Corset History

Corsets have been worn by both sexes for the last several hundred years. The shaping forms and construction techniques have changed due to new technology similar to the changes in materials used. In order to develop the figure you desire, you should have knowledge of the materials and items you can use in today's marketplace.

Shaping the Body with Corsets

The older corsets tend to be those with the least amount of shape or curves. The breasts tend to be in compression and their appearance changed to look minimized. To create this profile you must work against the natural shape and curves of a woman's body.

Corset Fabrication With Busks and Boning

Success depends on two things: a) strength of boning used, and b) tightness of lacing. For the sake of comfort you are capable of lacing up only so much, you should rely on the boning material to provide the rest of the structural support.

Steel boning is typically coated in nylon that is typically a light color and is made in an assortment of widths, lengths, and thicknesses. When you are looking to select steel boning for your favorite corset style the thickness is of primary importance. When the right spring steel is used it is clearly flexible but is is extremely difficult 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 and take off your corset without calling someone in for help. 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.