Corset Record

There has been an attraction to corsets by both sexes for a long time - 100's of years. The construction techniques and the shapes they form have changed due to new technology similar to the changes in materials used. In order to develop the correct shapes, you need to have an understanding of the materials available to you on today’s market.

Shaping the Body with Corsets

The older corsets are typically those with a minimal amount of curves. Your breast shape looks to be extremely compressed and create the appearance of a minimized profile. To attain this shape you have to constrain and work against the typical shape and inherent curves of woman's body.

Busks and Boning

A successful corset design is related to two components: a) strength of boning used, and b) tightness of lacing. For the sake of comfort 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 delivers a pale color base and is created in a group of lengths, thicknesses, and widths. When selecting the spring steel boning for the best corset for you the thickness, and not the width, should be of primary importance. The steel boning characteristic makes a perfect corset because it is pliable and flexible, but it is nearly impossible to bend them.

You can also use busk fasteners that open and are typically used with the front of corsets to enable you to get into and out of your corset without help. These did not appear until around 1860 and began with the straight busk, the complications of the spoon busk was developed around 1870. These items can be found in either our online superstore or our online auctions.