Corset Chronicle

There has always been a following for corsets by both sexes for the last several centuries. The form and construction techniques have been on a continual pattern of change similar to the modernization in the materials and items used. For you to develop the correct shape for you, you need to have knowledge of the items available to you today.

Corsets for Shaping the Body

The ancient corsets have usually produces figures with a minimal amount of curves or shapes. The breasts appear to be pressed down and give the look of a minimized profile. To develop this profile you must work to reshape the usual shape and typical curves of a woman's body.

Corsets: Lacing, Boning and Busks

Any top quality corset design relys on two fundatmental factors: a) the type and strength of boning used, and b) how snug the lacing can be tightened. In order to ensure a comfortable fit you are only able to tighten the laces to a point, the rest of the support is delivered by the function of the boning.

One of the most popular types of boning is steel boning covered in nylon that is usually light in color and is constructed in a wide variety of thicknesses, lengths, and widths. When specifying the steel boning for the best corset for your body type the thickness, and not the width, should be of primary importance. You can tell when you have selected the proper spring steel boning because it is really flexible but it is almost impossible to bend.

Busk fasteners are also used, they open and are typically used with the front of corsets to allow you to dress yourself in the corset without assistance. The first appearance of a busk on a corset was near 1860 and initiated with the straight busk, the spoon busk appeared shortly afterward in about 1870. Both items can be found in our online shop.