Corset Lowdown

Corsets have been used as a fashion item by both men and women for centuries. The form and construction techniques have been on a continual pattern of change similar to the modernization in the materials and items 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 older corsets are typically those with a minimal amount of curves. Your breast shape looks to be compressed and the subsequent reshaping of the breast mass gives a minimized appearance. To attain this profile you have to work against the curves and shape of of a woman's body.

All About Busks, Lacing, and Boning

Any top quality corset design relys on two fundatmental factors: a) the type of material used in the boning, and b) the amount of tightening allowed by the lacing design. If you want the corset to feel comfortable when you are wearing it you are only able to tighten the laces to a point, the rest of the support is delivered by the function of the boning.

Spring steel boning is nylon-coated steel that is white in color and comes in different widths, thickness and length. When choosing a spring steel for your choice in corsets the thickness is what should be checked out. When the proper thickness of steel boning is selected it is very pliable but it is difficult to bend.

Busk front closures are sometimes used, they open and are located on the front of corsets to allow you the freedom to get into your corset without requesting help from anyone. The busk fasteners were developed near 1860 and started with the simplest busk, the more complicated spoon busk was developed a few years later. Both of these items can be found in our corset superstore.