Corset Lowdown

Corset worship has been a part of life for both women and men for a long time - 100's of years. The types of shapes and construction techniques have changed over time. and so have the types of materials used. For you to create the figure you desire, you should have knowledge of the items and materials you can select from.

Using Corsets to Shape the Body

The really old corsets are usually ones the a minimal amount of reshaping. The breast flesh looks to be extremely compressed and create the appearance of a minimized profile. To develop this silhouette you must work against the natural shape and curves of a woman's body.

Boning and Busks

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. If you want the corset to feel comfortable when you are wearing it you are capable of lacing up only so much, you should rely on the boning material to provide the rest of the structural support.

A good boning material is spring steel coated in nylon that provides a light color base and comes in different widths, thickness and length. When choosing a spring steel for your corset the thickness gives way to the width in importance. You are sure when you purchase a corset with the best steel boning because it is flexible and pliable, but it is very hard to bend it.

There are also busk fasteners 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 busks made their debut around 1860 and initiated with a very simple busk, the more detailed spoon busk was created ten years later. The entire collection of thse corsets can be found in our online auctions or superstore.