Corset Story

Corsets have been worn by both men and women for a long time - 100's of years. The construction techniques and the shapes they form have been upgraded with newer technology and so have the basic types of items used. If you are trying to reproduce the figure you covet, you should have an education of the items and materials you can select from.

Body Shaping and Corsets - The Perfect Match

The oldest corsets are typically those with moderate amounts of reshaping. The breast flesh looks to be extremely compressed and the subsequent reshaping of the breast mass gives a minimized appearance. To attain this profile you have to contain the general shape and curves of a female's body.

Busks and Boning

A corset of high quality depends on two main factors: a) the characteristics of the boning material 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.

Spring steel boning is nylon-coated steel that is white in color and comes in different widths, thickness and length. When you are making a selection for the type of steel boning for a corset that will look like it was designed for you the width is of minor concern while your primary focus should be on the thickness. The steel boning characteristic makes a perfect corset because it is quite flexible and it is extremely hard 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 first time busks were used was near 1860 and started with a straight simple busk, the complications of the spoon busk was developed around 1870. These items can be found in either our online superstore or our online auctions.