Corset Story

Corsets have been utilized by both men and women for centuries. The form and construction techniques have been on a continual pattern of change and so have the components that are used. For you to develop the correct shape for you, you might be better informed if you have an understanding of the types of materials used in today's corsets.

Corsets for Shaping the Body

The ancient corsets are typically those with a minimal amount of curves. Your breast shape looks to be in compression and their appearance changed to look minimized. To create this profile you have to constrain and work against the typical shape and inherent curves of woman's body.

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.

A useful boning material is nylon cased spring steel 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 width is of minor concern while your primary focus should be on the thickness. The steel boning characteristic makes a perfect corset because it is clearly flexible but is is extremely difficult 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. Both of these items can be located in our online corset superstore.