Corset Account

Corsets have been attractive to both men and women for centuries. The types of shapes and construction techniques have been able to be modernized similar to the updating of the items and materials used. If you are trying to reproduce the shape you covet, you need to have an education of the items available to you today.

Body Shaping Corsets

The corsets from earlier times have usually been those with a moderate amount of curves or reshaping. The breast flesh tends to be greatly flattened and their shape diminished. To attain this straight silhouette you are having to "fight" the general shape and curves of a female's body.

Busks, Boning and Other Corset Facts

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 rest of the support is delivered by the function of 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 the corset you choose the width is secondary to the thickness. When the correct thickness of spring steel is used it is somewhat flexible but is quite difficult to bend.

You can construct a corset with busks that open and are usually located 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 elaborate and intricate spoon busk was invented a decade later. Any of these corsets can be found in our corset superstore.