Corset Report

There has been corset worship by both women and men for many centuries. The construction methods and shapes they produce have varied. and so have the materials used. If you are trying to develop the desirable shape for you, you may be a better consumer if you have an understanding of the materials and items you can choose from.

Body Shaping and Corsets

The really old corsets are usually ones the a minimal amount of reshaping. The breast flesh tends to be greatly flattened and provide the appearance of a minimized breast profile. To create this shape you are having to "fight" the natural curves of most women’s bodies.

Boning, Busks and Other Corset Techniques

A quality corset depends on two factors: a) the type and material used in the boning, and b) how tight you can snug up the lacing. To ensure comfortable wear you can only tighten and lace up to a point, the remainder of the functionality is provided by the support delivered by the boning.

One of the best boning materials is nylon covered steel that is pale white in color and is built in a wide variety of lengths, widths, and thicknesses. When you are deciding on the type of steel boning for the corset best suited to you the width is secondary to the thickness. When the correct thickness of spring steel is used it is flexible but it is very hard to bend.

Busk front closures are sometimes used, they open and are usually located on the front of corsets to enable you to put on your corset without assistance. The earliest busks were invented around 1860 and began with the inclusion of a simple busk, the elaborate and intricate spoon busk was invented a decade later. The entire collection of thse corsets can be found in our online auctions or superstore.