Corset History

Corsets have been worn by both sexes for the last several hundred years. The various shapes and construction methods have come from a variety of backgrounds. and so have the basic types of items used. If you are trying to create the figure you covet, you may be a better consumer if you have an understanding of the assortment of materials and items you can choose from.

Body Shaping and Corsets

The ancient corsets are usually those with the least amount of curves. The breast flesh tends to be greatly flattened and their appearance changed to look minimized. To create this profile you have to reshape the usual shape and typical curves of a woman's body.

Busks, Boning and Other Corset Facts

A quality corset depends on two factors: a) the type and material used in the boning, and b) tightness of lacing. For the sake of comfort you can only lace so tightly, the rest of the support is delivered by the function of 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 the corset best suited to you 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 but it is very 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 your corset without assistance. The earliest busks were invented around 1860 and began with the inclusion of a simple busk, the elaborate and intricate spoon busk was invented a decade later. The entire collection of thse corsets can be found in our online auctions or superstore.