Corset Story

There has been an attraction to corsets by both sexes for a long time - 100's of years. The construction techniques and the shapes they form have changed over time. and so have the types of materials used. For you to reproduce the correct shapes, you need to have an understanding of the materials available to you on today’s market.

Shaping the Body with Corsets

The oldest corsets are typically those with a minimal amount of curves. Your breast shape looks to be extremely compressed and create the appearance of a minimized profile. To attain this shape you have to constrain and work against the typical shape and inherent curves of woman'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) the level of lacing tightening. If you want the corset to feel comfortable when you are wearing it you can only lace up and tighten so much, the remainder of the support is done by the boning.

A useful boning material is nylon cased spring steel that delivers a pale color base and is made in an assortment of widths, lengths, and thicknesses. When you select the spring steel for the best looking corset for your shape the width gives way to the thickness in what is most important. The steel boning characteristic makes a perfect corset because 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 enable you to get into and out of your corset without help. These did not appear until around 1860 and began with the straight 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.