About Own Shape

I started Own Shape because I was tired of shapewear that felt like punishment.

You know the ones I'm talking about. The pieces that squeeze you into someone else's idea of beautiful. The uncomfortable, dig-into-your-skin, can't-wait-to-take-it-off kind. I'd spent years trying to fit into what I thought I should look like, and honestly? I was exhausted.

One morning, I looked in the mirror and thought: what if there was shapewear that actually worked with my body instead of against it? What if getting dressed could feel good? Not just look good—but genuinely feel good.

That's when Own Shape was born ᡣ𐭩

I'm not here to change you. I'm here to support you—literally and figuratively. Every piece we create is designed for real bodies, real curves, real women. Because here's what I've learned: beauty isn't one size, one shape, or one anything. It's you, exactly as you are, wearing something that makes you feel like the best version of yourself.

As a female founder, I know what it's like to carry the weight of the world on your shoulders—sometimes literally. I know about back pain from poor support, about digging straps and underwires that leave marks, about that feeling when nothing in your wardrobe quite works. I've been there. We've all been there.

That's why I obsess over every detail. The softness of the fabric. The width of the straps. The seamless backs. The wire-free support that actually supports. I test everything myself, and I only put my name on pieces I would genuinely wear.

This brand is my love letter to women who deserve better. To the ones who've been told they need to shrink, smooth, or change. To the ones who just want to feel comfortable in their own skin. To you.

Own Shape isn't about becoming someone else. It's about owning exactly who you are.

Welcome. You belong here.

– Esme ᥫ᭡.

Founder & Creative Director