Corset Report

Corset worship has been a part of life for both women and men for 100's of years. The various shapes and construction methods have come from a variety of backgrounds. and so have the materials used. In order to reproduce the correct shapes, you should have knowledge of the materials and items you can use in today's marketplace.

The Corset Body Shaping Story

The oldest corsets are typically those with the least amount of shape or curves. The breasts tend to be flattened and their shape changed to represent a minimized silouhette. To create this silhouette you have to work against the curves and shape of of a woman's body.

Busks, Boning and Corset Construction

A fabulous corset depends on two primary factors: a) the strength and other factors of the boning material, and b) the amount of tightening allowed by the lacing design. If you want to feel comfortable while in your corset you are able to lace and tighten up to a point, you should rely on the boning for providing the rest of the support.

A fine choice in boning is the use of spring steel cased in nylon that typically is rendered in a lighter color pallette and comes in a group of thicknesses, widths, and lengths. When you are making a selection for the type of steel boning for your choice in corsets the thickness is what should be checked out. When the proper thickness of steel boning is selected it is flexible but it is very hard to bend.

You can use busks that open and are sometimes used on the front of corsets to allow you to slide into and out of your corset without another person's help. The busk fasteners were developed near 1860 and launched with simple busks, today's spoon busk was created more than a decade later. All of these corsets can be found in either our corset superstore or our corset auctions.