Cinchers are a fantastic way to get those great curves that corsets can offer without having to worry about whether or not your breasts will also fit into it. Another great thing about cinchers is that you can easily wear it under clothing, as opposed to a good number of corsets that these days, are designed to be the main article of clothing.

This came in a nice plastic bag wrapped in pink tissue paper. There's a small tag inside the cincher that lists the size, the materials (50% Polyester, 50% Nylon), and washing instructions (hand wash warm, drip dry, don't iron). You can store this folded lengthwise in a drawer without having to worry much about any wrinkling, or you could hang it up in your closet since even though it's strapless, it's got hanging tabs.

This is available here in three sizes; small, medium, and large. I ordered the small, and with most smalls there isn't normally room to keep going and if I were much bigger, I should go with a medium, especially with Leg Avenue pieces. I'm about 5'2, I weigh about 110, around my bust measures about 32" and underneath measures about 28 1/2". I've got about a 29" waist and there's plenty of room for somebody who's larger than me.

This cincher is all black and almost looks like leather in the right light. When you can get a good look at it, it does look like a polyester satin. To the touch, it's not rough, but it's not soft either. Definitely smooth, but not something you'll want to caress all day long. There are 8 separate panels, 4 on each side. The outer edge where both sides meet in the front features metal boning along with metal closures. You'll also find metal boning on the very outer edge of the edge with the eyelets. All the rest of the boning is plastic.

On the inside you've got a nice almost fleece-like material. The privacy panel even has that on the inside, and the part that shows through the laces matches the outer material as well. The plus side is that you won't have to worry about this feeling rough against your bare skin. The down side is that it's not going to breathe all that well, and if you're in a warm area you'll definitely be able to feel it.

The lacing is something that I haven't experienced before personally, one that actually ties in the middle so you can have the top and bottom flare out as needed, truly creating a good cinch. There are no real "edges" to it, so you're dealing with what will look at first like you pulled too much on one of the sets of laces from the eyelets.

I got it all stretched out and it came out to about 31" along the center where it dips in to create your curves. The privacy panel in the back is only about 6 1/4" wide, and if you've got this one spread all the way you'll still end up with an inch or so of skin visible on one side. Mine is 13" tall on the outer edges, and just about 11" tall going down the eyelets. Everything seems built pretty well and isn't going to break easily. You should be able to keep this one around for a long time.

Now like I mentioned earlier, you can wear this under clothing to get a defined waistline under your clothing. However, you can also wear this out as an accessory over your clothing as well. These are just a few examples, but really, a T-shirt might be the only thing that'd look funny under this.

Now while this didn't really take anything off of my waist, I didn't buy it in the hopes that it would. It will definitely rearrange any extra padding you might have and make a noticeable difference, but if you're naturally pretty skinny to begin with, it's not gonna do much but look hot. Wearing this at all actually reminds me a lot of wearing this corset from Coquette, and I love it even more because of that.

I'll get on to why I did buy this. Specifically to wear over clothing as an accessory. And I absolutely love it for that. I've worn just it in the bedroom for my husband, but I'm weird and like having my breasts covered if I'm going to be doing any kind of moving. If we're having sex naked it doesn't bother me, but if we're having sex with lingerie on, I prefer something that covers my chest, not sure why. But at any rate, it wasn't the worst thing I've ever tried to have sex in. I absolutely love this cincher, and I know I'll have it for a long time.