did not restrict movement during fitness classes. In bright leggings and bodysuits, the female body looked fit and sexy. Designers considered this feature as new ideas for lingerie. They borrowed the concept and soon offered ladies two of its manifestations: for ideal figures, a delicate lace bodysuit and for curvaceous figures, an opaque tight bodysuit that allows for excellent support for the stomach, waist and chest.
Bodysuit and its features
Previously, only gymnasts wore bodysuits - sportswear of a similar style appeared more than half a century ago. Then cabaret performers and other dancers dressed up in them. Finally, the fashion for aerobics in the mid-80s led designers to think about expanding the functions of the “gymnastic leotard”. And soon numerous models of the following options appeared:
- stage;
- linen;
- everyday.
Concert bodysuits of celebrities prompted young ladies who are sensitive to new fashion items to replenish their wardrobes with things “like Madonna.” After all, this turned out to be very convenient: if a blouse or shirt constantly pops out of a skirt, trousers or shorts, then a piece of clothing equipped with a lower part (for convenience, there is a reliable fastener in the form of buttons) will sit on the figure without puffing up or wrinkling!
Important! The bodysuit is indispensable as underwear under tight-fitting clothes - there will be no problem of “reliefs” from the underwires appearing through the fabric.
Sports options also remain in use - if you do fitness, aerobics, or gymnastics, you can choose an excellent alternative to a T-shirt with shorts!
A special case is body lingerie. There are three types:
- classic;
- erotic;
- corrective.
The classic is a combination of three items in one - panties + T-shirt + bra . It can also perform the functions of a belt, equipped with garters for stockings. So that the entire structure does not need to be removed when going for known needs, there is a clasp at the bottom of the product. Most often there are shoulder straps, but for evening dresses there are options without straps and with an open back. The lower part can look like regular panties or thongs.
The erotic version differs from the classic one in its bolder cut and exquisite fabric (silk, muslin, lace).
Advice! A special occasion - a wedding - requires special linen. You can choose an elegant bodysuit to match your wedding dress or prepare it for your wedding night. And the set includes fishnet white stockings and a peignoir.
A corrective model will help neutralize figure errors: it will hide an overly pronounced tummy, add fullness to the breasts, and add roundness to the buttocks.
Advantages of a bodysuit
Why everyone needs a fashionable bodysuit:
- Thanks to the tension of the line of the back and front from the crotch to the neck, the bodysuit creates a wrinkle-free perfect coverage of the body, therefore, wearing it with trousers or a skirt, a woman will always feel confident, without worrying that the blouse may look sloppy, exposing her back when bending over or belly when raising arms.
- Thanks to the integrity of the design, the bodysuit reliably protects the back from drafts, and the model with long sleeves can be used as thermal underwear that warms and insulates from cold air.
- Thanks to the elasticity of the material, the bodysuit perfectly tightens the body, visually corrects imperfections in the upper part of the figure and can be combined with different sweaters and tight-fitting dresses.
Popular models of women's bodysuits
Considering the great popularity among women, designers are creating new and new models of this attribute of women's clothing. We will consider the following types of women's bodysuits.
- Openwork
A bodysuit made of lace fabric gives a unique feminine charm to both girls with a fragile physique and those with harmonious body curves. This model came out of the shadows thanks to the audacity of outrageous ladies, once and for all changing the role of underwear to a long-term trend in the fashion world. It is in this model that more often than in others there are various collars and cutouts - boat neck, stand-up collar, turn-down collar, closed neck, deep cutout on the back, decorative cutouts under the bust, classic round and asymmetrical cutouts.
We must not forget about the correct choice of underwear for such a model. The underwear material should not stand out in color and texture, or occupy a large or, conversely, too small area of the covered body. Ideally, a classic model that suits you is skin-colored bra cups made of smooth material. This advice on choosing underwear also applies to bodysuits made from completely transparent fabric.
- With long sleeve
Bodysuits with a closed neck and long sleeves are more reminiscent of a turtleneck tucked into trousers or a skirt, so they are simply ideal for travel, physical activity, outdoor activities and household chores. The choice of fabric colors for this model will allow you to create an excellent everyday look, and the pleasant-to-touch knitwear will not restrict movement or cause discomfort.
- Without sleeves
Sleeveless bodysuits of a loose or tight fit can replace a T-shirt in the warm season. This model is especially good in combination with shorts for beach parties, practically replacing a swimsuit in the look.
