While the summer months provide many with the time to go on holiday in the Mediterranean and enjoy the sandy beaches and sunset Mojitos, attend garden parties and weddings, or simply enjoy a BBQ and much-needed catchup in the garden with friends and family, they can also mean dealing with stifling weather. Consequently, everyone starts wearing minimal clothing. If the thought of wearing shapewear during humid weather periods is making you sweat, stop stressing! Here at Elle Courbee, some awesome suggestions await you. They will accentuate your best assets and features, like your gorgeous curves, and enable you to feel like the smart, confident, beautiful woman you are. In the past, you might have experimented with control briefs or worn a corset, but, when it comes to girdles alongside other types of shapewear, you might feel slightly unsure of your options. So, here are a few of our favourite pieces with explanations as to the key areas they can target and streamline:

Panty Girdles

Panty girdles provide unparalleled unrestricted support. In sharp contrast to corsets, girdles provide support where it's needed without making you feel restricted in any way. They can achieve that as they don't contain any boning. Instead, they are manufactured from materials that have high-compression qualities. Our girdles come in a selection of styles from cycling shorts to full-coverage control, so they enable you to target, lift, and smooth both your bottom and tummy. While our selection of plus size girdles is vast, our favourite is the Naturana feminine pant girdle, which has beautiful lace edging and provides reinforced support.

Waist Trainers

If you are looking to transform your shape, our waist trainers can help you to sculpt the perfect hourglass figure. Within the shapewear community, achieving the perfect hourglass silhouette is a big deal, so it's no wonder our cinchers and waist trainers are so popular. A slew of Hollywood A-listers has donned such items. To learn more, check out our blog post titled "Waist Training: Top Tips for Killer Curves". Our waist trainers are designed specifically to be worn during intensive workouts. They have been purported to facilitate thermogenesis processes, which help to basically melt fat away. To achieve the best results, be sure to wear the right size and don't keep them on for more than eight hours in any 24-hour period. If you are new to the world of waist trainers, check out the Bodycorset tummy control shaping briefs we offer, as they are perfect for targeting tummy bulges and smoothing over any other ugly lumps and bumps.

Corsets

For voluptuous curves, check out our range of corsets. Like waist trainers, a corset can help shape your body and give you a perfect silhouette at the same time as helping your posture. What's more, many corsets can be worn as both outerwear and underwear. The huge increase in the popularity of corsets is due to A-list endorsements. For instance, Kim Kardashian recently donned a tight corseted dress at this year's Met Gala. One of our favourite corsets is the satin Shirley of Hollywood corset, which has a multi-boned front and stylish lace-up back for comfort and flex. The white satin design also has a sweetheart bust line feature for a sedative sensual look. We also have a matching G-string.

Corselettes

Our corselettes offer unrivalled support and are perfect for plus size women. They provide full coverage and combine the shape enhancement qualities of a corset, with the supportive qualities of a bra. The Smooth silhouette panty corselette we sell has no underwire and is light and breathable. It is the perfect item for slipping under a dress to create a smooth silhouette.