Corset Story

There has been an attraction to corsets by both sexes for the last several centuries. The shapes formed by the various construction methods have been able to be modernized similar to the updating of the items and materials used. If you are trying to reproduce the shape you covet, you need to have an understanding of the materials available to you on today’s market.

Body Shaping Corsets

The corsets from earlier times have usually been those with a minimal amount of curves. Your breast shape looks to be contained and their shape diminished. To attain this straight silhouette you are having to "fight" the typical shape and inherent curves of woman's body.

Busks and Boning

A successful corset design is related to two components: a) the type and strength of boning used, and b) the tightening level allowed by the lacing. To ensure you are comfortable while wearing your corset you can only tighten and lace up to a point, the remainder of the functionality is provided by the support delivered by the boning.

A useful boning material is nylon cased spring steel that delivers a pale color base and is constructed in a wide variety of thicknesses, lengths, and widths. When specifying the steel boning for the corset you choose the width is secondary to the thickness. When the correct thickness of spring steel is used it is pliable and flexible, but it is nearly impossible to bend them.

You can also use busk fasteners that open and are typically used with the front of corsets to allow you to dress yourself in the corset without assistance. The busks first appeared in the 1860's and started with the simplest busk, the more complicated spoon busk was developed a few years later. Both of these items can be found in our corset superstore.