Corset Report

Corsets have been idolized by both women and men for centuries. The types of shapes and construction techniques have changed over time. and so have the materials used. In order to reproduce the correct shapes, you should have an understanding of the items and materials you can select from.

The Corset Body Shaping Story

The oldest corsets have usually been the ones with moderate amounts of reshaping. The breast flesh looks to be greatly flattened and provide the appearance of a minimized breast profile. To create this shape you have to compress and reshape the curves and shape of of a woman's body.

Busks, Boning and Corset Construction

A corset of high quality depends on two main factors: a) the type and material used in the boning, and b) how tight you can snug up the lacing. To ensure comfortable wear you are able to lace and tighten up to a point, you should rely on the boning for providing the rest of the support.

A popular boning material is nylon coated spring steel that is usually a lighter color and is built in a wide variety of lengths, widths, and thicknesses. When you are deciding on the type of steel boning for the corset best suited to you the thickness gives way to the width in importance. When the proper thickness of steel boning is selected it is quite flexible and it is extremely hard to bend.

There are also busks which open and are used in the front of corsets to enable you to put on your corset without assistance. The earliest busks were invented around 1860 and began with the inclusion of a simple busk, the more detailed spoon busk was created ten years later. All of these corsets can be found in either our corset superstore or our corset auctions.