Every pair in this edit does something structural. A wide high waistband that sits above the navel and stays there through a session; a contoured back seam that lifts rather than flattens; and a compression knit dense enough to stay opaque in a deep squat, which is where cheaper leggings give themselves away.

Gym compression, or everyday smoothing?

People arrive at shaping leggings from two directions, and the right pair is different for each.

For training, you want the denser compression knits — the seamless sculpting pairs and the butt-lifting seams. They hold through squats and lunges without the waistband rolling, and they sit close enough that nothing shifts mid-set.

For wearing under clothes, you want smoothing without the gym-tight feel. The high-waist pairs with a flat, wide band sit invisibly under a dress or an oversized shirt, and our high-waist under-dress shorts do the same job at a shorter length for warm days.

Both live on this page. If you are buying for one and not the other, the compression knits are the heavier ones — you can feel the difference in the hand.

Sizing

Sizing runs S to 5XL depending on the style, and the seamless pairs are knitted in one piece so there are no side seams to rub on long runs. If you are between sizes, size up for comfort or stay true for maximum compression. Larger sizes are collected in plus size activewear. All orders ship free within Australia.