Corset Record

Corsets have been worn by both men and women for the last several hundred years. The shaping forms and construction techniques have been changing and so have the types of materials used. For you to reproduce the shape you desire, you should have an education of the types of items available in today's marketplace.

Using Corsets to Shape the Body

The oldest created corsets are typically the ones with a minimal amount of curves or shapes. The breasts appear to be pressed down and create the appearance of a minimized profile. To attain this shape you have to contain and fight the natural shape and curves of a woman's body.

Corsets: Lacing, Boning and Busks

Any top quality corset design relys on two fundatmental factors: a) the type of material used in the boning, and b) the level of lacing tightening. If you want the corset to feel comfortable when you are wearing it you are only able to tighten the laces to a point, you should rely on the boning material to provide the rest of the structural support.

One of the most popular types of boning is steel boning covered in nylon that is usually light in color and is delivered in a variety of thicknesses, widths and lengths. When choosing a spring steel for your corset the "thickness" is more important than the width. When the right spring steel is used it is pliable but it is really hard to bend.

You can also use busk fasteners that open and are typically used with the front of corsets to enable you to put on and take off your corset without calling someone in for help. The busks made their debut around 1860 and initiated with a very simple busk, the more complicated spoon busk was developed in the 1870's. These corsets call all be found in our online corset superstore.