I'm giving this 5 stars even tho I had to cut the legs off. It does wonders for your waist and ta-tas, but even tho the material on the legs is not tight elastic, it still makes indents in your flesh which is VERY visible in leggings. The women who claim that you can't see the lines from the legs are either in denial, or, like one annoying little reviewer posted, are only 113 lbs (and probably don't have an ounce of non-toned skin on their bodies)! Unless you are 0% fat and 100% perfectly toned muscle, you WILL see the leg lines!!
I still love it for my waist tho. It holds in that 50+ year old looser skin and takes a couple inches off the waist :)

This shaper is everything!!! It holds and smooths out very nice. I am 5'6 195 and I ordered a Large. I had a little trouble getting it on b/c I am curvy but no other problems.

I'm a size 18 and I bought this in a 3X. Fits very nice, holds me in in all the right places. Makes me look like I lost an instant 5 pounds.

I've only worn this item a handful of times, and washed it by hand... hanging to dry. In less than a month it's already developed a hole on the ribcage... not associated with any seam... which is visible if you try to wear it under any fitted clothing. :(

I heard about this from a huge number of fans and decided to risk a purchase - I have a cupboard filled with disappointing shapewear but I'm an optimist. A fat optimist with a sway back that means I end up looking and feeling like an overstuffed sausage because no shapewear fits the curve of my back - it goes straight up from my backside to my shoulders. Ugh. Anyway, this works! It doesn't cut off my breathing nor does it relocate the fat to my chin or knees - or worse, my boobs. It smooths most of the lumpy bits (let's face it, nothing is going to make me look model svelte) and is actually comfortable to wear. It doesn't roll up either. Miracles! The tummy bit is extra firm which is exactly what I wanted. I didn't need to pee so can't comment on the crotch opening. I'm tempted to get the black as well as all my clothes are dark coloured. I'd probably size down next time as I'm losing weight. Love this. Highly recommended. Oh, don't put it on backwards like I did! Duh.