- Shirt-body
A body shirt with various options for sleeves, collars and buttons is an indispensable option for the office or school. This model can be worn with almost any bottom: classic trousers, pencil skirt, flared jeans or a bright full skirt.
- Body turtleneck
This is probably the most common model in winter. It warms well and doesn’t bulge, so you don’t have to constantly tuck it into your pants or skirt.
- Body T-shirt
For summer, you can choose such a comfortable option as a body T-shirt. This style looks especially good with short shorts.
- Transparent bodysuit
This option, as you yourself understand, is more suitable for parties. Models can also be made from transparent lace fabric, which gives them more chic. What to wear with a lace bodysuit? You should wear a bra underneath. You can combine it with a skirt, shorts, trousers, both narrow and wide. This bodysuit can be of various shades, but it looks especially sexy in black.
- Sports bodysuit
Ideal for sports training and to wear with jeans. The top can be in the form of a T-shirt, with straps or with short sleeves. Women's bodysuits with long sleeves are also often found - warm, comfortable and practical.
- Bodysuit for figure correction
This option is ideal for women with problem areas of the body. If you need to look stunning on a date or a party, a bodysuit for women is a lifesaver. Nothing shapes your figure better than these clothes. By wearing it under a dress, you can instantly achieve good results and delight everyone with your ideal shape. But, unfortunately, such a bodysuit for weight loss gives only a temporary, visual result and is unlikely to actually help you lose weight.
- With open back
A bodysuit with an open back is a rather revealing version of this women's clothing that a girl can wear on a romantic date. However, you should not wear such a sexy outfit on the first date, since such clothes can give the young man very unpleasant impressions of the girl.
- Lingerie bodysuit
You will pleasantly surprise your husband if on one of your romantic evenings you appear before him in a seductive bodysuit. External inaccessibility combined with openwork details will delight him. Believe me, this piece of underwear is not only very original, but also incredibly sexy.
Do I need to wear panties under my bodysuit?
The short answer to the question asked: Yes! Of course, if the bodysuit is intended to be worn under the body (like lingerie), then there is no need to wear another panties underneath. But if the bodysuit is used as a blouse, shirt, summer T-shirt, sportswear, then underwear is traditionally recommended. The choice of underwear (especially the choice of bra) is of great importance, since the bodysuit fits tightly to the body and emphasizes all the relief details, seams, and fasteners. The best option is seamless underwear.
Lace
These bodysuits are typically used as underwear and are made from translucent materials that highlight the lines of the body. The models of lace bodysuits are incredibly varied, but the color scheme is more conservative - black and beige. Today, many people choose lace and transparent bodysuits to create fashionable looks, not hiding them under shirts, sweaters or jackets, but on the contrary, highlighting them. However, in order not to look vulgar, pay attention to underwear worn under a bodysuit, in which avoid lace and a lot of decor - give preference to smooth, plain bodices. If the bodysuit has cups or bones, then avoid too provocative necklines - excessive openness can play a cruel joke on you.
Varieties
The idea of combining shorts and a T-shirt has been exploited and continues to be exploited, creating new variations on the old theme. Bodysuits have a lot of looks these days! We can confidently distinguish three types: underwear, sportswear, outerwear, and their varieties are limited only by the designer’s imagination.
With long sleeve
Option for independent use as outerwear or use as a bottom layer in the cold season. In the first case, it is a fashionable wardrobe item with decorative details. To sew it, thin knitted fabrics with patterns and trims can be used.
Used as outerwear on a cool summer evening. Also, it can be a bodysuit made of warm knitted fabric with the addition of wool. A bodysuit with long sleeves can be worn alone or under a jacket or sweater. It is used not as a bottom layer, but as a full-fledged participant in the formation of a fashionable image. In the second case, a product made of soft, breathable, warm fabric without additional details is worn for insulation under a sweater or sweatshirt.
Short-sleeve
Usually used independently - with jeans, trousers, skirts, overalls. Suitable for wearing at home or outdoors during the warm season. The design of such classic clothing usually comes down to the pattern and texture of the fabric, but embroidery, beads, and rhinestones can also be used for decoration.
Without sleeves
Further - less. Now the bodysuit is held on only by straps that expose the shoulders. This is exactly the same T-shirt combined with panties, but how elegantly executed! Usually made of elastic and thin knitwear, the weight of which can be supported by thin straps.
Worn in the hot season as an independent part of the image or as a basis for a transparent blouse, jacket, cardigan. Due to the delicacy of the material, it emphasizes the lines of the body. It can be decorated with lace or made entirely of lace fabric with elastane.
