Ever since having a baby, things just haven't been quite the same... I've started investing into various shapewear options to see if there is a perfect solution to helping streamline things a bit while still letting me breathe.  I started with standard department store options, which I found too soft and floppy to be very effective.  Then went the other extreme, to Squeem.  Ordered this to see if it could be a nice in-between option.  My opinion:

1.  Squeem's vest is much thicker - whether it's the rubber or the fabric, I can't really tell but it feels almost like wearing a wetsuit.  I feel compelled to wear a thin camisole underneath the Squeem vest; not so much with the Vedette.

2.  The straps on the Squeem vest dig into my shoulders a lot more; that is almost more uncomfortable than the compression.  By the end of the day I have angry red marks on both my shoulders all the way around to my underarm area.  The straps on the Vedette are much softer and the design is such that it doesn't chafe at all.

3.  I like the panty option on the Vedette, which keeps things in place and adds minimal hassle when going to the restroom, etc.  However, there is a seam between the panty part of the shaper and the main part that goes around the torso, and I feel like it causes an unnatural constriction there that is not quite around the waistline, but not quite around the hips either.  Maybe ladies who have a longer torso wouldn't mind it as much as it would probaby hit in a smaller part of their waist, but for me it's in a very odd spot.

4.  The Squeem vest definitely softens and molds a bit over time; will have to see if the same happens to the Vedette.

In conclusion, Squeem is probably more effective at sheer power of compression, but Vedette is much more wearable for everyday use.