http://www.pig2twig.co.uk/?p=38

The Slim Cognito Seamless Mid-Thigh Bodysuit has straps to attach to your bra that would eliminate roll-down, but it takes awhile to get into and I hate dealing with a split crotch design to pee - ewww! (Maybe I’m just not coordinated enough to handle it.)

Here’s what I use:

http://www.maidenform.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=71233&categoryId=28&wtlCategory=Flexees%20%AE%20Shapewear&parentCategoryId=3

Much less of a struggle to put on rather than trying to pull the spanx and other sausage casing garments up.

And you (or rather the boutique lady) are correct, the waist nipper tends to push my fat lower and it goes to the hips. Overall, it’s not a bad look! But for a special occasion only! My stomach likes to be able to digest it’s food properly!

Squooshing into elastic tubing, even really nice elastic tubing, to make an outfit look “right” would just, to me, be a sign that I’d look better in something else (or perhaps just something that fit). And the idea of wearing a girdle from mid-thigh to bustline is just horrifying to my SoCal-bred sensibilities!

Not that I’m a believer in the cover-it-up and blouse-it-over school of fat-lady dressing. Quite the contrary. I just figure that if you want to wear something that fits your personal form, then — whatever configuration your hips and tummy may take — commit to it in your full, and unedited, glory!