I'v been wanting to buy an open-butt girdle for some time now, just to see what it could do to give my butt that little extra lift. WELL wearing this shaper by itself...I wasn't impressed, it wasn't until I wore a pair of control top pantyhose under this, did I like what I saw! Wearing pantyhose under this took that little jiggle out of my butt and in combination with the open-butt ...WOW that really made my butt look great, especially under dress slacks...please see pictures. LEFT side is without any pantyhose