I found this half slip very comfortable and it smoothed my hips nicely. I great feature is that it will stay inplace even if you don't wear stockings. A typical open bottum girdle will ride up if you don't wear it with stocking,so this is a great summer item. The garter clips are thin plastic and often pop off my stocking. I never have this problem with Rago or Venus of Cortland OBG's.