Corset Report

Corsets have been utilized by both men and women for 100's of years. The construction methods and shapes they produce have changed due to new technology similar to the changes in materials used. In order to reproduce the correct shapes, you need to have an understanding of the variety of items used in today's corsets.

Shaping the Body with Corsets

The earlier corsets tend to be those with the least amount of curves. Your breast shape tends to be compressed and deliver the appearance of a minimal breast silhouhette. To develop this shape you have to constrain and work against the typical shape and inherent curves of woman's body.

All About Busks, Lacing, 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) the ability to tighten the lacing. In order for the corset to fit you comfortably you can only lace up and tighten so much, the remainder of the support is done by the boning.

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. When the right spring steel is used 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.