Corset Lowdown

Corsets have been utilized by both men and women for 100's of years. The form and construction methods have changed in both type and variety and so have the components and materials used. For you to create the figure you desire, you should have knowledge of the variety of items used in today's corsets.

The Corset Body Shaping Story

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 silhouette you must work to reshape the iherent shape and curves of a lady's body.

All About Busks, Lacing, and Boning

Any top quality corset design relys on two fundatmental factors: a) the type of material used in the boning, and b) the amount of tightening allowed by the lacing design. In order to ensure a comfortable fit you can only tighten the lacing so much, the rest of the support is provided by the boning.

One of the most popular types of boning is steel boning covered in nylon that is usually light in color and is delivered in a variety of thicknesses, widths and lengths. When looking for a particular type of spring steel for the best corset for your body type the width takes precedence over thickness. 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.

Busk fasteners are also used, they open and are located on the front of corsets to allow you the freedom to get into your corset without requesting help from anyone. The busk fasteners were developed near 1860 and initiated with the straight busk, the more intricate spoon busk followed. Both of these items can be located in our online corset superstore.