Strapless
This style is for the brave and those girls whose breast size allows them to do without additional support. The model is often used in evening wear. Can be sewn from fabric with sequins, beads, lurex. It is held in place due to the elasticity of the material or additional technologies that fix the top line on the chest with an elastic band or fastener.
With lace
Lacing can serve as an adjuster and provide a tighter fit on different body types. Also, lacing is used as a decorative detail. Can be integrated into the fabric in the back, abdomen, and sides. Can be combined with different sleeve lengths. Due to the added volume, such models are not recommended for use as a bottom layer. Usually worn independently, like outerwear.
On the buttons
Buttons, just like lacing, can be decorative or completely real. In the first case, they complement the image, in the second, they are a full-fledged fastener and help to fix the bodysuit more tightly on the body. Installed on the front of the product.
Wedding
A white or nude bodysuit made of finely woven lace is used as underwear under a wedding dress, which also tightens the waist, shapes the posture, creates a general feeling of femininity, sensuality, when everything in the bride’s image is perfect! Can replace erotic lingerie.
With open back
A bodysuit with an open back is part of an evening dress or sexy clothing for a casual, but not indifferent to detail look. Combines with long and short sleeves, can be made of elastic plain fabric, colored material or lace. Thanks to the tight fit, the precise transfer of the shape of the neckline that adorns the flexible female back is ensured.
Openwork
This is perhaps the most beautiful bodysuit, chosen by lovers of a feminine, romantic, sophisticated and sexy image. A lace bodysuit can be used as underwear and outerwear, worn alone or in combination with a jacket or jacket. Rhinestones, inserts from other materials, and silk braid can be used for decoration. The translucency of the material requires the use of linen, which must exactly match either the shade of the fabric or the shade of the skin.
Pajama bodysuit
A less common form of implementation of the concept, but nevertheless existing and even popular among amateurs. It is convenient because during sleep, such pajamas will not rise up like a T-shirt or slide down like pajama pants. For sewing, natural, soft fabrics are used that do not hinder movement, do not squeeze the skin, do not float and do not cause electricity.
Body dress
This is a set of a tight bodysuit and a transparent, lace skirt or dress. Long bodysuits are suitable for any occasion and highlight your figure.
Turtleneck bodysuit
This is a bodysuit with a stand-up collar, which not only performs its usual functions: it fits, covers the back, does not form folds or creases, but also protects the throat from the cold. Can be used as an independent element of the image, combined with trousers, a skirt, or a suit. Suitable for insulation in the cold season.
Body corset
Usually contains seams that create a distinctive appearance, fasteners that support the bust and tighten the waist. Today, when the style of underwear for outerwear is relevant, such a bodysuit can be used for everyday wear or as part of an evening look.
Body top
This model is distinguished by the presence of a deep neckline. Can be strapless or with straps. Its goal is to expose the upper body as much as possible, but within the limits acceptable for specific environmental conditions.
Casual models
Regular fashion bodysuits are great casual wear that goes with just about everything.
With jeans
A bodysuit with jeans is the standard of “casual” fashion and the main trend of 2021. This is the perfect look for a warm summer evening.
The uniqueness of this look is that the combination goes well with any jeans. Light skinnies, flares and even brutal Levi's 501 look good with a women's bodysuit.
And if you add high-heeled shoes, your legs will appear even longer.
By experimenting with the width of your pants, you can change your body proportions. For example, girls with a massive top can buy wide jeans with a tight bodysuit.
With a skirt
What to wear with a bodysuit to work? A win-win combination is a skirt. The result is a surprisingly soft and feminine silhouette, even if the figure is far from ideal.
A white bodysuit with long sleeves can be easily combined with any skirts: pencil, a-line, sun - all this fits perfectly into a gentle but business-like tandem.
The ensemble is not unfamiliar with additions: vest, cardigan, jacket, jacket.
With trousers
What do you wear with a bodysuit for a walk? Surprisingly, it goes well with casual pants! It doesn’t matter what color they are, whether they have arrows or an office cut – the combination will be beautiful. You can wear a shirt or a light jacket over it.
With shorts
Don't know how to highlight your figure? Pair a tight bodysuit with wide shorts! This will visually highlight your hips and narrow your waist.
Even if the figure is not ideal, the combination will create an hourglass figure, which is considered the ideal of feminine elegance.
Under the dress
Want to wear a lace dress but are afraid of sticky situations? A matching bodysuit will relieve embarrassment and inconvenience.
