Dr Robert Rey, better known to cable TV viewers as Dr 90210, has teamed up with Aussie lingerie designer Bruno Schiavi, of Jupi Corporation, to come up with a new range of body shaping underwear called Dr Rey's Shapewear.

It's supposed to trim 3- 5 inches off your waist – a drop of one to two dress sizes. Dr Rey says shape-enhancing clothing like the range he has created with Schiavi is a safe and cheap alternative to surgery, such as tummy tucks and liposuction.

Schiavi, who is the name behind Delta Goodrem's underwear collection, Priscilla Presley's bed wear and a collection of celebrity-designed Schiavi shoes, says the underwear not only trims down the figure, but reshapes it – giving women a balanced bust line and a lift in all the right places.

Many underwear manufacturers in Australia and internationally are jumping aboard the body-shaper bandwagon, but Schiavi and Dr Rey say their move is different because the fabrics are "breathable'' and the bras "surgically'' designed.