Corset Chronicle

Corsets have been utilized by both men and women for hundreds of years. The form and construction techniques have been on a continual pattern of change and so have the components that are used. For you to develop the correct shape for you, you might be better informed if you have knowledge of the types of items available in today's marketplace.

Corsets and Body Shaping

The ancient corsets are usually those with the least amount of curves. The breasts appear to be pressed down and their shape changed to represent a minimized silouhette. To develop this profile you must work to reshape the iherent shape and curves of a lady's body.

Boning, Busks and Other Corset Techniques

Any top quality corset design relys on two fundatmental factors: a) the type of material used in the boning, and b) the amount of tightening allowed by the lacing design. To ensure comfortable wear you are only able to tighten the laces so much, the boning provides the remainder of the support.

A useful boning material is nylon cased spring steel that delivers a pale color base and is constructed in a wide variety of thicknesses, lengths, and widths. When specifying the steel boning for your corset the "thickness" is more important than the width. Spring steel, when it is of the proper thickness it is somewhat flexible but is quite difficult to bend.

Busk fasteners are also used, they open and are located on the front of corsets to allow you the freedom to get into your corset without requesting help from anyone. The busk fasteners were developed near 1860 and began with the inclusion of a simple busk, the more detailed spoon busk was created ten years later. All of these items can be found in our online corset store.