What makes sculpting leggings different from regular leggings?

Sculpting leggings are developed to balance shape support, opacity, recovery, waistband stability, and comfort. Regular leggings may focus mainly on stretch and basic fit, while sculpting leggings need a more controlled fabric and pattern relationship. The product should smooth and support without feeling overly tight or stiff. From a development perspective, the key is not only compression, but how compression works with waistband behavior, seam placement, coverage, and sample-to-bulk consistency.