Corset Story

Corsets have been used as a fashion item by both men and women for the last several centuries. The form and construction techniques have been on a continual pattern of change and so have the basic types of items used. If you are trying to reproduce the best shape for you, you might be better informed if you have an understanding of the types of materials used in today's corsets.

Body Shaping and Corsets - The Perfect Match

The corsets from earlier times tend to be ones with the least amount of reshaping. The breasts look to be flattened and their shape diminished. To attain this straight silhouette you are having to "fight" the general shape and curves of a female's body.

Corsets: Lacing, Boning and Busks

Any top quality corset design relys on two fundatmental 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 are only able to tighten the laces so much, the boning provides the remainder of the support.

Steel boning is typically coated in nylon that is typically a light color and is created in a group of lengths, thicknesses, and widths. When selecting the spring steel boning for the best corset for you the thickness, and not the width, should be of primary importance. When the right spring steel is used it is pliable but it is really hard to bend.

There are also busks which open and are used in 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 allowed construction with straight busks, the modern spoon busk was developed approximately ten years later. Both of these items can be located in our online corset superstore.