Corset Record

Corset worship has been a part of life for both women and men for a long time - 100's of years. The construction techniques and the shapes they form have changed over time. and so have the types of materials used. For you to reproduce the correct shapes, you need to have an understanding of the materials available to you on today’s market.

Using Corsets to Shape the Body

The oldest created corsets are typically those with a minimal amount of curves. Your breast shape looks to be extremely compressed and create the appearance of a minimized profile. To attain this shape you must work against the natural shape and curves of a woman's body.

Busks and Boning

A successful corset design is related to two components: a) the characteristics of the boning material used, and b) the level of lacing tightening. If you want the corset to feel comfortable when you are wearing it you are only able to tighten the laces to a point, the boning provides the remainder of the support.

A useful boning material is nylon cased spring steel that delivers a pale color base and comes in different widths, thickness and length. When you are deciding on the type of steel boning for the corset best suited to you the thickness gives way to the width in importance. You are sure when you purchase a corset with the best steel boning because it is quite flexible and it is extremely hard to bend.

You are able to also find busks that open and are mainly used 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, 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.