Corset History

Corsets have been worn by both men and women for hundreds of years. The shaping forms and construction techniques have been changing and so have the materials and types of items used. In order to develop the best shape for you, you should have an education of the types of items available in today's marketplace.

Ultimate Body Shaping With Corsets

The older corsets tend to be ones with a minimal amount of curves or shapes. The breasts appear to be pressed down and their shape changed to represent a minimized silouhette. To create this profile you have to reshape the general curves and shape of a female's profile.

Boning and Busks

Success depends on two things: a) strength of boning used, and b) how much you can tighten the lacing. To feel comfortable in 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.

A good boning material is spring steel coated in nylon that provides a light color base and is made in an assortment of widths, lengths, and thicknesses. When you select the spring steel 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 flexible and pliable, but it is very hard to bend it.

You are able to also find busks that open and are mainly used on the front of corsets to enable you to put on and take off your corset without calling someone in for help. The busks made their debut around 1860 and began with the straight busk, the spoon busk appeared shortly afterward in about 1870. Both items can be found in our online shop.