Corset Report

Corsets have been attractive to both women and men for hundreds of years. Shapes and construction techniques have been able to be modernized and so have the basic types of items used. If you are trying to reproduce the shape you covet, you should have knowledge of the materials and items you can use in today's marketplace.

Corsets and Body Shaping

The earlier corsets tend to be those with the least amount of curves. Your breast shape tends to be compressed and create the appearance of a minimized profile. To attain this shape you have to contain and fight the curves and shape of of a woman's body.

Busks, Boning and Corset Construction

A corset of high quality depends on two main factors: a) the characteristics of the boning material used, and b) the amount of tightening allowed by the lacing design. If you want to feel comfortable while in your corset you are able to lace and tighten up to a point, the rest of the support is delivered by the function of the boning.

Spring steel boning is nylon-coated steel that is white in color and comes in different widths, thickness and length. When you select the spring steel for the best looking corset for your shape the width gives way to the thickness in what is most important. You are able to judge when the correct spring steel boning is selected because it is somewhat flexible but is quite difficult to bend.

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 started with the simplest busk, the more complicated spoon busk was developed a few years later. Both of these items can be found in our corset superstore.