Corset Account

Corsets have been idolized by both sexes for many hundreds of years. The form and construction methods have been able to be modernized similar to the updating of the items and materials used. If you are trying to develop the correct shape for you, you need to have knowledge of the items available to you today.

Corsets for Shaping the Body

The ancient corsets are typically the ones with a moderate amount of curves or reshaping. The breast flesh tends to be flattened and their shape diminished. To attain this straight silhouette you are having to "fight" 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 strength of boning used, and b) how snug the lacing can be tightened. In order to ensure a comfortable fit you can only tighten the lacing so much, the rest of the support is delivered by the function of the boning.

A good choice in boning material is steel covered with nylon that comes in lighter colors and is built in a wide variety of lengths, widths, and thicknesses. When specifying the steel boning for the best corset for your body type the width takes precedence over thickness. Spring steel, when it is of the proper thickness it is somewhat flexible but is quite difficult to bend.

You can construct a corset with busks that open and are usually located on the front of corsets to allow you to dress yourself in the corset without assistance. The first appearance of a busk on a corset was near 1860 and initiated with the straight busk, the more intricate spoon busk followed. Any of these corsets can be found in our corset superstore.