Rago Shapewear Women's Waist Cincher

The only shape wear outside an actual corset that truly gives you an hourglass figure and really flattens the tummy. Firm but surprisingly comfortable and can easily be worn all day. This is my second buy with the older one finally worn out after 10+ years.

Fits as expected. Been wearing it for three plus weeks straight everyday. Does not cause the excessive sweating i thought it would. Tight hold! Has the extra elastic on the sides to draw in waist. Only down side u can see the hook and eye clips on the front through some (thin n tight) materials.

So i ordered this in a 5x which was not based off sizing chart as my size would have been 7x. I have another trainer in a 4x so i went up. However it fits perfectly. I was able to completely close the trainer. No problem. I have a 48 inch waist and 50 inch hips and it worked fine. I wear a size 20. I wanted something a little thinner than what i have now just to wear under my wedding dress and this works.

La faja cuenta con las características necesarias para no ser caliente, buen soporte y muy cómoda la recomiendo en mi caso soy talla 7 y usé XS.

Much smaller than I thought & not quite what I wanted. Will be returning it.

Purchased & returned

I absolutely love it! I bought a small (size down based on other reviews) and it felt super tight..it's supposed to. It was more comfortable the next day and I've been wearing it every single day since. Excellent quality and material..I would strongly recommend this product! I paid for 2 day shipping and it came in 3 days..only complaint but I love it so much that I don't care about the extra day. WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ALL MY LIFE!!?!

I Absolutely LOVE this product. In fact, I had 2 different versions--this one which does not have garter straps (821) and the one with lace front which does have detachable garter straps (21), but I seem to have misplaced one, so I've just ordered another!Comments about this product. Note: even though they look the same, different versions have different levels of control. If you look at their Website, items are rated as: Light, Moderate, Firm, Extra Firm, and Soft Control.This one should be Rago style 821 which the company classifies as "Firm".I've tried all manner of shapewear and have both purchased and made traditional corsets (traditional corset being defined in this case as the traditional old-fashioned kind with laces meant to be worn under Victorian garments) as well as constructed and altered garments intended to go over said garments.This is a well-made garment which balances modern demands for lightweight and comfort with power and structure.I would most certainly rank it as significantly better than the Maidenform Flexees waist nipper which is still a piece of crap no matter how many times I tried to make it work. The Flexees always flips up on me making me wonder how to stand up after sitting down--not so with the Rago 821. The Rago stays put. No matter how hard I've tried, I've never been able to get it to flip up at the waist. One reason might be because it's difficult for me to slouch from the underbust down in this thing.My center front measurement from underbust to hip is about 9"The Rago 821 is made of nice stiff Powernet. Some people might think that the stiffness or thinness of the powernet might make it seam cheap, but really, that stiffness is important to make this thing work properly. The power net makes it light and reasonably breathable as opposed to the heavy, tighter weave fabric in traditional garments or the stretchy flimsy fabric in competitive garments. It has additional horizontal reinforcement in the waistline providing additional strength in a key high-stress area. I don't have any worries about any seam or fabric failures with this product.The spiral boning allows a reasonable amount of movement and comfort. But here's a key design comparison note between this and other similar products--the boning for this product does not extend all the way down to the bottom of the garment, and in fact, in the front, the boning stops about 2" from the bottom of the garment. This allows me to sit down without the boning poking into my legs causing it to flip up. The bottom bit does curl up a bit since I am 5'4 this is not designed for petite torso but it doesn't cause any problems for me. (My Flexees finally stopped flipping when I took a pair of embroidery scissors to discreetly slice the casing on the inside of the front 2 channels and yanked the front boning out but it now lacks structure in the front. One of these days maybe I'll actually insert shorter spiral boning into it--but why--I love my Rago garments and even with the adjusted boning inserted, the Flexees fabric is too soft for the level of shaping I prefer.The shaping is beautiful. Measurements aren't everything, and visually, I don't have much shaping in the waist. With the Rago 821 or Rago 21, my waist is well defined.As far as sizing goes: As another reviewer noted, THE AMAZON SIZE CHART IS INCORRECT--or rather there is a correct note that states that specific size information is not available and thus posts default Amazon data which is not correct for this product. Something important to note is that you need get over the whole size concept that drives garment companies to create vanity sizing (you know what I'm talking about: the there's-no-way-I'm-a-size-__-I'm-not-that-big mentality) and just be realistic about your actual measurements.You can cheat it some, but there's a limit. For those who don't know, your waist is not necessarily where you wear your waistband. Do a side bend and note where your body creases at the waist--that is your waist.To put things into perspective, I generally wear a size 12 in most fashion brands. I measure 34" at my true waist. According to the Rago charts, I should wear a XXL/34. Having tried these product on in a store, I would say the Rago size charts are pretty darn accurate for their products. An example of what I mean by cheating it a bit is that I own both a L/30" and an XL/32. BUT I am also used to stuffing myself into a heavy corset on occasion. So I deliberately own 1-2 sizes smaller than I ought to for specific purposes. If you're not used to cinching yourself in, don't drop down a size the way I did. The 30 is wearable for me but barely.THE CORRECT SIZE CHART is provided by another reviewer and is accurate. to summarize sizing:Start with your waist measurement.A size Small=26" waist. sizes go up every 2 inches, so aM=28", L=30 etc. with 8XL=46"If your hip measurement is more than 10" larger than your waist, bump up one size.The only drawback for me is the length--it's just a bit long. I'm skirting the edge when it comes to length. There's some scaling that goes on with sizes, but I'd say if your measurement from underbust line to hipline in the center front is less than 9" you're going to be miserable in this garment because the boning will likely poke you in the underbust or legs. Right around 9" you may our may not be able to make it work.About show through and muffin top:While it is lighter than a traditional corset, this is still a structured garment I wouldn't wear it with garments made from super thin or clingy material. I do wear it under garments that skim the body closely but aren't super clingy like a nice pencil dress. I have also worn it under stretch dresses that had design elements/pattern that hid the boning and hook & eye front closure even though the dress hugged my figure. As far as muffin top goes, Fat does need to go somewhere, and if you go 2 sizes down, don't be surprised if you end up with a bit of muffin going on. Someone at a lingerie store tried to get me to fasten from the bottom up. I actually prefer to fasten from the top down with the concept that I am pushing the fat down as opposed to up.

Posting from my fiance's account, I am a woman: I love this. I have a classic hourglass shape with a very well define waist without any help from garments (43-33-43) so this makes my waist look RIDICULOUS in the most awesome way. Coca Cola bottle. I couldn't find my tape measure this morning so I'm not sure how far in it brought me, but I'm guessing at least 2 inches.I bought the large and it fits very well. One thing to note about myself is that I'm no stranger to steel boned corsets so I prefer an extremely snug and constricting undergarment. I do wish I had ordered a medium since it prooobably would have fit and I'm in the process of losing weight. I will absolutely buy again after this one is too big. It is snug but I don't find it confining or uncomfortable at all, again keeping in mind I find steel boned corsets comfortable. It doesn't roll on me, it does not give me terrible back fat at the top, which is what I was expecting but it's no worse than my bra (My back is fatty).Pay attention when putting it on. Hold it on the ends in the middle and hold it up in front of you, one end will be baggier than the other and that is the bottom. The hooks go on your right and the eyelets go left.