Corset Chronicle

Corsets have been attractive to both women and men for hundreds of years. Shapes and construction techniques have been upgraded with newer technology similar to the modernization in the materials and items used. For you to develop the shape you covet, you need to have an education of the materials and items you can choose from.

Corsets for Shaping the Body

The corsets from earlier times have usually been those with minimal amounts of reshaping. Your breast shape looks to be contained and give the look of a minimized profile. To attain this shape you have to contain and fight the usual shape and typical curves of a woman'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. In order for the corset to fit you comfortably you can only lace up and tighten so much, the remainder of the support is done by 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 a corset that will look like it was designed for you the width is of minor concern while your primary focus should be on the thickness. The steel boning characteristic makes a perfect corset because it is quite flexible and it is extremely hard to bend.

You are able to also find busks that open and are mainly used on the front of corsets to enable you to put on and take off your corset without calling someone in for help. The first time busks were used was near 1860 and started with a straight simple busk, the complications of the spoon busk was developed around 1870. All of these corsets can be found in either our corset superstore or our corset auctions.