Corset Background

There has been corset worship by both sexes for the last several hundred years. The construction techniques and the shapes they form have been upgraded with newer technology similar to the modernization in the materials and items used. If you are trying to create the figure you covet, you may be a better consumer if you have an understanding of the assortment of materials and items you can choose from.

Corsets for Shaping the Body

The first corsets have usually produces figures the a minimal amount of reshaping. Your breast shape appears to be in compression and the subsequent reshaping of the breast mass gives a minimized appearance. To attain this profile you have to contain the general shape and curves of a female's body.

Corsets: Lacing, Boning and Busks

Success depends on two things: a) strength of boning used, and b) how much you can tighten the lacing. To feel comfortable in your corset you should only tighten and lace up so much, you can rely on the boning material to deliver the remainder of the support.

A good boning material is spring steel 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 corset for you the thickness, and not the width, should be of primary importance. You can tell when you have selected the proper spring steel boning because it is flexible and pliable, but it is very hard to bend it.

You can sometimes find busk fasteners that open and are often used on the front of corsets to enable you to slip into and out of your corset unassisted. These did not appear until around 1860 and began with the straight busk, the spoon busk appeared shortly afterward in about 1870. Both items can be found in our online shop.