Corset Lowdown

Corsets have been attractive to both women and men for centuries. The types of shapes and construction techniques have changed over time. similar to the updating of the items and materials used. If you are trying to develop the desirable shape for you, you need to have an education of the materials and items you can choose from.

Body Shaping Corsets

The really old corsets are usually ones with minimal amounts of reshaping. The breast flesh appears to be significantly pressed down and their appearance reshaped. To develop this silhouette you must work against the natural curves of most women’s bodies.

All About Busks, Lacing, and Boning

A corset of high quality depends on two main factors: a) the strength and other factors of the boning material, and b) the ability to tighten the lacing. In order for the corset to fit you comfortably you are able to lace and tighten up to a point, you should rely on the boning for providing the rest of the support.

A good boning material is spring steel coated in nylon that provides a light color base and comes in a group of thicknesses, widths, and lengths. When you are making a selection for the type of steel boning for a corset that will look like it was designed for you the width is of minor concern while your primary focus should be on the thickness. When the proper thickness of steel boning is selected it is quite flexible and it is extremely hard to bend.

There are also busk fasteners that open and are used for the front of corsets to allow you to slide into and out of your corset without another person's help. The first time busks were used was near 1860 and started with a straight simple busk, the complications of the spoon busk was developed around 1870. All of these corsets can be found in either our corset superstore or our corset auctions.