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Feb. 25, 2007 | 09:00 AM EST

What's Really Under Those Gowns?

Kerry Washington Photo by: Jean Catuffe / INF
What's Really Under Those Gowns? | Kerry Washington
Taped down, sucked in and pushed up: It's not torture, just the hidden truth on how celebrities look so sleek and slim in those skintight gowns (like Kerry Washington's, right). Here's how stars and their stylists push up the goods – and hide those wobbly bits:

Felicity Huffman: "I'm just discovering Spanx. They're the best thing since sliced bread. I love them."

Kerry Washington (above): "I often go panty-less. When you've got real woman hips, the panty line is ever so present. My mother's going to kill me but I will try not to have a Britney Spears!"

Stylist Jessica Paster: A Victoria's Secret Body Shaper is amazing. It fits like a second skin."

Stylist Kellen Richards: Topstick, of course, is a miracle. It keeps everything where it needs to stay."

Jane Kaczmarek: "Forget about Spanx! Do what I do. Head over to Sears and get a good industrial-strength girdle! I have worn my girdle to every award show I have ever been to!"

Stylist Cristina Ehrlich: "In our kit [for Fredericks of Hollywood], we've made a cutlet that's actually for the backside called Booty Pads. Women are gravitating toward having more curves and this gives your butt more contour."

Becki Newton Ugly Betty: "Duct tape, you can't go wrong. I'm not kidding. I'm talking duct tape. Topstick will hold up what you need to hold up? Topstick has never worked for me. Duct tape, and you'll be a changed woman."