Corset Account

There has been corset worship by both women and men for many centuries. The form and construction methods have been able to be modernized similar to the updating of the items and materials used. If you are trying to develop the shape you covet, you need to have an education of the materials and items you can choose from.

Body Shaping Corsets

The corsets from earlier times have usually been those with minimal amounts of reshaping. The breast flesh tends to be greatly flattened and provide the appearance of a minimized breast profile. To attain this straight silhouette you are having to "fight" the natural curves of most women’s bodies.

All About Busks, Lacing, and Boning

A quality corset depends on two factors: a) the type and material used in the boning, and b) the tightening level allowed by the lacing. To ensure you are comfortable while wearing 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 good choice in boning material is steel covered with nylon that comes in lighter colors and is built in a wide variety of lengths, widths, and thicknesses. When you select 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 somewhat flexible but is quite difficult to bend.

There are also busk fasteners that open and are used for the front of corsets to allow you to put your corset on and off without 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. Any of these corsets can be found in our corset superstore.