The main task is that the dress and bodysuit should be the same color so as not to interrupt each other.
With a jacket
What to wear with a black bodysuit with a deep neckline? Of course with a jacket. The combination is suitable for everyday walks, work or shopping. The combination is unobtrusive, slightly strict and very comfortable.
Where can I wear it?
The purpose of the bodysuit depends on its design and the material from which it is made. Simple models made of soft knitwear are suitable for insulation, worn under outerwear and reliably protect the back from hypothermia. Those models that serve as outerwear are usually worn with a skirt, trousers, and shorts.
Dance
The bodysuit is ideal for learning to dance and for dancing itself, as it does not restrict movement, does not hide the contour of the body, allows you to appreciate the beauty of dance technique and the accuracy of its execution, does not interfere with performing complex combinations, does not tangle your hands, and does not ride up. Similar to sports swimsuits, as they usually do not have a clasp. Can be combined with sleeves of different lengths.
Sports
Bodysuits made from stretch fabrics are ideal for sports for the same reasons listed in the previous section. It does not create interference, like loose trousers or blouses, and is as aerodynamic as possible, which is important, for example, for running competitions.
Fashionable colors
The color of the bodysuit is not limited by any form requirements and corresponds to current fashion trends. These can be all shades without exception. It is important to choose according to your skin type. For contrast, it's good to use a black bodysuit. In order to highlight the delicate flesh tone of the skin, you can give preference to pastel beige and pink tones. Plain and neutral models are traditionally combined with a business suit. An evening look allows for bright colors and prints.
How to choose the right bodysuit
Before purchasing, it is better to try on the bodysuit. Its main feature is a tight fit. Therefore, it is important to adapt this “second skin” to the anatomical parameters of the body. The ratio of waist, hips and chest matters. A model that is too tight can unfavorably tighten the chest, and a loose one will not emphasize the curve of the waist. When choosing a bodysuit, it is important to take into account the composition of the material, since with prolonged close contact with the body, poor quality fabric can cause irritation and allergies. It’s good to have a pair of basic plain bodysuits in your wardrobe - a universal dark color and white, which will serve as an ideal basis for different sets of clothes. A lace bodysuit will diversify your intimate wardrobe. A warm model is indispensable for cold winters. Further choice depends on your needs.
Choosing the ideal size
Size narrows the search for suitable clothing, but does not always guarantee a perfect fit, this is especially true in the case of a bodysuit, which responds to all deviations of the figure from the standard. Therefore, after you have found a suitable size using the size chart, you must try on the product. It should fit snugly, but not interfere with free breathing, not squeeze the skin, or create discomfort.
What to wear with a bodysuit
A bodysuit can truly be worn with everything. This is an irreplaceable popular wardrobe staple that can be compared to jeans, a white T-shirt and golf. Of course, you can do without it, but it’s much better with it. Combine with business suits, sports trousers, jeans of different cuts - boyfriends and skinny jeans. It is still recommended not to overload the image with a tight top and the same bottom, so fluffy short and long skirts and wide trousers will suit the bodysuit. But this is not a limiting requirement, but rather a recommendation that you can safely ignore if you have the desire and your figure allows. You can wear tights both under the bodysuit and on top. Perhaps, you still shouldn’t wear them with leggings in an everyday format, but in our time of eclecticism and bold combinations, even this is possible if you really want to. Maintain moderation, appropriateness and appropriateness to the situation.
How do you go to the toilet in a bodysuit?
It is important to immediately think about what to wear underneath.
From a hygienic point of view, it is better to wear a bodysuit not on a naked body, but on panties, trying to select the appropriate model and color scheme. The image should be complete, without unnecessary folds; there is no need to lose all the advantages of a tight silhouette with an ill-conceived combination.
Based on its structure, several varieties can be distinguished, for example, the most common division into combidress (underwear) and bodysuit itself (used as full-fledged outerwear). In most cases, there is a clasp at the bottom, so there are no problems with going to the toilet, but the process may take a little longer.
It is recommended to combine with tights without seams, preferably in the same tone as the base item. Most models have a fabric gusset, but especially clean women still prefer to use thin pads to maintain freshness.
Despite some inconveniences, this item has deservedly taken pride of place in the wardrobe of modern fashionistas, since fitted clothing in any position retains its original shape, keeping the lower back warm.
At the beginning of the last century, bodysuits were most often found among circus performers. A comfortable tights made of stretchy materials made it possible to perform even the most unimaginable tricks.
