Corset History

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 been upgraded with newer technology similar to the changes in materials used. In order to develop the best shape for you, you need to have an understanding of the materials available to you on today’s market.

Shaping the Body with Corsets

The older corsets tend to be ones with a minimal amount of curves. Your breast shape looks to be contained and their appearance changed to look minimized. To develop this shape you have to constrain and work against the typical shape and inherent curves of woman's body.

Boning and Busks

A great corset design depends on two main factors: a) the properties and type of boning material used. and b) the tightening level allowed by the lacing. To ensure you are comfortable while wearing your corset you should only tighten and lace up so much, you can rely on the boning material to deliver the remainder of the support.

Steel boning is typically coated in nylon that is typically a light color and is found in different length, thickness, and widths. When selecting the spring steel boning for the best corset for you 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 clearly flexible but is is extremely difficult to bend.

There are also busks which open and are used in 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 launched with simple busks, the more intricate spoon busk followed. Both of these items can be located in our online corset superstore.