Corset Background

Corsets have been worn by both sexes for centuries. The types of shapes and construction techniques 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 items and materials you can select from.

Body Shaping and Corsets

The first corsets have usually been the ones with moderate amounts of reshaping. The breast flesh looks to be constrained and their appearance reshaped. To develop this silhouette you have to compress and reshape the regular curves and general shape of a woman's body.

Busks, Boning and Corset Construction

A corset of high quality depends on two main factors: a) the type of boning material used, and b) the ability to pull together the lacing. In order for you to have a comfortable feeling while wearing your corset you are capable of lacing up only so much, 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.

Busk front closures are sometimes used, they open and are found on the front of corsets to allow you to put on your corset and take off your corset by yourself. The busk type fasteners were invented around 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.