Corset Chronicle

There has always been a following for corsets by both sexes for the last several hundred years. The shaping forms and construction techniques have been upgraded with newer technology similar to the modernization in the materials and items used. For you to develop the shape you desire, you need to have knowledge of the items available to you today.

Corsets for Shaping the Body

The ancient corsets have usually produces figures with a minimal amount of curves or shapes. The breasts appear to be in compression and their appearance changed to look minimized. To create this profile you have to reshape the usual shape and typical curves of a woman's body.

Corsets: Lacing, Boning and Busks

Success depends on two things: a) strength of boning 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 rest of the support is delivered by the function of the boning.

A good boning material is spring steel coated in nylon that provides a light color base and is made in an assortment of widths, lengths, and thicknesses. When selecting the spring steel boning for the best corset for you the thickness, and not the width, should be of primary importance. You can tell when you have selected the proper spring steel boning because it is flexible and pliable, but it is very hard to bend it.

There are also busk fasteners that open and are used for the front of corsets to allow you to put your corset on and off without help. These did not appear until around 1860 and began with the straight busk, the spoon busk appeared shortly afterward in about 1870. Both items can be found in our online shop.