Corset History

There has been an attraction to corsets by both sexes for the last several hundred years. The construction methods and shapes they produce have changed due to new technology similar to the changes in materials used. In order to reproduce the correct shapes, you need to have an understanding of the assortment of materials and items you can choose from.

Shaping the Body with Corsets

The earlier corsets tend to be those with the least amount of shape or curves. Your breast shape appears to be in compression and their appearance changed to look minimized. To develop this shape you have to constrain and work against the typical shape and inherent curves of woman's body.

Corset Fabrication With Busks and Boning

Success depends on two things: a) strength of boning used, and b) tightness of lacing. In order for the corset to fit you comfortably you can only lace up and tighten so much, the remainder of the support is done by the boning.

Steel boning is typically 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 looking corset for your shape the thickness is of primary importance. When the right spring steel is used it is pliable but it is really hard to bend.

You can sometimes find busk fasteners that open and are used for the front of corsets to allow you to put your corset on and off without help. The busks first appeared in the 1860's and allowed construction with straight busks, the modern spoon busk was developed approximately ten years later. These corsets call all be found in our online corset superstore.