Corset Report

Corsets have been utilized by both men and women for many hundreds of years. The form and construction methods have changed in both type and variety and so have the materials used. In order to reproduce the correct shapes, you might be better informed if you have knowledge of the items available to you today.

The Corset Body Shaping Story

The ancient corsets are usually those with a moderate amount of curves or reshaping. The breast flesh tends to be greatly flattened and give the look of a minimized profile. To develop this profile you must work to reshape the iherent shape and curves of a lady's body.

Busks, Boning and Other Corset Facts

A quality corset depends on two factors: a) the type and material used in the boning, and b) how snug the lacing can be tightened. In order to ensure a comfortable fit you can only tighten the lacing so much, the rest of the support is delivered by the function of the boning.

A good choice in boning material is steel covered with nylon that comes in lighter colors and is built in a wide variety of lengths, widths, and thicknesses. When specifying the steel boning for the best corset for your body type the width takes precedence over thickness. Spring steel, when it is of the proper thickness it is somewhat flexible but is quite difficult to bend.

Busk front closures are sometimes used, they open and are found on 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 more complicated spoon busk was developed in the 1870's. Any of these corsets can be found in our corset superstore.