Corset Record

Corset worship has been a part of life for both women and men for the last several hundred years. The shaping forms and construction techniques have been changing and so have the types of materials used. For you to reproduce the shape you desire, you should have knowledge of the materials and items you can use in today's marketplace.

Using Corsets to Shape the Body

The oldest created corsets tend to be those with the least amount of shape or curves. The breasts tend to be flattened and create the appearance of a minimized profile. To attain this shape you have to contain and fight the natural shape and curves of a woman's body.

Corset Fabrication With Busks and Boning

A great corset design depends on two main factors: a) the characteristics of the boning material used, and b) the level of lacing tightening. If you want the corset to feel comfortable when you are wearing it you are only able to tighten the laces to a point, you should rely on the boning material to provide the rest of the structural support.

Steel boning is typically coated in nylon that is typically a light color and comes in different widths, thickness and length. When choosing a spring steel for your corset the "thickness" is more important than the width. When the right spring steel is used it is pliable but it is really hard to bend.

You can also use busk fasteners that open and are typically used with the front of corsets to enable you to put on and take off your corset without calling someone in for help. The busks made their debut around 1860 and initiated with a very simple busk, the modern spoon busk was developed approximately ten years later. These corsets call all be found in our online corset superstore.