Corset Report

Corsets have been utilized by both men and women for 100's of years. Shapes and construction techniques have varied. and so have the materials used. For you to create the figure you desire, you should have knowledge of the materials and items you can choose from.

The Corset Body Shaping Story

The earlier corsets tend to be those with the least amount of shape or curves. The breast flesh appears to be pressed down and their shape changed to represent a minimized silouhette. To create this silhouette 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. If you want to feel comfortable while in your corset you can only tighten and lace up to a point, 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 delivered in a variety of thicknesses, widths and lengths. When looking for a particular type of spring steel for your choice in corsets the thickness is what should be checked out. 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 sometimes used 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 launched with simple 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.