Corset Account
Corsets have been utilized
by both men and women for 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.
Shaping the Body with Corsets
The older corsets are typically those with a
minimal amount of curves. Your breast shape
looks to be in compression and their appearance
changed to look minimized. To create this
profile you have to constrain and work against
the typical shape and inherent curves of
woman's body.
Boning, Busks and Other Corset
Techniques
A fabulous corset depends on two primary
factors: a) the strength and other factors of
the boning material, 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 remainder of the functionality is
provided by the support delivered by the
boning.
A fine choice in boning is the use of spring
steel cased in nylon that typically is rendered
in a lighter color pallette 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
takes precedence over thickness. When the
correct thickness of spring steel is used it is
flexible but it is very hard to bend.
You can use busks that 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 began
with straight busks, the complications of the
spoon busk was developed around 1870. These
items can be found in either our online
superstore or our online auctions.
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