Corset Account

Corsets have been idolized by both women and men for many hundreds of years. The form and construction methods have been able to be modernized similar to the updating of the items and materials used. If you are trying to develop the correct figure, you should have an understanding of the items and materials you can select from.

Body Shaping Corsets

The really old corsets have usually been the ones with a moderate amount of curves or reshaping. The breast flesh tends to be greatly flattened and their shape diminished. To attain this straight silhouette you are having to "fight" the usual shape and typical curves of a woman's body.

Busks, Boning and Other Corset Facts

A quality corset depends on two factors: a) the properties and type of boning material used. and b) the tightening level allowed by the lacing. To ensure you are comfortable while wearing your corset you can only tighten and lace up to a point, the rest of the support is delivered by the function of the boning.

A good choice in boning material is steel covered with nylon that comes in lighter colors and is found in different length, thickness, and widths. When you select a spring steel for the corset you choose the width is secondary to the thickness. Spring steel, when it is of the proper thickness it is somewhat flexible but is quite difficult to bend.

You can construct a corset with busks that open and are usually located on the front of corsets to allow you to dress yourself in the corset without assistance. The first appearance of a busk on a corset was near 1860 and initiated with the straight busk, the more intricate spoon busk followed. Any of these corsets can be found in our corset superstore.