Corset Story
Corsets have been worn by
both men and women for hundreds of 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 reproduce the shape you covet, you
need to have an education of the types of
items available in today's marketplace.
Body Shaping and Corsets - The Perfect
Match
The first corsets have usually produces
figures with a minimal amount of curves or
shapes. The breast flesh looks to be extremely
compressed and create the appearance of a
minimized profile. To attain this profile you
have to contain the general shape and curves of
a female's body.
Busks and Boning
A corset of high quality depends on two main
factors: a) the characteristics of the boning
material used, and b) the level of lacing
tightening. 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 useful boning material is nylon cased
spring steel that is white in color and comes
in different widths, thickness and length. When
choosing a spring steel for your corset 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 really flexible but it is almost
impossible to bend.
You can use busks that open and are
sometimes used on the front of corsets to allow
you to slide into and out of your corset
without another person's help. The first time
busks were used was near 1860 and launched with
simple busks, today's spoon busk was created
more than a decade later. All of these corsets
can be found in either our corset superstore or
our corset auctions.
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