Corset Story

Corsets have been worn by both sexes for the last several centuries. 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 need to have an understanding of the materials available to you on today’s market.

Body Shaping and Corsets

The earlier corsets tend to be those with the least amount of shape or curves. Your breast shape tends to be compressed and the subsequent reshaping of the breast mass gives a minimized appearance. To create this shape you have to compress and reshape the regular curves and general shape of a woman's body.

Corset Fabrication With Busks and Boning

The design of a corset is dependent on two underlying factors to be successful: a) the properties of the boning material, and b) how tight you can snug up the lacing. To ensure comfortable wear you are only able to tighten the laces so much, the boning provides the remainder of the support.

A popular boning material is nylon coated spring steel that is usually a lighter color and is created in a group of lengths, thicknesses, and widths. When you are looking to select steel boning for your favorite corset style the thickness is of primary importance. You know when you have selected a corset with the correct steel boning because it is clearly flexible but is is extremely difficult to bend.

There are also busks which open and are used in the front of corsets to allow you to put on your corset and take off your corset by yourself. The busk type fasteners were invented around 1860 and allowed construction with straight busks, the modern spoon busk was developed approximately ten years later. Both of these items can be located in our online corset superstore.