Corset History

Corset worship has been a part of life for both women and men for 100's of years. The various shapes and construction methods have come from a variety of backgrounds. 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.

Using Corsets to Shape the Body

The oldest created corsets tend to be those with the least amount of shape or curves. The breasts tend to be flattened and the subsequent reshaping of the breast mass gives a minimized appearance. To attain this profile you have to contain the natural shape and curves of a woman's body.

Corset Fabrication With Busks and Boning

A great corset design depends on two main factors: a) the properties of the boning material, 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 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 comes in different widths, thickness and length. When choosing a spring steel for your corset the "thickness" is more important than the width. When the right spring steel is used it is pliable but it is really hard to bend.

You can sometimes find busk fasteners that open and are often used on the front of corsets to enable you to put on and take off your corset without calling someone in for help. The busks made their debut around 1860 and initiated with a very simple busk, the more complicated spoon busk was developed in the 1870's. These corsets call all be found in our online corset superstore.