Corset History

There has been an attraction to corsets by both sexes for the last several hundred years. The shaping forms and construction techniques have been changing similar to the changes in materials used. In order to develop the best shape for you, you should have knowledge of the materials and items you can use in today's marketplace.

Ultimate Body Shaping With Corsets

The older corsets tend to be ones with the least amount of shape or curves. The breasts tend to be flattened and their appearance changed to look minimized. To create this profile you have to reshape the general curves and shape of a female's profile.

Corset Facts about Boning, Lacing, and Busks

A great corset design depends on two main factors: a) the properties and type of boning material used. and b) tightness of lacing. For the sake of comfort you can only lace so tightly, it is therefore more practical to use the proper quality of "bone".

Steel boning is typically coated in nylon that is typically a light color and is found in different length, thickness, and widths. When you select a spring steel for the best looking corset for your shape the width gives way to the thickness in what is most important. You are able to judge when the correct spring steel boning is selected because it is very pliable but it is difficult to bend.

You can sometimes find busk fasteners that open and are often used on the front of corsets to enable you to slip into and out of your corset unassisted. The busks were created in the 1860's and started with the simplest busk, the more complicated spoon busk was developed a few years later. Both of these items can be found in our corset superstore.