Corset Background

Corsets have been idolized by both men and women for 100's of years. The various shapes and construction methods have changed in both type and variety and so have the components and materials used. If you are trying to create the correct figure, you should have an understanding of the variety of items used in today's corsets.

Body Shaping and Corsets

The corsets built a long time ago have usually been the ones with moderate amounts of reshaping. The breast flesh looks to be compressed and the subsequent reshaping of the breast mass gives a minimized appearance. To attain this profile you have to work against the curves and shape of of a woman's body.

Busks, Boning and Corset Construction

The design of a corset is dependent on two underlying factors to be successful: a) the properties of the boning material, and b) how much you can tighten the lacing. To feel comfortable 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.

Spring steel boning is nylon-coated steel that is white in color and is manufactured in a collection of widths, lengths, and thicknesses. When you are looking to select steel boning for your favorite corset style the thickness is of primary importance. When the proper thickness of steel boning is selected it is quite flexible and it is extremely hard to bend.

You are able to also find busks that open and are mainly used on the front of corsets to allow you to slide into and out of your corset without another person's help. The first time busks were used was near 1860 and started with a straight simple busk, 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.