Beyoncé and Jennifer Lopez, with their flat stomachs and bootylicious bottoms, wear them. So do Carrie Underwood, Halle Berry and Heidi Klum. Yummie Tummies, a hybrid between lingerie and ready-to-wear, are the newest big things you didn’t hear of. That’s because Yummie Tummies are foundation garments, a product women only whisper about – or desperately try to hide.

Remember the scene in “Bridget Jones’s Diary,” when Renée Zellweger tries to wriggle out of her elasticized granny pants before her hot hookup with Hugh Grant? She gets caught in the act of disrobing and the secret is out. The horror!

But company co-founder Heather Thomson, who brought the garment to market in 2007, wants to change all that. As a stylist to the stars and a fashion designer with posts at Tommy Hilfiger, Calvin Klein and Deréon under her belt, she knows a thing or two about clothing that is both figure-flattering and comfortable enough for a diva to wear all night long.

The Yummie Tummie is a body shaper (a.k.a. girdle) and comes in a variety of forms, from camisole to racer-back T-shirt to strapless tube dress. Unlike the other thick, elastic and (uncomfortable) products on the market, Thomson’s is basically a T-shirt made of thin cotton with a band of tight, stretchy tricot in the torso. There are also slips, with straps and without, to be worn under dresses or gowns. They promise to smooth the muffin-top bulge at the waistline, and really do.

Get yours today at Fripperies, Ltd. located at 15 West Main Street, Mystic. Call Deb Jaccarino, owner, at 860.536.7858.