Corset Record

Corset worship has been a part of life for both women and men for the last several hundred years. The shaping forms and construction techniques have changed over time. and so have the types of materials used. For you to reproduce 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 earlier corsets tend to be those with moderate amounts of reshaping. The breast flesh looks to be extremely compressed and give the look of a minimized profile. To create this profile you have to reshape the typical shape and inherent curves of woman's body.

Corsets: Lacing, Boning and Busks

Any top quality corset design relys on two fundatmental factors: a) the type of material used in the boning, and b) tightness of lacing. For the sake of comfort you can only lace so tightly, the remainder of the support is done by the boning.

One of the most popular types of boning is steel boning covered in nylon that is usually light in color and is delivered in a variety of thicknesses, widths and lengths. 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 clearly flexible but is is extremely difficult to bend.

There are also busk fasteners that open and are used for the front of corsets to allow you to put on your corset and take off your corset by yourself. The busk type fasteners were invented around 1860 and allowed construction with straight busks, the modern spoon busk was developed approximately ten years later. The entire collection of thse corsets can be found in our online auctions or superstore.