Corset Lowdown

Corsets have been utilized by both men and women for 100's of years. The form and construction methods have changed in both type and variety and so have the components that are used. For you to create the figure you desire, you might be better informed if you have knowledge of the variety of items used in today's corsets.

Corsets and Body Shaping

The earlier corsets are usually those with the least amount of curves. Your breast shape tends to be pressed down and their shape changed to represent a minimized silouhette. To create this silhouette you must work to reshape the iherent shape and curves of a lady's body.

All About Busks, Lacing, and Boning

The design of a corset is dependent on two underlying factors to be successful: a) the type of material used in the boning, and b) the amount of tightening allowed by the lacing design. If you want to feel comfortable while in your corset you can only tighten the lacing so much, the rest of the support is provided by the boning.

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 you select the spring steel for the best looking corset for your shape the width gives way to the thickness in what is most important. You are able to judge when the correct spring steel boning is selected because it is really flexible but it is almost impossible to bend.

Busk fasteners are also used, they open and are located on the front of corsets to allow you to put your corset on and off without help. The busks first appeared in the 1860's and started with the simplest busk, the spoon busk appeared shortly afterward in about 1870. Both items can be found in our online shop.