Corset History

Corset worship has been a part of life for both women and men for 100's of years. The various shapes and construction methods have changed due to new technology similar to the changes in materials used. In order to develop the figure you desire, you should have knowledge of the variety of items used in today's corsets.

Corsets and Body Shaping

The earlier corsets are usually those with the least amount of curves. Your breast shape tends to be constrained and their appearance reshaped. To develop this silhouette you must work to reshape the iherent shape and curves of a lady's body.

All About Busks, Lacing, and Boning

The design of a corset is dependent on two underlying factors to be successful: a) the type of boning material used, and b) the ability to pull together the lacing. In order for you to have a comfortable feeling while wearing your corset you can only tighten the lacing so much, the rest of the support is provided by the boning.

Spring steel boning is nylon-coated steel that is white in color and is manufactured in a collection of widths, lengths, and thicknesses. When you are looking to select steel boning for your favorite corset style the width takes precedence over thickness. You know when you have selected a corset with the correct steel boning because it is clearly flexible but is is extremely difficult to bend.

You are able to also find busks that open and are found on the front of corsets to allow you to put on your corset and take off your corset by yourself. The busk type fasteners were invented around 1860 and allowed construction with straight busks, the more intricate spoon busk followed. Both of these items can be located in our online corset superstore.