I bought these to wear under my dress clothes after my daughter was born. The product did exactly what it said it would do. It smoothed everything out and the high waist meant I avoided the dreaded "muffin top." However, after two or three wearings, they started to fall apart. After 3 weeks of wearing them to work almost every day, I had more holes in them than a pair of swiss cheese. Tonight I threw them in the trash as soon as I got home. I don't believe I did anything to them that would warrent such a rapid disintegration. They were always washed either by hand or in the gentle cycle. Even if that is not the preferred method of cleaning, I would expect a product that costs that much to be able to withstand a little abuse. When I go to the store on Saturday, I will purchase a pair of shapewear for less than what I paid for these. My guess is that they will last a lot longer than my $30 Spanx. And if they don't, who cares? I won't have paid $30 for them.