Corset Chronicle

Corsets have been used as a fashion item by both men and women for the last several centuries. The form and construction techniques have been on a continual pattern of change similar to the modernization in the materials and items used. For you to develop the correct shape for you, you might be better informed if you have an understanding of the types of materials used in today's corsets.

Corsets for Shaping the Body

The ancient corsets are usually those with the least amount of reshaping. The breasts look to be constrained and give the look of a minimized profile. To develop this profile you must work to reshape the general curves and shape of a female's profile.

Corset Facts about Boning, Lacing, and Busks

A successful corset design is related to two components: a) the type and strength of boning used, and b) how snug the lacing can be tightened. For the sake of comfort you can only lace so tightly, it is therefore more practical to use the proper quality of "bone".

One of the best boning materials is nylon covered steel that delivers a pale color base and is constructed in a wide variety of thicknesses, lengths, and widths. When specifying the steel boning for the best corset for your body type the width gives way to the thickness in what is most important. You are able to judge when the correct spring steel boning is selected because it is very pliable but it is difficult to bend.

Busk front closures are sometimes used, they open and are often used on the front of corsets to enable you to slip into and out of your corset unassisted. The busks were created in the 1860's and started with the simplest busk, the more complicated spoon busk was developed a few years later. Both of these items can be found in our corset superstore.