Corset Chronicle

There has been an attraction to corsets by both sexes for the last several centuries. The construction techniques and the shapes they form have changed over time. and so have the types of materials used. For you to reproduce the correct figure, you should have an understanding of the types of materials used in today's corsets.

Body Shaping and Corsets - The Perfect Match

The corsets from earlier times have usually been those with a minimal amount of curves or shapes. The breasts appear to be pressed down and their appearance changed to look minimized. To create this profile you have to reshape the general shape and curves of a female's body.

Corsets: Lacing, Boning and Busks

Any top quality corset design relys on two fundatmental factors: a) the type of material used in the boning, and b) tightness of lacing. For the sake of comfort you can only lace so tightly, you can rely on the boning material to deliver the remainder of the support.

One of the most popular types of boning is steel boning covered in nylon that is usually light in color and is delivered in a variety of thicknesses, widths and lengths. When choosing a spring steel for your corset the "thickness" is more important than the width. Spring steel, when it is of the proper thickness it is really flexible but it is almost impossible to bend.

Busk fasteners are also used, they open and are located on the front of corsets to enable you to put on and take off your corset without calling someone in for help. The busks made their debut around 1860 and initiated with a very simple busk, the more complicated spoon busk was developed in the 1870's. Both items can be found in our online shop.