Corset Story

There has always been a following for corsets by both sexes for quite some time going back several centuries. The shapes formed by the various construction methods have been able to be modernized similar to the modernization in the materials and items used. For you to develop the shape you desire, you need to have knowledge of the items available to you today.

Corsets for Shaping the Body

The ancient corsets are typically the ones 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 usual shape and typical curves of a woman's body.

Busks, Boning and Other Corset Facts

A quality corset depends on two factors: a) strength of boning used, and b) tightness of lacing. For the sake of comfort you can only lace so tightly, 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 the spring steel for the best looking corset for your shape the width gives way to the thickness in what is most important. Spring steel, when it is of the proper thickness 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 allow you to put your corset on and off without help. The busks first appeared in the 1860's and started with the simplest busk, the more complicated spoon busk was developed a few years later. Any of these corsets can be found in our corset superstore.