Corset Bulletin
Corsets have been idolized
by both men and women for 100's of years.
Shapes and construction techniques have been
changing and so have the materials and types
of items used. In order to create the best
shape for you, you might be better informed
if you have an understanding of the types of
items available in today's marketplace.
Ultimate Body Shaping With Corsets
The corsets from earlier times have usually
been those with minimal amounts of reshaping.
The breasts appear to be pressed down and their
shape changed to represent a minimized
silouhette. To create this silhouette you have
to reshape the general curves and shape of a
female's profile.
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. If you
want to feel comfortable while in your corset
you can only lace so tightly, it is therefore
more practical to use the proper quality of
"bone".
A fine choice in boning is the use of spring
steel cased in nylon that typically is rendered
in a lighter color pallette and is delivered in
a variety of thicknesses, widths and lengths.
When looking for a particular type of spring
steel for your choice in corsets the width is
secondary to the thickness. When the correct
thickness of spring steel is used it is
flexible but it is very hard to bend.
You can use busks that 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 launched with
simple busks, the more complicated spoon busk
was developed in the 1870's. Any of these
corsets can be found in our corset
superstore.
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