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alexthemanatee:

Hi guys! I just wanted to briefly talk about how I go about binding!
I have the White Tri-top from ftm @ Underworks! It’s phenomenal; I highly recommend it to anyone wanting to bind for any reason!

Make sure you get your measurements and get one that will be proper for you! Not too tight cause it’ll be damaging, not too loose cause it won’t do its job.

Because it only reaches down to your ribs you can lift your shirt pretty high without your binder being visible. Here’s a shot of it! Shhhh I’m a handsome beast…

 
It’s pretty invisible under most clothes and most V necks, unless they’re semi see through. V-NECK POWER ACTIVATE.

 

If you wanna wear a shirt that the binder may show through the arm or neck holes or under a see through shirt, just wear a thin muscle shirt under it to disguise the binder! That way the weird mesh material won’t give away that you’re binding, all they’ll see peeking under is the white cotton. You can also see just how flat it binds me. Though keep in mind I’m already a really small chested dude.

ALSO I’M WEARING SHORTS, JUST A DISCLAIMER, I’M NOT NAKED

 

You can put them in the washer and dryer and I actually recommend doing this before you wear it cause it’s pretty stiff first go. I also find stepping into it and pulling it up WAAAY easier than over your head. I got stuck trying to do that XD

It also holds up pretty good in the water though I would recommend buying two binders if you’re going to wear them full time. One for exercise/swimming, one for normal wear to keep nice. You can wear it under a T-shirt for swimming. But personally I wear mine under a surf shirt; it’s like a stretchy swimming shirt. I got it at a thrift store but I’m sure you can find them at swimming stores or surf shops.



Though I mostly wear a wetsuit which is actually so tight and padded that it binds me totally flat without my binder! If you’re small chested already like me, totally invest in a wetsuit.

I’m too lazy to put it on HAHA, I’ll take some pics later. But it looks kinda like this! (I’m sure you can pack while wearing this if you wear jock style packing underoos to keep it from falling out. That idea goes for any swimgear too! Don’t want yo bits floating away XD)


Oh! Also I need to mention that you should never wear a binder to bed or while sleeping D:

It’ll make it really hard to breathe and can lead to fluid build-up and major issues. Don’t wear it 24/7! I usually put it on in the morning after a shower and take it off before bed. But a lot of the times I don’t wear it when I’m just bumming around the house, it helps give your chest a breather.

Always take it off if it’s too hard to breathe or it’s starting to hurt!
I’m sure I’ve forgotten something but I hope this post helps!
Reblog if you think it may help some of yo followers out~



 

(via kai-face)