Corset Lowdown

Corsets have been utilized by both men and women for hundreds of years. Shapes and construction techniques have been on a continual pattern of change and so have the components that are used. For you to develop the correct shape for you, you might be better informed if you have knowledge of the types of items available in today's marketplace.

Corsets and Body Shaping

The ancient corsets are usually those with the least amount of curves. The breasts appear to be pressed down and their shape changed to represent a minimized silouhette. To develop this profile you must work to reshape the iherent shape and curves of a lady's body.

Boning, Busks and Other Corset Techniques

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.

A fine choice in boning is the use of spring steel cased 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 your choice in corsets 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 began with straight busks, the elaborate and intricate spoon busk was invented a decade later. The entire collection of thse corsets can be found in our online auctions or superstore.