Corset Report

Corset worship has been a part of life for both men and women for 100's of years. The various shapes and construction methods have varied. and so have the materials used. For you to create the figure you desire, you should have knowledge of the variety of items used in today's corsets.

The Corset Body Shaping Story

The earlier corsets tend to be those with minimal amounts of reshaping. The breast flesh appears to be significantly pressed down and their shape changed to represent a minimized silouhette. To create this silhouette you have to work against the curves and shape of of a woman's body.

Boning, Busks and Other Corset Techniques

A fabulous corset depends on two primary factors: a) the strength and other factors of the boning material, and b) the amount of tightening allowed by the lacing design. If you want to feel comfortable while in your corset you are able to lace and tighten up to a point, it is therefore more practical to use the proper quality of "bone".

A fine choice in boning is the use of spring steel cased in nylon that typically is rendered in a lighter color pallette and comes in a group of thicknesses, widths, and lengths. When looking for a particular type of spring steel for your choice in corsets the thickness is what should be checked out. When the proper thickness of steel boning is selected it is flexible but it is very hard to bend.

You can use busks that open and are sometimes 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 began with straight busks, the elaborate and intricate spoon busk was invented a decade later. Both items can be found in our online shop.