Corset Record

Corsets have been worn by both men and women for hundreds of years. The construction techniques and the shapes they form have been upgraded with newer technology and so have the types of materials used. For you to reproduce the correct shapes, you should have an understanding of the items and materials you can select from.

The Corset Body Shaping Story

The oldest corsets have usually been the ones 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 general shape and curves of a female's body.

Corsets: Lacing, Boning and Busks

Success depends on two things: a) strength of boning used, and b) how much you can tighten the lacing. To feel comfortable in your corset you should only tighten and lace up so much, you can rely on the boning material to deliver the remainder of the support.

A good boning material is spring steel coated in nylon that provides a light color base 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 gives way to the width in importance. You are sure when you purchase a corset with the best steel boning because it is flexible and pliable, but it is very hard to bend it.

There are also busks which open and are used in the front of corsets to enable you to get into and out of your corset without help. These did not appear until around 1860 and began with the inclusion of a simple busk, the more detailed spoon busk was created ten years later. Both of these items can be found in our corset superstore.