Corset Record

Corset worship has been a part of life for both women and men for a long time - 100's of years. The construction techniques and the shapes they form have changed over time. and so have the types of materials used. For you to reproduce the desirable shape for you, you may be a better consumer if you have an understanding of the assortment of materials and items you can choose from.

Using Corsets to Shape the Body

The oldest created corsets are usually ones the a minimal amount of reshaping. Your breast shape appears to be extremely compressed and create the appearance of a minimized profile. To attain this shape you have to contain and fight the natural shape and curves of a woman's body.

Boning and Busks

Success depends on two things: 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 only able to tighten the laces to a point, the boning provides the remainder of the support.

A good boning material is spring steel coated in nylon that provides a light color base and is made in an assortment of widths, lengths, and thicknesses. When choosing a spring steel for your corset the "thickness" is more important than the width. Spring steel, when it is of the proper thickness it is flexible and pliable, but it is very hard to bend it.

There are also busk fasteners that open and are used for the front of corsets to allow you to put your corset on and off without help. The busks made their debut around 1860 and initiated with a very simple busk, the more complicated spoon busk was developed in the 1870's. All of these items can be found in our online corset store.