This was purchased to wear under a costume shirt, but the material is so thin that it does not show through a tight spandex (superhero) style shirt.  It just looks like you've got a piece of cardboard under your shirt. This item might work for someone who planned to have an open shirt, but the airbrushing is so dark that it makes the item look like a gorilla stomach instead of a human one.  In addition, despite over packaging, one of the nipples was dented and doesn't want to "pop" back out.  I'm returning the item.