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Undergarments for the Workplace

The Right Undergarments Can Make or Break an Outfit

If you wear sheer or clingy clothing, don't forget the ever important support undergarment. Always wear a good bra and make sure it does not show through.
Undergarments can pull your look together - or ruin it.

Undergarments can pull your look together - or ruin it.

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Start With a Good Foundation

If you wear sheer or light colored clothing, bear in mind that your bra can show through. Caucasian women should wear light colored bras when wearing light colored tops; dark bras, when wearing dark tops. Dark skinned women should wear dark bras matching skin tone as much as possible to avoid the bra color showing through a light top.

Thigh and tummy shapers are great for wearing under clingy fabrics, but be careful when wearing them with pants. Shapers that are too tight can cause tummy rolls to spill over pant tops and create thigh rolls which can show under pants. Wearing a too-snug shaper will not make you look thinner; it will just make you look like you are trying to look thinner.

Never wear thong panties; it will look like you are not wearing any underwear. Going pantiless at the office is never appropriate.

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