Latex Clothing for All Body Types

Tips for Choosing Latex Clothing for Various Body Shapes

Speaking about latex clothing, you can create a great variety of eye-catching and seductive ensembles where the only limit is your imagination and courage. However, before you add the preferred item to your shopping cart, ensure you have measured yourself correctly, thoroughly studied the size guide from the manufacturer, and chosen a model in which you can feel comfortable. Despite the body-hugging features, latex does stretch, but you still have to pay great attention to the measurements and your silhouette to achieve a perfect fit. Below you can find helpful tips to choose the latex clothing that will correspond to your body shape.

What You Should Know About the Latex

The standard latex thickness is 0.4mm, which is comfortable for everyday wear and club outfits. The thicker options work well as the outwear, while the thinner material is mostly used for designing light lingerie. Consider that too thick latex clothing can cause the feeling of heaviness, and wearing thin latex, you might experience the sense of insecurity and vulnerability. Therefore, it’s better to start with the standard thickness to make you feel confident and then gradually incorporate clothing of other thicknesses into your style.

Start with small and basic options such as lingerie, stockings, gloves, socks, skirts and tops. Smaller outfits cost less and can be your best starting point on the way to investigate all the pros and cons of wearing latex.  Moreover, with the small items you can easily learn how to slip into latex and become more experienced in the process, before you buy bigger items.  In addition, smaller latex pieces are easier to clean and wash. When it comes to embellishments, the presence of zippers can not only enhance the whole look but also make it easier to put on the outfit. That is why, if you select between models with zips and without them, stick to zip ones.  

Measure yourself twice to ensure you select the model that fits your body. This process must include measurements of your bust, waist, hips, and any other areas, depending on the outfit. Never ignore studying the size chart of the seller since there might be disagreements in the size guides of two and more different sellers.

Latex and Your Body Type

It’s impossible to look great in the latex catsuit or stockings without taking into consideration individual body proportions. To create the well-balanced silhouettes, consider the following body type recommendations:

Hourglass Figure

This type of body is characterized by a well-defined waist and balanced proportions. The best options for it are outfits, making stress on natural curves and especially a waistline, such as corsets, latex belts, high-waisted skirts.

Athletic Figure

For owners of the athletic figure, characterized by minimal curves, it’s important to choose models that can create the illusion of shapes. For this purpose, you can choose textured panels, outfit with cutouts that create dimensions, waist belts to accentuate the curves. Jackets and tops with ruffles would also improve your athletic look with more shapes.

Pear Shape

The best options for owners of the pear-shaped body type, featuring narrower shoulders and wider hips, are the ones that accentuate upward. You can select outfits with open necklines, off-the-shoulder tops and dresses to make the shoulder area look wider. It’s also useful to complement eye-catching upwards with flared skirts or wide-leg pants.

Apple Shape

The owners of the apple-shaped body should pay attention to the latex outfits with support around the waist area. Outfits with the high-waisted bottoms and built-in shaping panels will balance the ensemble and make you look slimmer.  

Plus Size

When selecting outfits for a plus-size body, you shouldn’t compromise comfort and confidence. The best options are stretchy modes, decorated with diagonal lines for creating the illusion of a slimmer silhouette. To get more relaxed ensembles, complement the outfit with flowy cover-ups.

Petite Figure

The owners of the petite figure should choose the outfit with smaller patterns and minimal embellishments not to overwhelm the frame. Consider prioritizing high-cut leg designs and heels to lengthen your silhouette.

Bonus Tips

Here are a few more pieces of advice to make your acquaintance with latex enjoyable.

How to put on latex?

Slipping into latex outfit can be a challenging task without the dressing aid. To ease this process it’s recommended to use a silicone-based lubricant or talcum powder. However, keep in mind, talc might leave a milky residue on your skin when you sweat. To put the latex on, you should apply the talc or lubricant to the inside of the clothing and on your skin. Next step is pulling the latex on carefully, shifting it into the right place and smoothing out wrinkles. You should also push out air bubbles trapped against your skin.

How to put off latex?

To slide it off, use the whole hand, not just pinching latex with your fingers. Never leave it crumpled, because it can lead to ugly wrinkles. As you can’t iron latex, you might be very frustrated with the result.

How to wear latex?

Keep in mind that latex isn’t the best option to put on in a very hot and cold weather. If you choose some latex garments for your club outfit, ensure you won’t overheat or freeze.  Avoid wearing a few latex layers, as it can make you feel uncomfortable. If it might be cold when you return home, take a different outfit to avoid catching a cold.

Remember that latex is not breathable, so it won’t be a perfect solution for all-night hanging out with much dancing. Latex won’t absorb your sweat. Although it’s not a big problem, you might have unpleasant sensations when you move from a very hot to cold place.

How to make latex shine?

To make latex shine, use a silicone polish or apply some latex-shining silicone spray. To wipe latex with the polish, use the cloth (or an old sock).  Be careful, as these shining products can get everywhere and make the surface slippery, especially if you use the spray.  For a safety reason, put your shoes on in a different room.

How to prolong latex life?

Be careful with sharp things, jewelry and your own nails as these are all potential threats for latex. Before dressing, ensure you put off sharp rings, bracelets and other accessories. If you have long nails, use gloves to protect latex while you’re putting it on.  

How to clean latex?

Latex is not machine washable, so the machine wash can ruin it forever. All you need for cleaning latex is soap and water. Fill a basin or sink with water (30-40 ⁰C), add some gentle soap (or Fairy liquid). Don’t scrub it, as this material isn’t absorbing.  Just rinse it and then hang it up on a non-metal hanger. You might notice that latex becomes a bit whitish after the wash, but don’t panic; it will return to its normal look once dry.

It’s better to wash garments as soon as you stop wearing them, because body oils, lotions, creams can affect the material negatively.  You can also follow one more caring routine, adding some shining product into the clean water and rinsing the latex once more. The latex shining product will prevent the material from sticking, and it will also be more easily to put it on next time.

How to store latex?

Store latex outfits on non-metal hangers in a cool, dark place or wardrobe, away from sunlight. You can also use black plastic bag for storing small items.